Given the amount of land reclamation and general works in the Singapore Strait, ship masters should seek up-to-date information about sea conditions prior to entering, UK-based protection and indemnity organisation Standard Club has said. The Standard Club's director of loss prevention Yves Vandenborn, who is based in Singapore, told IHS Maritime: "The Standard Club has been analysing the root causes for collisions that have happened within the club and found a lack of proper application of the rules of the road, combined with poor bridge team management." The Standard Club was commenting on the string of collisions in the Singapore Strait early this year, which raised concerns.
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