Ships

[Carruthers]

I saw this picture in a UK newspaper but with little detail of the circumstances surrounding the collision.

My first thought was how did the ferry manage to ram the container vessel amidships in broad daylight, assuming that the photo was taken soon after the collision.

I did a bit of digging and found this from the WSJ:

French maritime officials said the Tunisia registered ferry Ulysse carrying trucks, rammed on Sunday the Cyprus registered CSL Virginia, which was anchored around 15 miles off the Corsican coast.
The collision smashed a hole in the hull of one of the ships, causing the fuel leak. There were no injuries.

Anchored? How on Earth....

WSJ Link