In the early morning hours of 24 July 2004, the loaded container vessel Horizon was downbound from Montréal, Quebec, in clear weather. While off Saint-Anne-de-Sorel, Quebec, the vessel overshot alter course position and grounded along its entire length. The pilot, seated on the port side of the wheelhouse and having the conduct of the
vessel, did not order a timely course alteration. Fatigue may have been a factor in the pilot’s decreased vigilance at a critical time.
