================================================================================ VANGUARD MARITIME COLLISION & LOSS — LITIGATION DEPOSITION TEST PACK FOR TESTING OFFLINE / LOCAL WITNESS CROSS-EXAMINATION & INCONSISTENCY WORKFLOWS ================================================================================ NOTICE: This is a fictional test corpus prepared for litigation trial preparation, deposition cross-examination, and AI grounding evaluations. All vessel names, mariners, maritime coordinates, and legal proceedings are entirely synthetic and do not depict real maritime incidents or ongoing court actions. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ RECORD 1: DEPOSITION OF CAPTAIN THOMAS VANCE (EXCERPT) CASE: PACIFIC SEAWAYS LTD. V. VANGUARD SHIPPING CORP. (U.S.D.C. W.D. WASH.) DATE OF DEPOSITION: JUNE 11, 2026 | WITNESS: MASTER, M/V PACIFIC TRADER ================================================================================ PAGE 42: Q. (By Mr. Sterling) Captain Vance, calling your attention to the early morning hours of March 18, 2026, specifically between 03:00 and 03:30 UTC, what were the prevailing visibility conditions off Cape Flattery? A. The sea was calm, and visibility was good. We had patchy haze on the horizon, but I could clearly make out navigational buoys and shore lights at four to five nautical miles. PAGE 44: Q. At what speed was the M/V Pacific Trader proceeding at 03:15 UTC? A. As soon as we entered the precautionary traffic separation zone, I ordered the engine telegraph down to Slow Ahead. By 03:15 UTC, our engine speed was reduced and we were making approximately eight (8) knots through the water. PAGE 48: Q. Did your bridge X-band or S-band radar detect the inbound container vessel Oceanic Pioneer prior to 03:20 UTC? A. Absolutely. Both radars were operational and properly tuned. We acquired the Oceanic Pioneer on our ARPA system at eight nautical miles with a projected closest point of approach (CPA) of 1.4 nautical miles on our port side. There was no radar blind spot. PAGE 51: Q. Who was stationed on the bridge as dedicated lookout between 03:00 and 03:30 UTC? A. Able Seaman Morales was on watch as the designated lookout from 00:00 to 04:00, stationed continuously on the starboard bridge wing. ================================================================================ RECORD 2: DEPOSITION OF CHIEF MATE ERIK LINDQVIST (EXCERPT) CASE: PACIFIC SEAWAYS LTD. V. VANGUARD SHIPPING CORP. (U.S.D.C. W.D. WASH.) DATE OF DEPOSITION: JULY 8, 2026 | WITNESS: CHIEF OFFICER, M/V PACIFIC TRADER ================================================================================ PAGE 68: Q. (By Mr. Sterling) Chief Mate Lindqvist, were you on the bridge during the transit through the traffic separation zone on March 18? A. Yes, I arrived on the bridge at 03:05 UTC to prepare for the 04:00 watch relief. PAGE 70: Q. What was the vessel's speed between 03:10 and 03:25 UTC? A. We were running Full Sea Ahead. We had a charter party delivery window in Vancouver, and the Master had instructed the engine room to maintain sixteen (16) knots until we reached the pilot boarding station. I personally checked the Doppler speed log at 03:20 UTC, and it displayed 15.9 knots. PAGE 73: Q. What were the environmental conditions and radar functionality at that time? A. We encountered dense fog banks rolling off the strait. Visibility dropped abruptly to less than half a nautical mile. Moreover, our forward X-band radar was heavily obscured by sea clutter and wave suppression attenuation, creating an unmonitored blind arc between zero and thirty degrees on our starboard bow. PAGE 76: Q. Was Able Seaman Morales on the bridge wing as lookout at 03:15 UTC? A. No. Morales had been sent down to the main deck by the Master at 03:00 to inspect container lashing turnbuckles in Bay 14. He did not return to the bridge until after the collision alarm sounded at 03:27 UTC. ================================================================================ RECORD 3: TRIAL EXHIBIT 4 — VOYAGE DATA RECORDER (VDR) & ENGINE LOG EXTRACT UNITED STATES COAST GUARD INVESTIGATION REPORT DOCKET NO. CG-2026-0881 VESSEL: M/V PACIFIC TRADER (IMO 9482103) | DATE OF INCIDENT: MARCH 18, 2026 ================================================================================ TIME (UTC) | ENGINE TELEGRAPH STATUS | DOPPLER SPEED LOG | GPS POSITION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:00:12 | Full Sea Ahead | 16.2 knots | 48°28.4' N, 124°42.1' W 03:10:45 | Full Sea Ahead | 16.1 knots | 48°29.8' N, 124°38.6' W 03:15:00 | Full Sea Ahead | 15.8 knots | 48°30.5' N, 124°36.9' W 03:20:18 | Full Sea Ahead | 15.9 knots | 48°31.2' N, 124°34.8' W 03:25:30 | Standby / Full Astern | 14.4 knots | 48°32.0' N, 124°32.5' W 03:27:14 | Emergency Stop | 9.8 knots (IMPACT)| 48°32.3' N, 124°31.9' W VDR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT EXTRACT (BRIDGE MICROPHONE 2): 03:14:22 [Master Vance]: "Erik, keep her at sixteen knots until the pilot confirms." 03:14:38 [Chief Mate Lindqvist]: "Captain, visibility is closing in fast, and the starboard radar is whited out by wave return." 03:15:02 [Master Vance]: "The pilot is waiting. Stay the course."