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Title: Two tankers collided in North sea off Ijmuiden
Post by: odindj on November 28, 2010, 04:53:44 AM
Around 0200 LT Nov 28 2010 in 52 26 N 003 54 W some 23 nm W off Ijmuiden collided two tankers, LPG Trout and chemical Kardeniz, both vessels proceeding roughly in one direction, Trout 194 deg speed 9.6 knots, Kardeniz 184 deg speed 13.6, Kardeniz struck Trout in engine room area, so it
Title: Re: Two tankers collided in North sea off Ijmuiden
Post by: Trucker001 on November 28, 2010, 09:43:11 AM
wouldnt' some one in the wheelhouse/bridge notice that they were gaining on the lead ship and going to hit them?? it makes you wonder what they were doing also isnt therer a collision warning bell on these ships ?
Title: Re: Two tankers collided in North sea off Ijmuiden
Post by: SeagullRotterdam on November 28, 2010, 12:12:31 PM
wouldnt' some one in the wheelhouse/bridge notice that they were gaining on the lead ship and going to hit them?? it makes you wonder what they were doing also isnt therer a collision warning bell on these ships ?

There is a 'collision warning bell' on most ships, this is incorperated in the radar in the form of a collision warning alarm. But the main thing is not the use of electrical equipment, but keeping a proper lookout to avoid collisions. And the latter is unfortunately not always the case, not even in the busy shipping routes like the ones on the North Sea.
Title: Re: Two tankers collided in North sea off Ijmuiden
Post by: Ronald George Halliday on November 28, 2010, 08:56:34 PM
Nothing unusual today. Colregs not adhered to yet again.