New comment: Blurred traffic picture with sensation – VG

The commission still has a lot of work to do, but it is now established that the Norwegian frigate had a false image of what had happened in the fjord before the collision. He did not realize that the tanker "Sola" had left the Sturgeon terminal, but thought he was still on the dock. One of the reasons should have been that "Sola" sailed with a fully lit tire, which made it look like part of the illuminated tire.

The center of traffic on Fedje nor does it seem to have succeeded in giving the person concerned a complete picture of the traffic before the collision. Surprisingly, the Havarikommission stated that the ship that had ruled against him had not reacted to the release of "Sola", although Helge Ingstad indicated that they were going to the area an hour earlier and that they had explained the planned route. navigate.

On the Helge Ingstad bridge, the situation was demanding. What you saw with your eyes does not correspond to reality. The Sture terminal lights and the illuminated tanker made it possible to maneuver to starboard, which was asked to appear right on something that could not move.

The way in which this perception has not been corrected by radar or other warning systems becomes a key element to be clarified for the commission. But what you see with the eyes, if I understand correctly, tends to override what appears on the monitors or in other systems. And in shipping, the focus is only on "real" observations during maneuvers.

There are still a lot of unanswered questions after the collision, but today, I think the picture of "distribution of debt" needs to be adjusted. The preliminary report shows that the accident may be due to the fact that the traffic situation in Hjeltefjorden that night seems to have been extremely blurry for the people involved.

This is how it should not be in an area of ​​intense traffic all year long and many tall ships.