Ship sinking in N Sea- any info?

[NickRobinson]

Saw this on the BBC news ticker tape...

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[VicS]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20616997

 

[SteveSarabande]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20616997

 

[sailorman]

looks like the North Hinder round about area to me.
Hope all are safe.
Another bloody Tricolour to cut up, those things are not seaworthy

 

[sailorman]

latest, 13 rescued, 11 still missing from the car carrier

 

[sailorman]

 

[sailorman]

 

[sailorman]

 

[pieter2]

Several helicopters, fishingboat, navy ships, coastguards in action.
Up to now:
6 persons still missing, 4 in hospital, 3 dead, rest savend and on board of several ships.
Dutch news:
http://www.bnr.nl/meernieuws/750736...-zinkend-vrachtschip-op-de-noordzee?s_cid=HUD

 

[sailorman]

http://gcaptain.com/baltic-ace-car-carrier-sinking-near-rotterdam-after-collision/

 

[penfold]

The North Sea is not a place I want to spend any time in the water; RIP.

 

[lenseman]

Hmmmm, Baltic Ace was travelling NE having left Zeebrugge, destination Kotka, Finland and the Corvis J was travelling SSE departed UK, destination Antwerp.

I wonder who was(n't) watch-keeping ? It is not as if the Baltic Ace was a small coaster?

BALTIC ACE

CORVUS J


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[Seajet]

It is not as if the Baltic Ace was a small coaster?


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With respect,

even a small coaster could ruin the day for a yacht without even noticing !

I once saw a small ship bounding along N of the Casquets, heading North; both wheelhouse doors were open and I could see straight through; nobody there...

Just as in on the road on a motorbike, assume the other guy is a homicidal berk until he proves otherwise...

 

[Tomahawk]

As Seajet says..

I remember a story about a sail training yacht that went "missing" around that part of the world some ten years back..

Bits we found a few days later. Seems it was run down in the dark..

Horrid thought..

 

[Tomahawk]

Hmmmm, Baltic Ace was travelling NE having left Zeebrugge, destination Kotka, Finland and the Corvis J was travelling SSE departed UK, destination Antwerp.

I wonder who was(n't) watch-keeping ? It is not as if the Baltic Ace was a small coaster?

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I am speculating here, but I suspect that the Baltic was hit somewhere towards the back and flooded the engine room.. The crew in there would only have known about it as the water rushed in...

 

[tillergirl]

It's only 4 days since the revision to the TSS in that area.

 

[sailorman]

It looks like the CORVUS J is now heading for Zeebrugge

 

[sailorman]

Well i got that wrong.
i guess they didn't want to risk the Oost Gat & went the long way round. picked the pilot up off Zeebrugge & proceeding to the Scheldte

So with AIS / Radar ect what went wrong

 

[sailorman]

She is anchored now & the Plod have visited a few times

 

[Tomahawk]

Intresting that you cannot seem to get anything on the Baltic Ace...

Seems as if having sunk, the AIS record has been deleted...