The report states that Seagate, on the contrary, had been at sea for a week prior to the collision. In route from Beaumont Texas to Nigeria, the Chief Officer took over the watch at
0400 on March 10th and was assisted by an Ordinary Seaman as lookout. Seagate was on an autopilot course of 104 degrees true and turning 10.8 knots. At 0515, the lookout alerted the Chief Officer that a vessel was off their starboard side. After checking the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and attempting to plot the radar target, the Chief Officer mistakenly concluded the vessel (Timor Stream) was an overtaking vessel that would remain well and clear