Poor watchkeeping aboard a jet-driven superyacht and a cargo ship off the Bahamas has, once again, highlighted the need for crew to keep a proper and effective lookout at all times.
In December 2021, the 62m (205ft) jet-driven superyacht Utopia IV and 48m (159ft) tanker Tropic Breeze collided while travelling in the same direction in the same channel, 20 miles northwest of the Bahamas.
Utopia IV was travelling at around 20kn with seven passengers and 13 crew on board, while Tropic Breeze was ahead, travelling at around 5kn and carrying a cargo of thousands of gallons of marine gas oil (MGO), gasoline and liquid petroleum gas.
Closed-circuit television cameras aboard Utopia IV captured the moment when its