On the east coast of Swona Island, Scotland, a grounding of the roll-on/roll-off ferry resulted in 41 injuries to passengers and crew, and damage to both the ship and the cars it was carrying.
In IMarEST’s Small Ships Special Interest Group (SS SIG), members are helping to structure regulations and standards for small craft as more people start to live on their boats due to the cost of living.
Only through the prioritisation of user empathy can ship designers mitigate the risks of technology-driven disruption according to Dr Claire Pekcan, director at Safe Marine.