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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Apr 14, 2009 11:52:47 GMT -8
The links work fine, but there is an oops... you posted the same link twice, so both of them link back to the same video. ;D Thanks for fixing that...that's what I get for doing three things at once!
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Apr 24, 2009 8:41:50 GMT -8
ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090417/twl-eu-sweden-ferry-fire-c8e2916.html Sweden: Fire forces evacuation of ferrySTOCKHOLM - Hundreds of people living aboard a docked passenger ferry were evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in the engine room, police said. There were no reports of injuries. The vessel was being used as temporary housing for employees of the French-based engineering firm Alstom who have been contracted to do work at the Oskarshamn nuclear plant in southeastern Sweden, the company said. Police said the fire broke out late Thursday and was put out shortly after midnight. "The people on board were told to evacuate," company spokeswoman Helena Karlsson said. `They did so in an orderly fashion." Karlsson said about 600 people working for Alstom and its suppliers were living on the ship, which was docked in harbor of Oskarshamn, about 210 miles (340 kilometers) south of Stockholm. She said the residents were being provided with other housing.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on May 6, 2009 8:45:11 GMT -8
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/8035237.stm Ferry relaunch delayed until 2010A co-operative aiming to restart the Swansea to Cork ferry says the service will not run until early next year.It had been hoped a new ship would start regular crossings between Wales and southern Ireland before the summer. But the board said longer than expected negotiations over a replacement ferry meant many travellers had already made arrangements for this year. It said after careful consideration it now planned to launch the service on 1 March 2010 - St David's Day. The Swansea to Cork ferry, which started in 1987, has not run since late 2006 when the ship was sold. The co-operative has raised over £2.5m from small investors and established a new company called the Fastnet Line. In a statement, Conor Buckley, chairman of the co-operative, said: "We reluctantly took this decision in the light of the large part of the booking season already lost to the service and the fact that many potential passengers have already made their bookings for the crucial July, August and September sailings. "We would have liked to have the service resumed for this summer but, despite the enormous amount of work we have already put into the formation of the co-op, we feel that there is an overpowering economic case to not proceed this summer." Shareholders money He said he realised many people would be disappointed. "No one would thank us for rushing into service now and sustaining huge losses. "It would undermine everything we have worked for and would be a potentially huge loss of shareholders money. "It is far better that we continue with the very solid foundations we are building now and ensure a totally sustainable business for the next 20-plus years. We have to take the long term view." Backers say since the ferry stopped, economies on both sides of the Irish Sea have suffered. The consortium has a replacement ship - the Julia, which has 340-cabins. The rest of the funds for the business have come from bank loans, industry sources and grants.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on May 15, 2009 8:51:05 GMT -8
www.safetyatsea.net/Default.aspx 15 dead in Somalia ferry sinkingFIFTEEN people are reported dead and around 30 are missing after a ferry capsized off the coast of Somalia, reports AFP. The ship was carry goods and passengers between the port of Kismayo and a fishing village in the south of the country. Three people were rescued and the bodies of the dead have been brought ashore, according to sources on the ground.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on May 23, 2009 1:55:32 GMT -8
marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/330690.aspx Incat’s High Speed Ferry Anti-Piracy PlanIncat’s new 367.5 ft ferry for LD Lines, the Norman Arrow, currently runs to the United Kingdom from Tasmania. In order to be prepared for the unlikely event of a boarding attempt by pirates, one of two Masters on board, Captain Guy South comments, “We locked every door and padlocked all the void spaces and access to the cabin was restricted to the port aft door only. We also posted an extra lookout aft throughout the high risk area. “The Norman Arrow’s speed was increased from economic delivery running to 30 knots for the most dangerous section and we also secured the mooring decks aft with as much rope as we had spare. If we were attacked the plan was that all the crew would go to the electronics room, the fourth engine would be run up and we'd run away. All small boats were given a wide berth and we also followed the Recommended Transport Corridor reporting to the warships as we went along. “We didn't see any pirates but there was a ship attacked with Rocket Propelled Grenades about four hours ahead of us along our route. We also saw about half a dozen warships from various nations,” Captain South said. By Monday May 18, Captain Nick Dunn reported the Norman Arrow was quickly leaving the Gulf of Aden transiting the Bab El Mandeb (Gate of Tears) straits between Djibouti and Mayuun Island and turning North West into the Red Sea. The Norman Arrow arrives at Port Suez at the southern end of the Suez Canal on May 21. Once through the canal, the vessel then points her bows towards Malta, her final call before sailing the final stretch to the English Channel where she is expected to arrive on May 26. When she enters service between Dover and Boulogne in June, the Norman Arrow will be the first-ever freight carrying high speed vessel to operate across the Dover Straits and LD Lines becomes the first-ever French ferry company to operate high speed ferries on the short sea routes from Dover. The vessel is also the world's largest diesel-powered catamaran and it will be the first Incat 367.5 ft to operate in Europe.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on May 23, 2009 1:57:09 GMT -8
marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/330691.aspx Launching of 62 ft Catamaran Ferry, MararoaThe 62 ft Catamaran Ferry, Mararoa was recently launched. The vessel was built at Q West in New Zealand for Meridian Energy to ferry their workforce to a remote power station in the South Island. Vessel specifications: Design type Catamaran Ferry Survey New Zealand MSA (Inshore Limits) Construction material Marine Grade Aluminum Length o.a. 19.00m Length w.l. 16.75m Beam o.a. 6.20m Draft (hull) 0.90m Passengers, Main Deck internal 48 Capacities: Fuel capacity 3,000 litres Fresh water capacity 200 litres Deadweight 7.75 tonnes Propulsion: Engines 2 x MTU Series 60 Power 2 x 447kw @ 2100 rpm Gearboxes 2 x Twin Disc MGX 5114SC Propulsion system 2 x 4 blade fixed pitch propeller Speed 25 knots
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on May 29, 2009 11:33:00 GMT -8
Fire disables Italian ferryA harrowing night for nearly 500 passengers on board an Italian ferry has come to an end. The Vincenzo Florio was towed into port in Sicily Sunday morning after drifting in the Mediterranean Sea for hours following a fire. The vessel was on its way to Naples after leaving Palermo and was 45 kilometres from the Sicilian coast when the captain placed a distress call, reporting a fire on the car park deck. The flames severed electrical lines, causing a power outage on board. The captain urged all passengers to put their life-vests on and proceed to the upper deck. Several people were injured as they crowded into the dark corridors. Outside, bad weather and rough seas hampered the rescue operations. The crew re-assured passengers help was on the way, but many said they smelled something burning and were very scared. Two racehorses on board died of suffocation. When passengers finally disembarked, many said they had been very lucky because it was, in their words, like being on the Titanic. The ship, they said, listed to one side and they feared it could sink at any minute. © CBC News
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Jun 3, 2009 3:00:02 GMT -8
www.safetyatsea.net/login.aspx?reason=denied_empty&script_name=/secure/display.aspx&path_info=/secure/display.aspx&articlename=dn0020090601000002350 rescued in ro-ro sinkingAT LEAST 350 people are safe today after being pulled out of the Java Sea after an inter-island ro-ro ferry caught fire and sank over the weekend, according to Indonesia’s transport ministry. Searchers are still looking today for five crew members from the 8,257gt Mandiri Nusantara, which caught fire and finally sank at 1500 Saturday, the Jakarta Globe reported today. But Prima Vista, the ship’s operator, said 10 passengers were also missing. Rescuers pulled survivors from the sea off East Java through Sunday morning. Kholik Kirom of Tanjung Perak port told the newspaper that survivors were taken back to Surabaya, the provincial capital, aboard the 7,722dwt general cargo ship Timur Galaxy. The fire started on the vehicle deck 55km off East Java’s Keramian Island, said Bambang Ervan, the ministry’s chief spokesman; the ro-ro had been bound for Balikpapan in East Kalimantan.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Jun 4, 2009 5:36:33 GMT -8
marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/330803.aspx Canna Ferry Gets Green PassportThe passenger and vehicle ferry Canna has become the first ship in Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd's fleet to be issued with a Lloyd’s Register Green Passport. This follows a training workshop for CMAL staff and a comprehensive audit process managed by Lloyd’s Register. The Green Passport - officially termed an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) - will accompany the ship throughout its operational life and will be reviewed by a member of the Lloyd's Register Group on an annual basis. Every five years the IHM will be renewed and re-certified and, at the end of the ship's life, it will help a ship recycling yard to formulate a safe and environmentally friendly way of decommissioning the ship. The Canna is one of the first ships in the world to receive an IHM in accordance with the requirements of a new Ship Recycling Convention, following adoption by international states in May this year. It will be some years before the Convention is ratified and enters into force, so CMAL are operating in advance of regulatory requirements. All 30 ships in the CMAL fleet serving the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services in the west of Scotland will be put through the auditing process to secure their Green Passports, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to safeguarding the environment as well as early compliance with the new Convention.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Jul 16, 2009 4:46:12 GMT -8
marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/331239.aspx Four Ferries Commissioned in IstanbulIn reaction to the increasing commuter traffic on the Bosporus, the municipal ferry enterprise IDO in Istanbul has commissioned four doubleended ferries with two Voith Schneider Propellers each. The four ferries operate on the route between the European ferry terminal Sirkeci and the Asian terminal Harem. With the increased number of ferries on this route, the transport capacity was boosted from 2,500 vehicles to approx. 10,000 vehicles per day. The four double-ended ferries are equipped with a total of eight Voith Schneider Propellers of the type 18R5 EC/150-1. Each ferry can transport 600 passengers and 80 vehicles across the Bosporus. The ferries cover the two-nautical-mile distance between Sirekci and Harem in approx. 15 minutes.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Jul 27, 2009 9:03:50 GMT -8
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278997,twelve-bombs-found-aboard-philippine-passenger-ferry.html Twelve bombs found aboard Philippine passenger ferryManila - Twelve homemade bombs were found aboard a passenger ferry in the Philippines just before it left port with more than 300 passengers, the coast guard said Sunday. The explosives were found in a trash can on the second deck of the MV Blue Water Princess in the port of Lucena City, 120 kilometres south-east of Manila, on Saturday. Coast guard station commander Gregorio Adel Jr said the bombs - 12 bottles attached to electrical wirings and packed with nails and scrap metal - were hidden in a jute sack placed in the trash can. Adel said bomb-sniffing dogs found the explosives while inspecting the ferry before its departure. Bomb experts removed the bombs and defused them. He said the coast guard received information that the bombs were part of a destabilisation plot ahead of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's key congressional speech on Monday. But Adel said authorities were still investigating if the bombing attempt could have been perpetrated by Islamic militants. "We are still investigating the incident and checking which groups had the motive and capacity to conduct such an attack," he said. Earlier in the month, a spate of bombings struck the southern Philippines, killing 12 people and wounding 100 people. The attacks were blamed on Muslim separatist rebels. Philippine security forces went on highest alert on Sunday ahead of Arroyo's ninth and supposedly last state of the nation address on Monday. Various groups are planning to hold massive street demonstrations to denounce Arroyo's poor performance since 2001 and to remind her that she has to step down next year. General Victor Ibrado, armed forces chief of staff, urged rallyists to help ensure safe and peaceful demonstrations. "Our appeal is for them to just conduct their rallies peacefully as they say the would so we will not have a problem," he said. Ibrado said troops have been instructed to exercise maximum tolerance in dealing with the demonstrators, but stressed that they were allowed to take action if needed for their protection.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Aug 6, 2009 9:33:38 GMT -8
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090806/ap_on_re_au_an/as_tonga_ferry_sinks Ferry sinks off Tonga; dozens missing, feared deadNUKU'ALOFA, Tonga – Giving women and children the comfort of cabins while men stayed on deck may have doomed them to be trapped inside an overnight ferry that capsized in heavy seas off Tonga, officials said Thursday. Dozens are missing and feared dead. Police say the ferry operator listed 96 people as aboard the Princess Ashika when it went down around midnight Wednesday, about 55 miles (85 kilometers) northeast of the South Pacific island nation's capital, Nuku'alofa. Some 53 people have been rescued so far — all of them men. "No women or children made it," passenger Siaosi Lavaka was quoted as saying by the Matangi Tonga Web site after he was brought ashore with the other male survivors who managed to cram aboard the ferry's seven or eight lifeboats. Only two deaths have been confirmed so far. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said one of them was a British citizen. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, hosting a summit of South Pacific leaders, indicated the toll was expected to rise. "There has been considerable loss of life," Rudd said in the northern Australian city of Cairns. "Our thoughts and our prayers are with the families of those that have been affected by this great tragedy." Authorities were trying to reconcile conflicting reports of how many were aboard the ferry. Tongan Transport Minister Paul Karalus said about 33 people were listed as missing, but this could be off "by one or two" because of difficulties reconciling passenger lists with names survivors had given to authorities. He put the total number of those aboard at 86. But Tongan police assistant commander Tupou Niua said ferry operator the Shipping Corp. of Polynesia had provided a list of 96 people on board, raising the prospect that 41 may be lost at sea. The ferry had been traveling from Nuku'alofa to outlying northern islands of Tonga, which lies in the South Pacific, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. Authorities said women and children had been taken below to cabins for the overnight journey. The men stayed up top, sleeping rough in balmy conditions that turned tumultuous. Lavaka, whose mother was among the missing, said he woke to find the ferry rocking violently and waves breaking over the ferry's lower decks. The rocking apparently moved cargo to one side of the vessel, unbalancing it and turning it over, he said. "We woke up to the sound of shouting and we jumped off," he said. A mayday distress call was received from the Princess Ashika shortly before midnight Wednesday and it