The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)wants the met office to come up with simpler forecasts for its famous maritime bulletins,to avoid incidents like that involving the 2,400–dwt Carrier (built 1985) lastyear.
The Reederi Erwin Strahlmann cargoship ran agroundat Llandulas on the evening of 3 April after it moved away from Raynes Jettywith a cargo of limestone.
With the weather deteriorating rapidly, the master decided to finishloading and put to sea.
However,
