sailorman
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N/W of Guernsey this morning. tanker carrying Phosphoric Acid
COLLISION _ bulk carrier & Chem Tanker
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guernseyman
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Crew of the Chemical tanker removed by Culdrose helicopter and St Peter Port lifeboat. Tanker listing. Cause of collision not known. Phosphoric acid expected to dissolve in seawater: "no pollution". Would whoever said that like a swim? Another lifeboat involved.
linsayh
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guernseyman
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22 crew landed in St Peter Port, taken to reception centre at airport. No injuries reported. (St John Amulalance staff had nothing to do).
damo
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Re: COLLISION _ bulk carrier & Chem Tanker
Should get the rust stains off the paintwork though
Should get the rust stains off the paintwork though
guernseyman
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Yes indeed.
BTW the other rescue vessel was a French tug, not lifeboat.
Yes indeed.
BTW the other rescue vessel was a French tug, not lifeboat.
ex-Gladys
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That'll [--word removed--] up the UK production of cola for a few weeks....
That'll [--word removed--] up the UK production of cola for a few weeks....
Dyflin
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It's the second time in three months that the bulk carrier 'Grot Rowecki' has been onvolved in a collision. Pity that old man...
It's the second time in three months that the bulk carrier 'Grot Rowecki' has been onvolved in a collision. Pity that old man...
SteveB_Sigma33
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Beggars belief that ships carrying two type of radar, supposedly with crew on watch can still whack into each other.
Beggars belief that ships carrying two type of radar, supposedly with crew on watch can still whack into each other.
Captain_Chaos
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It will be interesting to see what happens to the skippers, nothing probably.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the skippers, nothing probably.
squidge
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GIANT SCALLOPS IN CHANNEL!!
" The effect could be to fertilise the English Channel " Raw sewage has been doing that for years!
GIANT SCALLOPS IN CHANNEL!!
" The effect could be to fertilise the English Channel " Raw sewage has been doing that for years!
MYStargazer
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Beggars belief that ships carrying two type of radar, supposedly with crew on watch can still whack into each other.
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No it doesn't. It happens surprisingly often with commercial shipping. Known as Radar-Assisted Collission.
see http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/columns/electronicsc/1204electronics/
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Beggars belief that ships carrying two type of radar, supposedly with crew on watch can still whack into each other.
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No it doesn't. It happens surprisingly often with commercial shipping. Known as Radar-Assisted Collission.
see http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/columns/electronicsc/1204electronics/
guernseyman
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report in Guernsy newspaper here:
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/shownewsarticle.pl?ArticleID=000155
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/shownewsarticle.pl?ArticleID=000155
franky
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I thought AIS was supposed to be fitted on these vessels.
Do they really know what they are doing.Lucky it wasn't a small pleasure craft.. they would never have known that they hit anything.
Is it only us pleasure sailors who know a little bit about seamanship..It seems the "professionals" know ******all
Lets build a barrage across the Channel and get the politicos to put some proper laws in place.
Do they really know what they are doing.Lucky it wasn't a small pleasure craft.. they would never have known that they hit anything.
Is it only us pleasure sailors who know a little bit about seamanship..It seems the "professionals" know ******all
Lets build a barrage across the Channel and get the politicos to put some proper laws in place.
theforeman
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"The vessels had collided outside the traffic separation scheme, and were thought to have been on a parallel course"
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it would appear that was the one course they were NOT on.
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"The vessels had collided outside the traffic separation scheme, and were thought to have been on a parallel course"
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it would appear that was the one course they were NOT on.
G
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Apparently according to the BBC website, the Polish Bulk Carrier had failed safety checks, on numerous occasions in numerous ports around the world.
At 22,000 tonnes it was almost 3 times the size of the other vessel, it appears to be little damaged (apparently) and is continuing on to Poland.
In light of the earlier post about another collision involving this ship, and its apparnet safety shortcomings, what sort of penalty/ punishment can the owners expect, if any?
Apparently according to the BBC website, the Polish Bulk Carrier had failed safety checks, on numerous occasions in numerous ports around the world.
At 22,000 tonnes it was almost 3 times the size of the other vessel, it appears to be little damaged (apparently) and is continuing on to Poland.
In light of the earlier post about another collision involving this ship, and its apparnet safety shortcomings, what sort of penalty/ punishment can the owners expect, if any?
reginaldon
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I thought parallel lines never met! - just spotted your post theforeman.
I thought parallel lines never met! - just spotted your post theforeman.
PilotWolf
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Is it only us pleasure sailors who know a little bit about seamanship..It seems the "professionals" know ******all
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Considering the seamanship' / nav ability of the individuals' that we 'rescued' today and the ignorance of Colregs seen most days around the South coast I think a lot of pleasure sailors could do with standing back and looking at their seamanship skills too.
PW
Is it only us pleasure sailors who know a little bit about seamanship..It seems the "professionals" know ******all
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Considering the seamanship' / nav ability of the individuals' that we 'rescued' today and the ignorance of Colregs seen most days around the South coast I think a lot of pleasure sailors could do with standing back and looking at their seamanship skills too.
PW
KevB
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I like this bit
"More than 140,000 ships pass through the Channel each year. In 2001, there were more than 360 contraventions of collision prevention regulations in the Dover Strait."
360 in a year!!! that amount happens before sunrise on one day in the solent.
"More than 140,000 ships pass through the Channel each year. In 2001, there were more than 360 contraventions of collision prevention regulations in the Dover Strait."
360 in a year!!! that amount happens before sunrise on one day in the solent.
Fill
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My "teach yourself painting for the colour blind" says that parallel lines meet at the horizon. QED that's where they must have collided.
My "teach yourself painting for the colour blind" says that parallel lines meet at the horizon. QED that's where they must have collided.