sank soon after, Tongan Police Commander Chris Kelly said. "It appears that those passengers who were inside the vessel in cabin-type accommodation did not actually gain exit; only those who were outside," Transport Minister Karalus told New Zealand's Prime News television, explaining why all of the survivors so far were men. Tongan boats immediately rushed to the area on a search and rescue mission, and New Zealand — which has responsibility for maritime emergencies in Tongan waters — sent a military plane to join in, overflying a trail of debris some 10 miles (15 kilometers) long for most of Thursday. Most survivors were picked up from lifeboats within a few hours of the search starting, said New Zealand Rescue Coordination Center Mike Roberts. "We're hoping that we'll find more survivors effectively clinging to wreckage," Roberts told New Zealand's National Radio, adding that water temperatures of about 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius) added to people's chances, although no more survivors had been located by sunset Thursday.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Aug 11, 2009 4:43:20 GMT -8
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tonga11-2009aug11,0,3235513.story Tonga ferry captain says authorities to blame for sinkingHe says he was pressured into sailing the Princess Ashika even though it was known to have problems. The sinking left 93 missing and presumed dead.Nuku'Alofa, Tonga -- The captain of the Tongan ferry that sank and left 93 people missing and presumed dead said Monday that he was pressured into sailing the vessel even though authorities knew it had problems. Capt. Maka Tuputupu blamed the sinking on rusted loading ramps that allowed water into the ship, and he said the Tongan government should take responsibility because it knew there were problems with the vessel. Tongan Prime Minister Feleti Sevele and Transportation Minister Paul Karalus have said the Princess Ashika was fully seaworthy, was fully certificated for the service and met all international maritime standards. No survivors have been found since an initial rescue of 54 people and the recovery of two bodies after the vessel sank Wednesday.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Aug 11, 2009 5:18:26 GMT -8
www.comparecarrentals.com/news/uk-rates-bill-angers-po-53811931.html UK rates bill angers P&OHM Revenue and Customs, Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has been accused of threatening jobs and businesses at UK ports through incompetence. P&O’s Graham Mansbridge has sent a letter to former Treasury minister, Angela Eagle, complaining about backdated business rates. The UK government has admitted to getting its calculations wrong for well over a third of 1,600 rates assessments. This has meant that P&O have been landed with revised bills backdated to 2005. In Hull, P&O have received a bill for £5 million and in Liverpool a bill for £600,000. Mr. Mansbridge wrote in his letter: “We find it incredible that this Government is willing to sacrifice jobs and companies purely to cover up for the incompetence of the VOA.” He went on to say that P&O “provides critical services to the country directly by supporting many businesses in economically deprived areas such as Liverpool and Hull.” P&O’s director of communications, Chris Laming said that the bills were particularly bad for the North Sea operations where freight business has already been hit hard. Asked if the charges could effect operations at UK ports Laming replied, “If we have to pay these backdated rates as a result of the VOA’s maladministration then that money will have to come from somewhere. Our long-term decisions could be constrained by that.” The response to P&O came from Janet Burton, at the Communities and Local Government department. She said that “ports are not alone in receiving back-dated adjustments.” She went on to say that further information needed to be examined before any decisions were made. Thanks to www.telegraph.co.uk for the above quotes, for more information on this article please visit their website.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Aug 13, 2009 6:42:23 GMT -8
From news@fairplay.co.uk Surveyor adds to ferry uproarA SURVEYOR checking the ferry Princess Ashika before its departure said today he did not have a chance to finish his report – but knew the vessel was unseaworthy. Mosese Fakatoa, who is also a teacher at the Tongan Maritime School, told reporters in New Zealand that the Tongan inter-island ferry was not in good condition and was missing its Plimsoll marks, breaching international conventions. “I think they [the government] knew about it, but they did nothing,” Fakatoa added. The accusations took place as recovery teams today located the wreck. A combined Australian, New Zealand and Tongan operation used sonar to find the vessel 11 n-miles south-west of Nomuka this morning. Tongan police commander Chris Kelley told reporters that Princess Ashika appeared to be upright and intact, but in 110m of water; navy scuba divers can descend to just 60m. The NZ navy vessel Manawanui will arrive in the Tongan capital Nuku’alofa at the weekend and deploy a remotely operated vessel, but civilian offshore or US Navy resources were thought to be needed to recover more than 90 bodies that are thought to be trapped inside, including about 33 women and 10 children. Also, Tongan transport minister Paul Karalus said today his resignation yesterday was a move to clear the way for a full inquiry into the sinking, which occurred in calm seas on 5 August during a routine inter-island voyage.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Aug 27, 2009 7:58:21 GMT -8
marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/331693.aspx Keel Laying for P&O FerriesThe keel of a ferry to be built for P&O Ferries was laid at STX Europe, Rauma on 25 August, 2009. The vessel is the first of the two ferries scheduled for delivery from Rauma shipyard in 2010 and 2011. Following a traditional ceremony, some lucky coins were placed under the keel. The purpose is to bring luck for the vessel and also to symbolize the smooth co-operation of the shipyards and the shipowner. Delegates of P&O Ferries, Lloyds Register and STX Europe were witnessing this ceremony. When completed, this vessel will be the largest ferry in the English Channel. This means a 49,000 GT vessel with the length of 695.5 ft and having 3,746 lane meters of vehicle space. There will be space for more than 180 freight vehicles and, additionally, for up to 195 tourist vehicles. The vessels will be capable of carrying up to 1,750 passengers. The ferries will be as environmentally friendly as possible, offering significant advances in fuel efficiency through a hydro-dynamically efficient hull form that will optimize vessel performance with minimum fuel consumption. The latest technologies of the industry will be applied both in design and construction of the vessel. Special attention will be paid to safety aspects and environmental friendliness.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Aug 27, 2009 8:00:37 GMT -8
www.fairplay.co.uk/login.aspx?reason=denied_empty&script_name=/secure/display.aspx&path_info=/secure/display.aspx&articlename=dn0020090826000014 Ferries clean up the BalticA STUDY has found that harmful oil discharges from ships in the Baltic Sea have decreased significantly over the past year, Fairplay was told today. The study by the Helsinki Commission (Helcom) notes that oil pollution has reduced by 10%, demonstrating that the commission’s policy work “gives results”, Helcom’s Nikolay Vlasov told Fairplay from Helsinki. The latest findings are a good result for organisations that have worked to reduce pollution in the Baltic by persuading shipping companies including Estonia’s Tallink to get rid of wastewater at onshore facilities. Helcom has even submitted a proposal to the IMO to designate the Baltic Sea a special area, where untreated discharges from passenger ships and ferries would be banned. “We’re working extensively on the proposal,” Monika Stankiewicz, Helcom’s professional secretary for maritime issues, told Fairplay. Stankiewicz will take the proposal to the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in December. Helcom’s latest study stated that 210 illegal oil spills were detected during hours of surveillance flights over the Baltic Sea during 2008, compared to 238 discharges spotted the year before. In 1999, as many as 488 oil discharges were detected. In the vast majority of cases, the identity of the polluters remained unknown, added Helcom.
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Post by Scott on Sept 7, 2009 8:07:35 GMT -8
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/09/07/philippine-ferry-survivor007.htmlPhilippine ferry survivor rescued after 30 hours in seaLast Updated: Monday, September 7, 2009 | 11:06 AM ET Comments0Recommend6 CBC News Passengers hang on to the rear, or stern, port side of the listing Superferry 9 off Zamboanga del Norte province, in the southern Philippines, on Sunday.Passengers hang on to the rear, or stern, port side of the listing Superferry 9 off Zamboanga del Norte province, in the southern Philippines, on Sunday. (Philippine navy/Associated Press) A woman who drifted for about 30 hours at sea after the Philippine ferry she was travelling in sunk was plucked to safety Monday, an air force helicopter official said in Manila. Rear Admiral Alex Pama called the rescue of housewife Lita Casumlum, 39, "a miracle." She was found bobbing with a life jacket about 13 kilometres from where the Superferry 9 sank Sunday off southern Zamboanga del Norte province after listing for about six hours. Nearly 1,000 other passengers were rescued, including Canadian tourist Jeffrey Predchuz. Pama said a massive air, land and sea search will continue for the remaining, lone missing passenger. The ship began to severely list shortly before dawn, jolting passengers out of their sleep. Predchuz, 47, said there was no warning of any trouble. The captain, who was among the survivors, ordered passengers to abandon ship as the vessel turned on its side. Most of the nearly 1,000 people who were on board made it to safety, but officials said at least nine people are dead and more than 30 were initially missing. Rescuers transferred 926 of 968 passengers and crew members to two nearby commercial ships, a navy gunboat and a fishing boat, coast guard chief Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said. Some people panicked and leaped into the dark sea as the 6,600-tonne ferry tipped, a witness said. The cause of the sinking was not clear. There were reports the vessel listed to starboard because of a hole in the hull, the National Disaster Co-ordinating Council said. The coast guard says it has deployed a special containment ship for any possible oil spill from the vessel. With files from The Associated Press ----------------------------------------------------- Superferry actually has a decent website and updates of the "Passengers Accounted For" and "Crew Accounted For". www.superferry.com.ph/
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Sept 8, 2009 2:52:44 GMT -8
From fairplay.co.uk:
2 sought in Philippines sinking
TWO MISSING people are still being sought today in the sinking of the ro-pax Superferry 9 in the Zamboanga del Norte in the Philippines.
