A UK ferry captain thought his vessel was facing in the opposite direction before an accident in October.
The master and mate of a Red Funnel ro-pax were suspended following the grounding after a collision with yachts involving the 4,100-gt Red Falcon (built 1994) off East Cowes.
An internal investigation leaked to the Isle of Wight County Press concluded the master was overwhelmed and disorientated in "white-out" fog.
