Accidents and mishaps at sea

[Rob Lightbody]

Interesting piece on storm damage to Irish Ferries Epsilon at the weekend. Glad we were safely in port!

http://afloat.ie/port-news/port-and-shipping-news/item/31326-storm-damage-revealed-as-irish-ferries-ship-epsilon-docks-in-dublin-port?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

One has to ask again - why did it sail?  The cargo (cars, vans and lorries) appear to have been thrown around.  That can't have been safe to the ship - surely such an object could seriously damage the ship??

It does remind you why "you may not return to car deck until we dock" !!

[skilly56]

Hi Rob,

I believe about 30 years should have been a reasonable life expectancy.
The engines have now been running for 140,000 hours and all the components & attached auxiliary equipment should normally be inspected every five years. Back in the old days (last century!!!), if I had been on here during a survey, I would have hit these castings with a hammer when they were stripped down. If they don't 'ring' right, you find out why. Maybe people are just to tired these days to 'hit & listen' to what the component is trying to tell you. Or, hitting it might break it, which then causes expenditure to replace the broken part.

Cheers

Skilly

[Peter Mugridge]

If it's going to break when ring-tested like that it would have needed replacing anyway, surely?

[skilly56]

You've got to know how to 'ring it' without causing any grief. Doesn't have to be a hard hit - just a sharp rap.

Skilly

[Peter Mugridge]

Meanwhile, in the Solent....

https://twitter.com/iowimages/status/698644646877126657

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

There's a surprising and happy-ish ending for this ship, swept far away by the tsunami of 11 March 2011 :

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/26/national/boat-drifted-hawaii-2011-tsunami-heading-back-japan/#.VtF6PSlN1bm

[Louis De Sousa]

Chinese cruise ship sinks off Laem Chabang port

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/152733

[QE2forever]

Chinese cruise ship sinks off Laem Chabang port

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/152733

Sad.

She's the former Spirit of London built in 1972 for P&O.

[Twynkle]

Sad.

She's the former Spirit of London built in 1972 for P&O.

Yes, the image of her looks very sad - she's obviously worked hard for very many years
There may be quite an urgent need to move her,
she cmay be in channel(s) used by ships on their world voyages

[Rob Lightbody]

Chinese cruise ship sinks off Laem Chabang port

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/152733

I have had a report from a member that this link has caused major problems with his PC and they suspect it of having a "ransomware" virus.

However, I have checked it myself, and can see no problem at all, and my own security scans say its OK.  The link appears to be to the Thai equivalent of the BBC as far as I can see.

However, we cannot vouch for every link that anyone posts on the forum, and any link you click is done so at your own risk (as with any website).

My recommendation is to ensure you're using an up to date operating system and web browser, which combined should protect you from most things.

[Rod]

http://maritime-executive.com/article/abandoned-cruise-ship-capsizes

Some of you may know this ship!

[cunardqueen]

  Some of you may know this ship!
   

We do ! some of us sat glued to the TV in the 80s and enjoyed each and every minute of the programme.

Ironic that a ship that gave so much pleasure to so many and must have been a dream of Advertising to not only Princess but the cruising world has ended up like this....

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

There seems to be some doubt as to whether the capsized ship is the Pacific Princess ("Love Boat") or the Sun Princess. I wonder which it is?

[skilly56]

More stories from my old magazines - some of these events are laughable - some have a more serious side!

How the hell can engineers run an engine for a month, from Italy to Lebanon, and not realise the huge difference in loads between the engine doing the work and the engine with no propeller connected???  Darwin awards should be presented, but no lives were at risk.

Skilly

[skilly56]

"When I asked for a gap between the stacks, this is NOT what I meant!!!"

Skilly