Cargo ship adrift in North Sea

lesrae · 01-11-07, 05:46 PM

A cargo ship carrying over 4000 tonnes of fertilizer is adrift in the North Sea, in a force 10 gale, and is heading for one of the gas rigs

A collision like that doesn't bear thinking about, the RAF say that if they have to lift the crew from the ship then it will be very difficult - most of the crew on the rig have already been lifted off.

Linton · 01-11-07, 05:57 PM

Kap's not on one of his voyages again is he?

Oberon · 01-11-07, 06:19 PM

Aaagh! Fertilizer!! I didn't read that bit!!

Hoi boy...let's hope to any diety you prefer that the two don't meet. I'll probably hear it if they do!

EDIT: Update: It avoided the gas rig...but is now on course for an unmanned platform.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/6253933.stm

XabbaRus · 01-11-07, 06:34 PM

Apparently this isn;t the first time the ship has been involved in a collision.

U-533 · 01-12-07, 06:02 AM

2 things that really tense me up... a ship adrift... and a truck driver asleep at the wheel...

... I have experienced both.

Camaero · 01-12-07, 06:44 AM

I say use it for target practice!

Konovalov · 01-12-07, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Linton

Kap's not on one of his voyages again is he?

:rotfl: :rotfl: Asleep at the helm.

AG124 · 01-12-07, 09:34 AM

Looks like she missed the second one as well now.

Good luck, I guess.

Wim Libaers · 01-14-07, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Aaagh! Fertilizer!! I didn't read that bit!!

Hoi boy...let's hope to any diety you prefer that the two don't meet. I'll probably hear it if they do!

I wouldn't worry too much about fertilizer explosions. Not every fertilizer explodes well, and even the type that does will not detonate easily from a collision, unless it's already on fire which may make it more sensitive.

Oberon · 01-14-07, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Wim Libaers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Aaagh! Fertilizer!! I didn't read that bit!!

Hoi boy...let's hope to any diety you prefer that the two don't meet. I'll probably hear it if they do!

I wouldn't worry too much about fertilizer explosions. Not every fertilizer explodes well, and even the type that does will not detonate easily from a collision, unless it's already on fire which may make it more sensitive.

Aaah, wasn't too sure about that, I haven't really read up on fertilizer as an explosive component, just that these days whenever you hear fertilizer on the television it's usually followed by the words Home-made bomb and Terrorist plot.

Either that, or you've tuned into the farming channel....

Kapitan · 01-15-07, 03:37 AM

I have no involvment with this incident what so ever so if you will excuse me i have to take off my wet survival suite.

01-11-07, 05:46 PM	#1
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Cargo ship adrift in North Sea A cargo ship carrying over 4000 tonnes of fertilizer is adrift in the North Sea, in a force 10 gale, and is heading for one of the gas rigs A collision like that doesn't bear thinking about, the RAF say that if they have to lift the crew from the ship then it will be very difficult - most of the crew on the rig have already been lifted off. __________________ DOLPHIN 38

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Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Kap's not on one of his voyages again is he? __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

01-11-07, 06:34 PM	#4
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Apparently this isn;t the first time the ship has been involved in a collision. __________________

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Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I say use it for target practice! __________________

01-12-07, 09:34 AM	#8
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Drifting Freighter Looks like she missed the second one as well now. Good luck, I guess. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

01-11-07, 06:19 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Aaagh! Fertilizer!! I didn't read that bit!! Hoi boy...let's hope to any diety you prefer that the two don't meet. I'll probably hear it if they do! EDIT: Update: It avoided the gas rig...but is now on course for an unmanned platform. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/6253933.stm

01-12-07, 06:02 AM	#5
U-533 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On my Boat Posts: 594 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	2 things that really tense me up... a ship adrift... and a truck driver asleep at the wheel... ... I have experienced both.

01-15-07, 03:37 AM	#11
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