Tactical Radar & Vector Canvas
Approach Mode
T -0.0s
⚠️ Restricted Visibility: Night Fog Multiplier Active (AIS & Radar Essential)
Fishing Vessel (Striking): 18.5 kts @ 045°
Water Taxi (Struck): 8.0 kts @ 270°
Scrub:
Vessel Navigation Parameters & Nautical Vectors
Striking Craft: Fishing Boat
4.2 Tons
Speed: 18.5 kts
5-35 kts
Heading: 045°
0-359°
Struck Craft: Water Taxi
12.5 Tons
Speed: 8.0 kts
0-25 kts
Heading: 270°
0-359°
COLREGS Rule 19: Restricted Visibility Protocol
Relative Closing Speed
22.4
kts
Approach vector delta magnitude
Peak Impact Force
342.8
kN
Hull deceleration transient (Δt ≈ 0.28s)
Kinetic Energy Transfer
1.85
MJ
Dissipated into hull deformation
Relative Impact Angle
135.0
deg
Port broadside intercept geometry
Accident Topology Classification
High-Energy T-Bone / Broadside
Forensic Safety Recommendation:
Mandatory AIS transponder active ping and reduced speed envelope in restricted visibility
Hull Rupture Probability:
98.4% (Catastrophic Penetration)
Critical Hull Breach > 150 kN
Hydrodynamic Swamping Risk: Severe
📰 Wire Incident Grounding
Reconstructed from the wire report: "Newlywed dies, pregnant wife missing after fishing boat smashes into water taxi." Commercial water taxis possess high passenger mass but fragile passenger-deck freeboard, rendering them vulnerable to perpendicular prow impacts from fast-moving commercial fishing vessels.
Physics Engine: Newtonian 2D Momentum
COLREGS Rules 5, 6 & 19