On May 2, 2012, at 0718, the oil tanker FR 8 Pride collided with the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Rowan EXL I in Aransas Pass, Corpus Christi, Texas. No one was injured in the collision, but the two vessels sustained an estimated $16–17 million in damage.
We determined that the probable cause of the collision of oil tanker FR8 Pride with MODU Rowan EXL I was the failure of the FR8 Pride’s main propulsion engine, which resulted in reduced maneuverability of the ship.
