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Richard Matterson:
Mitsui OSK are having a bad time, Cougar Ace and now this tanker it makes you wonder whether there is a training or experience problem within the company or just bad luck?

Michael Martin:

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mattmar wrote:
Mitsui OSK are having a bad time, Cougar Ace and now this tanker it makes you wonder whether there is a training or experience problem within the company or just bad luck?
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If you read the news from the link mentioned above, you would see that the vessel sustained damage while performing a rescue at sea....hardly a reason to jump on a bandwagon for poor training. Maybe hard luck, but while no spill due to human error is acceptable, a little consideration of the conditions under which lifesaving is performed might creep into your sensibilities.

David Duggan:
Well put Michael.
Too many are quick to pounce on hapless people working under extraordinary circumstances when a small mishap occurs.
One wonders how they would react if they were at the scene.
The amount of spillage seems relatively small given her total cargo.
MOL are certainly appearing to be doing the right thing keeping all informed.
That seems like pretty good PR to me.

Regards,
David D.
 :lol:

Richard Matterson:
I have read the press release and I wasn't making a statement or creating any bandwagon merely asking a question which stemmed form Mitsui OSK's press release which really raised more questions than it answered specifically:

Why was a 146463 ton oil tanker trying to manouevre alongside a 10208 ton ship which incidently was on fire when there were other ships around (the crew of the Amar were rescued but not by the Bright Artemis).

It is every mariner's responsibility to go to the aid of another but not if it puts your own vessel in danger, it is a fine line and an on the spot judgment call is required, that is why I posed the question bad luck or something else.

Kelvin Davies:
I think you are right; all you have done is to raise the possibility. I didn't see your remark as condemning anyone.
And if, as you suggested, you read this in conjunction with the Cougar Ace incident, there are grounds for wondering about what is going on. It seems as if the Cougar Ace problem may have been caused while the ship was changing ballast and this may well point to human error (it may also be found to be down to equipment or systems failure).
In the Bright Artemis incident, the idea of putting hundreds of thousands of highly volatile (MOL press release refers to the crude as volatile) fuel alongside a raging fire seems reckless in the least. Would it not have been more prudent to have the crew of the stricken tanker take to their boats and then recover the boats?
By the way, MOL's website declares "We will protect and promote our environment by maintaining strict. safe operation and navigation standards".
Kelvin

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