Category Archives: Sinking
No Flag State Accident Report May Lead To Seafarer Detention
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S/V Concordia and the Nautical Goat
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It was not so much TransÂport Canada’s deciÂsion to invesÂtiÂgate the capÂsize and sinkÂing of the Barbados-flagged sailÂing vesÂsel ConÂcorÂdia that raised quesÂtionÂing eyeÂbrows as the apparÂent impliÂcaÂtion that TSB did not trust the BarÂbaÂdian marÂitime authorÂity to do the job propÂerly. The issues surÂroundÂing the invesÂtiÂgaÂtion of what hapÂpened to the 58 metre tallÂship ConÂcorÂdia and the subÂseÂquent search and resÂcue operÂaÂtions, SAR, may go someÂwhat deeper.
ConÂcorÂdia, built in Poland and comÂpleted in 1992, apparÂently capÂsized swiftly and withÂout warnÂing on 17 FebÂruÂary off the coast of Brazil. Its 64 pasÂsenÂgers and crew were resÂcued 40 hours later by a merÂchant ship and subÂseÂquently transÂferred to BrazilÂian Navy resÂcue helicopters.
Remember Tug Valour – Follow The Letter
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Return To The Titanic
Every schoolÂboy knows that the tragedy of the White Star Line Titanic led to the estabÂlishÂment of the Safety Of Life At Sea conÂvenÂtion. Some 1,500 died in a grueÂsome mix of potenÂtially quesÂtionÂable deciÂsions and shipÂping indusÂtry greed. BBC Radio 7 is curÂrently broadÂcastÂing a readÂing of WalÂter Lord’s A Night To RememÂber, by MarÂtin Jarvis. MAC notes that Lord’s text does far more jusÂtice to the tragedy with more accuÂracy, and its vicÂtims, than James Cameron’s sucÂcessÂful but vapid Titanic, even though, if you check out The Case of the UnfaÂmilÂiar Mariner – in the library – it did itself save some lives.
Check out the 10-part broadÂcast here.
Alaska Ranger — Conservation Laws May Endanger Seafarers
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Three From Danish Quarterly
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Superferry 9 Capsize – Knots or Beaufort?
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Maritime Safety & Security News – 08 September 2009
Crew saved from grounded trawler
LerÂwick lifeboat and a coastÂguard heliÂcopter were disÂpatched to help the Banff-registered SerenÂity when she began takÂing on water.
Rush to avert fuel spill
The Times — Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
The SA MarÂitime Safety AuthorÂity has asked salvors to priÂoriÂtise the removal … with waves crashÂing over the bow of the casuÂalty ship, and while she rolled
Ship safety sinkÂing, says cruise operÂaÂtor
BrisÂbane Times
The BrisÂbane party cruise operÂaÂtor from whose boat the missÂing IrishÂman Shane O’Halloran fell at the weekÂend claims indusÂtry regÂuÂlaÂtor MarÂitime Safety
Aboitiz defies Marina order
BusiÂness MirÂror
(ATSC) defied the govÂernÂment order groundÂing its passenger-cargo ships and conÂtinÂued plyÂing its routes on TuesÂday. The MarÂitime IndusÂtry AuthorÂity (Marina)
Maritime Safety & Security News – 7 September 2009
15 FilÂipinos, 4 KoreÂans resÂcued from trouÂbled cargo ship
PhilipÂpine Star
A Hong Kong marÂitime acciÂdent monÂiÂtorÂing cenÂter asked the local coast guard to start a search and resÂcue after receivÂing a disÂtress call from the Hera,
TurkÂish bulk carÂrier Gulser Ana aground off MadaÂgasÂcar
MadaÂgasÂcar, 7 SepÂtemÂber – The TurkÂish bulk carÂrier GULSER ANA (23,602-gt, built 1985) went aground off the MadaÂgasÂcan coast at Faux Cap, the ship’s operÂaÂtor has announced.
AccordÂing to the operÂaÂtor, MarÂdÂeniz DenizÂciÂlik of IstanÂbul, all 23 seaÂfarÂers on board have been safely resÂcued by the MadaÂgasÂcan coast guard and taken ashore uninjured.
DraÂmatic resÂcue of fishÂerÂmen off southÂern Cape coast
In a draÂmatic resÂcue off the Cape south coast on SunÂday the National Sea ResÂcue InstiÂtute was involved in a search and resÂcue operÂaÂtion after two eye-witnesses noticed a sinÂgle red disÂtress flare out at sea off Riebok, which is approxÂiÂmately halfway between MosÂsel Bay and Glentana.
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Philippines – Superferry 9 Lost
Nine are conÂfirmed dead and 30 peoÂple remain missÂing folÂlowÂing the capÂsize and sinkÂing of the Aboitiz line’s 7,268-tonne ro-ro SuperÂferry 9 off ZamÂboanga on SunÂday mornÂing. Some 931 of the vessel’s 968 pasÂsenÂgers crew and sea marÂshalls, have been resÂcued. The vesÂsel has a capacÂity of 1,120 pasÂsenÂgers and crew.
