Cargo Ship Breaking Up After Hitting Reef

[vienna]

http://news.yahoo.com/stricken-ship-cracks-captain-faces-nz-court-114754126.html

[CCIP]

As stupid and unfortunate as this is, the rather bungling handling of this situation can't help but remind me of this comedy classic...

http://youtu.be/WcU4t6zRAKg

:doh:

[August]

Looks like a lot of cargo will be washing ashore soon. If this were Rhode Island the scavengers would already be picking out their spot on the beach.

[Jimbuna]

If convicted, the captain could face a fine of up to 10,000 New Zealand dollars ($7,800) and 12 months in prison. His next court appearance is Oct. 19, when authorities say more charges are likely.


A real deterrent for anyone else to consider :doh:

[CaptainMattJ.]

although i cant make speculations on how the ship was being skippered, i can say that the captain takes the blame 9/10 times

again, i cant say how the ship was being skippered, so i dont know if he was or wasnt operating recklessly.

Its stories like these that make me reflect on my career choice. going to be a mate, wanted to captain a boat someday. But once you're in command, your boat and everyone in it is in your hands. lots of responsibility, and rightly so.

[TLAM Strike]

Waiting for the report that an RAN submarine returned to port with a damaged sail... :O:

[kiwi_2005]

The government get off their ass 5 days too late.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/video.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=122139