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Ship aground on Brambel bank?
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Sandyman
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It was reported that the crew and a pilot were rescued.
Just_sayin'
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Yeh, sorry, you're probably right. Hope he wasn't the one with the broken leg.
Capt Popeye
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Ah thank you, looks like a job for 'new brooms' then
Oh justa thought, are wellingtons and thigh waders allowed on the pitch, might damage the surface?
pvb
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So, if a pilot was on board, and bearing in mind the AIS track, then mechanical failure could well be the cause.
Sandyman
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I would say so. Came to port round the buoy and either they didnt come back to mid-ships or the rudder stuck at port.
Steering Gear Failure. Steering Gear Failure. Emergency tiller flat party close up at the rush
chrishscorp
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Recently attended a very interesting talk by one of the Southampton Pilots, they would have had a pilot onboard the ship at that point.
It is possible to dispense with the services of the Pilot but that would require the master to sit an examination to allow them that privilege, imho i think it is only really the passenger/car ferries that do that, as even Her Majesties Warships will take on a Pilot
It is possible to dispense with the services of the Pilot but that would require the master to sit an examination to allow them that privilege, imho i think it is only really the passenger/car ferries that do that, as even Her Majesties Warships will take on a Pilot
KevinT1
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I would say so. Came to port round the buoy and either they didnt come back to mid-ships or the rudder stuck at port.
Steering Gear Failure. Steering Gear Failure. Emergency tiller flat party close up at the rush
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/hoe...daytime-photos
"Hoegh Osaka ran aground on The Solent off the Island’s coastline, prompting a major rescue operation to save 25 crews members and a pilot on board the stricken vessel."
"Island Echo understands a mechanical malfunction could be to blame for the incident, with a hard port steer engaged"
aslabend
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Ah thank you, looks like a job for 'new brooms' then
Oh justa thought, are wellingtons and thigh waders allowed on the pitch, might damage the surface?
You could treat it as an obstruction in the field (such as the tree was at Canterbury) which would require local rules to qualify what happens when the ball hits it.
nicho
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Not sure what you are just saying, but there was a report that there was pilot on board at the time. Reports also of "mechanical malfunction"
Just_sayin'
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I was unaware that there was a report that there was a pilot on board. At one stage last night the reports suggested crews of 17 to 27 and someone broke a leg. That, as usual, has been firmed up. Not the leg, the report.
My amusement was caused by a qualified no (quite correct as per my VTS link) and a definite yes (quite correct if the report its be believed).
As we can't even get the times of HW correct due to professional organisations giving different times it just amused me that two different answers were given to the same question. No offence intended or probably caused.
Lakesailor
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Sandyman
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pvb
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The link you posted states clearly that the ship would require a pilot, unless the Master or First Mate possessed a PEC. So a "no" isn't necessarily "quite correct".
dunedin
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Key question seems to be ......
Is she listing because she grounded, or was she grounded because she was listing ?
Is she listing because she grounded, or was she grounded because she was listing ?
Just_sayin'
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But if the master had a PEC than 'no' would have been the correct answer.
No reason why the captain of a car transporter couldn't have a PEC.
I'm pretty sure all the x-channel ferry captains have PEC's (and possibly fly a flag?)
sailorman
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How often does this skipper use Soton. I would suggest seldom
Just_sayin'
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How would I know? Why would you say that? Don't you have a BBC link available? As far as I know Southampton has one of the largest port car distribution centres in the UK. Pretty much a milk run for some skippers.
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l'escargot
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There has been a report that she started to list before the grounding.
duncan99210
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In a statement, Hoegh Autoliners said the ship "suffered a heavy list earlier yesterday evening after leaving Southampton Port". This is a straight lift from the owners website and seems to suggest that the shop developed the list and was then driven on to the bank on purpose, which would help to explain why the ship has such a large list. If she'd simply run onto the bank, with her flat bottom she'd tend to sit upright rather than the heavy list she's showing.