Med maritime collision
Previously there was the insane 2 plane crash at Khartoum (See earlier post).
Now we have the potential award for stupidest maritime collision of the year in the Western Med off Corsica. A Tunisian flagged ferry T-boned another vessel at 19 knots on Sunday.
“The #Ulysse left #Genoa and crashed into the anchored #CSLVirginia, going at a speed of 19 knots.”
(Yes yes...you read that correctly -anchored)
Here is the video replay of the AIS track:
The old adage of looking out of the bridge comes in handy if it wasn’t poor visibility. Reports state the incident apparently occurred in fair weather.
I mean, let’s put the ship on autopilot to destination, let’s take a peek at the radar (not) switching off all of the bridge equipment alarms????? (doing some paperwork?).
Did anyone call on Channel 16?
Mind boggles...
At least the collision bulkhead came in handy for the ferry.
Counter pollution measures have been activated by France, Monaco and Italy. Bunker fuels from one or both vessels.
I shall be awaiting the accident report with interest. The last one I read was equally intriguing account of a total bridge SNAFU off Greenland, resulting in the vessel precariously on top of a rock at low tide.
Tugs are in attendance:
Tunisian flagged - um. That reminds me of the Egyptian marine pilot. That’s another story.
Update:
5 days later, still no sign of being prised apart.
UPDATE 13th October
French authorities released a series of photos.
I take back the comment about the collision bulkhead. Seems to be intact.
Finally
Ok
I admit. This is something we did in our first radar simulator session at the maritime faculty, in the pre-digital days (so no screen to look out or ARPA or ECDIS or AIS screens),thus replicating foggy conditions. The instructor was not best pleased with our efforts with the chinograph pencil either - (someone drew mickey mouse).
Now we have the potential award for stupidest maritime collision of the year in the Western Med off Corsica. A Tunisian flagged ferry T-boned another vessel at 19 knots on Sunday.
“The #Ulysse left #Genoa and crashed into the anchored #CSLVirginia, going at a speed of 19 knots.”
(Yes yes...you read that correctly -anchored)
Here is the video replay of the AIS track:
The old adage of looking out of the bridge comes in handy if it wasn’t poor visibility. Reports state the incident apparently occurred in fair weather.
I mean, let’s put the ship on autopilot to destination, let’s take a peek at the radar (not) switching off all of the bridge equipment alarms????? (doing some paperwork?).
Did anyone call on Channel 16?
Mind boggles...
At least the collision bulkhead came in handy for the ferry.
Counter pollution measures have been activated by France, Monaco and Italy. Bunker fuels from one or both vessels.
I shall be awaiting the accident report with interest. The last one I read was equally intriguing account of a total bridge SNAFU off Greenland, resulting in the vessel precariously on top of a rock at low tide.
Tugs are in attendance:
Tunisian flagged - um. That reminds me of the Egyptian marine pilot. That’s another story.
Update:
5 days later, still no sign of being prised apart.
UPDATE 13th October
French authorities released a series of photos.
I take back the comment about the collision bulkhead. Seems to be intact.
Finally
Ok
I admit. This is something we did in our first radar simulator session at the maritime faculty, in the pre-digital days (so no screen to look out or ARPA or ECDIS or AIS screens),thus replicating foggy conditions. The instructor was not best pleased with our efforts with the chinograph pencil either - (someone drew mickey mouse).