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Offline Hannes van Rijn

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Brawl puts bulker on the rocks
« on: June 20, 2016, 09:11:47 AM »
The grounding of Liberian-registered bulker Benita on a reef off the south coast of Mauritius has been blamed on a violent brawl on board the vessel.

The 42,717 dwt vessel, owned and operated by Athens-based Unit Maritime, was travelling from Paradip, India, to Durban, South Africa, and was not carrying any cargo. Local media quoted police sources as saying that a

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Re: Brawl puts bulker on the rocks
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2016, 01:53:52 PM »
Reading this article was interesting and then the below.

Making the news looking bigger, more important or what is the reason for mentioning below ?

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In July 2013, container ship Hansa Brandenburg suffered a major fire 200 n miles off northern Mauritius and was towed to Port Louis for cleaning and emergency repairs.
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NOW!!!,,,if we could get rid of the sailors,,how safe shipping would be !!!!!!!!

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Re: Brawl puts bulker on the rocks
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2016, 12:48:32 PM »
Insurer Says MV Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny

http://gcaptain.com/insurer-says-mv-benita-grounding-a-medical-issue-not-mutiny/

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Re: Brawl puts bulker on the rocks
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2016, 09:50:59 PM »
Seafarers on Mauritius mutiny ship

 

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