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Shipping News and information / Re: Collision Flinterstar with gas tanker Al Oraiq near Zeebrugge

« on: October 08, 2015, 12:24:33 AM »

As far as i know it was no fog......
Anyway......it was east of Wandelaar Pilot station under radar surveillance.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Collision Flinterstar with gas tanker Al Oraiq near Zeebrugge

« on: October 07, 2015, 12:28:27 AM »

Both vessels had a pilot on the bridge .

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Shipping News and information / Re: MarineTraffic not working??

« on: January 14, 2015, 10:03:35 PM »

Not working since yesterday evening in Germany......i have no live map....

brgds

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Shipping News and information / Re: Hoegh Osaka Aground Off The Isle Of Wight

« on: January 05, 2015, 12:39:59 AM »

I'm wondering,if the vessel had a pilot on the bridge.I'm not familar with Southampton because i never was there,so my question might be stupid. As far as i remember the pilotstation is close to the Nab Tower.....
Thanks in advance for the answer.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Transatlantic Route

« on: January 01, 2013, 02:01:57 AM »

I sailed on a paper vessel almost two years from UK and Germany to Newfoundland. We made the west bound trip in Ballast.Mostly we were advised from the UK weather service (Charteres option)to take the GC route via Pentlands to Newfoundland.Especially in the winter month November to March ,because we mostly had better weather in the north.One trip we made in December with an average from 15,5 knots with easterly winds the whole trip.In the south was westerly to SW'ly 8 to 10.......not good for a ship in ballast.....!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Great Lake Bulkers Sailers : Is this safe?

« on: January 01, 2013, 01:53:46 AM »

I was a so called "Jumper/Springer" myself in the Great Lakes a long time ago. In my opinion it is not safe!And i don't understand ,why they never changed it!I know,the pilots there are very good,but there is a risk!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Happy new year

« on: January 01, 2013, 01:30:57 AM »

A happy and healthy 2013 for everbody here!
brgds Klaus

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Shipping News and information / Re: German owned Boxship "AMSTERDAM BRIDGE" on fire near Mumbai

« on: September 11, 2012, 12:27:35 PM »

I agree completly with you,Capt. Ted.....brgds

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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Flaminia

« on: September 10, 2012, 01:43:43 PM »

It is not the "Flinter Aland". It is the MV"Amsterdam Bridge" on fire,i think she is on Mumbai road now in India.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Six Dead After COSTA CONCORDIA Runs Aground

« on: January 25, 2012, 11:05:06 PM »

Have a read

UPDATE 1.15pm: THE captain of the stricken Costa Concordia liner told a friend shortly after the disaster that he sailed too close to shore because a manager from the cruise company pressured him to do so.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/costa-concordia-captain-claims-he-was-pressured-by-boss/story-fn7x8me2-1226253144825

So what?....The captain is anyway responsible for the accident,the people on board and the vessel.But I'm sure,the company knew about this and will be responsible too,even in Italy!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Six Dead After COSTA CONCORDIA Runs Aground

« on: January 19, 2012, 12:41:44 AM »

I think she capsized due to the "free surfaces" of water in the engine room.She lost her stability.
And the people on the ship can be very lucky,that this happened in this position on the rock and not at open sea!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Six Dead After COSTA CONCORDIA Runs Aground

« on: January 17, 2012, 12:07:48 AM »

Off course the captain has the fault of this desaster of the "Costa Concordia".He made several big mistakes. But after the vessel hit the rock "Le Scole" in the south of the little port he did a good job to bring the vessel back to the other rock north of the little port of Giglio,which is to small for a vessel of this size.If the vessel would capsize in open sea we would see a lot more dead people.
The question is,if he did this for purpose to ground the ship on the northerly rock close to the harbour entrance.
The vessel probably capsized due to free surfaces from the incoming water.
What i don't understand is the AIS track on Marine Traffic.According to this track the vessel never could hit a rock.
All people can be happy to come safe ashore,except the dead or the missing people,because the weather was good and the port very close.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Ship's crew poisoned on the Great Lakes

« on: December 30, 2010, 06:46:53 PM »

It is an usual thing that a cargo of grain will be have a treatment with a special gas against bugs and other animals on a long trip over the ocean.But the gas should be only in the hatch and not in the accomodation.Somebody made a mistake!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Fredericia Shipyard Dock 1 on her way to Turkey.

« on: August 14, 2010, 10:50:32 PM »

LMAO Jesper!I was very often in Fredericia at the "Superfos" factory and also in other  parts of the port  and even in the shipyard with some ships.I know the area very well.......Maybe they can build some playgrounds for the kids in the sandbox there........brgds Klaus!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Longest range pirate attack on Crude Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean

« on: November 14, 2009, 12:33:56 PM »

Already??They are not sleeping anymore?How many vessels are attacked by this group?I still can't understand what is going on in these waters......
Send the motherships on the ground of the sea and the somalian pirates can't attack vessels 1000 nautical miles from the somalian coast!!!!!!