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Storman asia AIS-video
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/storman_asia.avi

Master of Merchant Vessel Prosecuted for breach of Rule 10
At Channel Magistrates Court, Folkestone on 15th March 2004 the Master of the cargo ship STORMAN ASIA pleaded guilty to entering and proceeding for over 14.5 miles in the wrong direction in the Dover Straits Traffic Separation Scheme. Folkestone Magistrates fined the Italian Master of the STORMAN ASIA, Captain Paulo Ravalico, age 47, a total of £14,000, plus £6,042 costs. In summing up the Magistrates said “Captain Ravalico had been repeatedly warned about the hazards and that he had caused another vessel to take evasive action”. The fine was imposed for a breach of Rule 10(b)(i) of the Collision Regulations, in that the STORMAN ASIA did not proceed in the appropriate traffic lane in the general direction of traffic flow for that lane.
On 6th September 2003, the STORMAN ASIA was navigating in the North East bound lane of the Dover Strait traffic separation scheme bound for Middlesbrough. After advising H.M. Coastguard of her intention to cross the South West bound lane, Captain Ravalico proceeded to cross the SW bound lane at an acute angle and then proceeded for 14.5 nautical miles against the general direction of traffic flow, contrary to Rule 10(b)(i) of The Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) regulations 1996. From 19:17 UTC on 6th September when the STORMAN ASIA commenced crossing the SW bound lane she was additionally responsible for 6 close quarters situations with ships proceeding in the SW lane.

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