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Forum: Oceania - Australiana 03-06-2020, 18:23
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

To me, one takeaway is that the skipper is unlikely to have been completely unaware of the rust developing on his ship. However, he's between a rock and a hard place: how long would he have his...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 01-06-2020, 14:16
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

The containers up the Hawkesbury have been removed.

Keep your eyes open, guys.

Ann
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 30-05-2020, 19:43
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

Jim said the physics writeup helped him to understand it.

A.
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 29-05-2020, 14:55
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

Report via ham radio this morning: from AMSA

Three partially submerged containers spotted near the Hawkesbury road bridge, about 15% showing.

If you're around the Pittwater, keep your eyes...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 28-05-2020, 19:20
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

Wasn't that the El Faro, lost with all hands?

That is a very reasonable hypothesis, hpeer. Don't know if we'll find out in the short term, but it certainly accounts for the facts as we...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 28-05-2020, 14:50
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

Here's a link to an ABC article with some pics, but none as scary to a sailor as the one of the containers, partly submerged. ...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 24-05-2020, 22:40
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

Then, would the ship be better off with beam on seas? (Impressive video).
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 24-05-2020, 17:44
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

Headed for Brisbane STILL?? Or was that just hove to, I'd have thought they'd go into Sydney if they had to reload the container stacks..... Although, the seas should be milder above 30 S. ...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 24-05-2020, 16:49
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

It will be th Australian Transport Services Board who will make the final report, but the article does not mention the ship by name, so it is hard right now to find out anything official.

Ann
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 24-05-2020, 16:20
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Re: Another 40 containers!

If I hear anything reliable about that, I'll report back. We always want to think the reporters got it right, but I thought it took *a while* to start up big ships' engines, and that is part of why...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 24-05-2020, 15:30
Replies: 137
Views: 16,201
Posted By JPA Cate
Another 40 containers!

I have this via a ham radio communication this morning.

In the large seas off the East Coast of Australia, another container ship has lost another 40 containers, ironically after the final cleanup...
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