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A collision between a fleet of tugboats and a supertanker just off the western coast of South Korea is under investigation, and authorities are beginning to question whether or not anyone was at the helm of the tug fleet. The tug fleet, owned by Samsung Heavy Industries, consisted of two tugboats, a ferry boat and a crane-carrying barge and collided with the Hebei Spirit. The control tower tried to contact the Samsung fleet prior to the colllision but was unable to raise anyone. Cell phone records show the captain's phone was used in the hour prior to the collision. The tug crews claimed that they changed course twice to avoid a collision, but the investigators have not yet found any evidence to support those claims. Samsung has made no comment on the accident but claims that bad weather caused the crews to lose control of the barge. Click Read More for a link to the full story From The Hankyoreh: TAEAN - An investigation into a collision between an oil tanker and a barge that occurred last week just off of South Korea’s western coast has provided evidence that the tugboats owned by Samsung Heavy Industries that were involved in the collision were out of radio contact with their control tower for approximately one hour before the accident occurred. Contact records show that just the mobile phone of one of the tugboat captains was used, raising doubts that no one was in the steering room for a considerable amount of time
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