Visibility Dropped to Zero — Here’s How the Crew Avoided Grounding

Описание: A sudden tropical squall hit a ballast product tanker just as it approached a narrow channel bordered by coral reefs. The rain erased all visual marks, the radar screens filled with clutter, and the vessel began drifting toward shallow water. This is a calm, factual account of how the crew kept enough speed for steering, identified the channel boundary through limited radar returns, and avoided grounding in near-zero visibility.