A 2-year-old boy was one of the nine dead. As of 0500 local time today, 966 people of the 968 people on Superferry 9 have been accounted for; 957 people rescued in yesterday’s sinking.
Several commercial, naval and fishing vessels attended the scene of the sinking and effected rescue. Philippine Coast Guard searchers are continuing with rescue operations and are assessing and monitoring the scene for possible oil spills. Aboard the 1986-built, 7,269gt vessel are an estimated 180 tonnes of residual fuel oil, 45 tonnes of special fuel oil and 25 tonnes of lube oil.
Superferry 9 – operated by Aboitiz Transport System – reportedly sank about 9.5 n-miles west of Banga Point, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte. It had left General Santos City for Iloilo City.
Local Coast Guard officers received information that the ferry was incapacitated, listing about 35 degrees to starboard and that the crew was preparing passengers to abandon ship at about 0330 on 6 September.
“Unconfirmed reports received reveal that the generator set of the ill-fated vessel went on and off,” an official Philippine Coast Guard report stated. At about 0440, the master of the ferry, Jose G Yap, gave the order to abandon ship.
In June last year, more than 800 people were killed when a Sulpicio Lines ferry sank in the Philippines.
Ferry shortage after sinking
SHORTAGES of Philippines passenger ships, created by yesterday’s suspension of the Aboitiz Transport System ferries, will harm industrial output, maritime officials told Fairplay today.
Both cargo and passenger transport will be affected now that 10 Aboitiz ro-pax vessels are being held in port by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).
But officials added that the impact might be limited if the ferries quickly demonstrate compliance with safety rules in inspections and audits now under way. “If there are no problems, we will let them sail,” Arnie Santiago, Marina’s enforcement division chief told Fairplay.
The show-cause suspension order issued by the transport department followed the weekend sinking in fair weather of Superferry 9 in Zamboanga del Norte. Ships at sea when Aboitiz received the order were allowed to sail to Manila today but then will be suspended from operations pending inspections.
Ro-paxes affected include Superferry 1, Superferry 2, Superferry 5, Superferry 12, Superferry 19, Our Lady of Good Voyage, Our Lady of Rule, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Cebu Ferry 1 and Cebu Ferry 2. Pure cargo ships that are either owned or chartered by the company were not affected.
Aboitiz claims 50-60% of market share in the sector.
Sulpicio Lines passenger-cargo ships are also barred from passenger carriage, pending safety compliance checks. Sulpicio ferries have been prevented from carrying passengers since July 2008, following the Princess of the Stars disaster, which killed more than 800 people.
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Post by Mill Bay on Sept 8, 2009 9:22:20 GMT -8
This latest ferry sinking in the Philippines actually has one aspect to it that a lot of the other disasters did not have: survivors.
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Post by Balfour on Sept 8, 2009 9:25:39 GMT -8
This latest ferry sinking in the Philippines actually has one aspect to it that a lot of the other disasters did not have: survivors. The fact that so many ferry disasters down in the South Pacific usually don't have survivors really makes you appreciate the strict standards that Transport Canada has on passenger vessels here...
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Post by Mill Bay on Sept 8, 2009 9:30:39 GMT -8
This latest ferry sinking in the Philippines actually has one aspect to it that a lot of the other disasters did not have: survivors. The fact that so many ferry disasters down in the South Pacific usually don't have survivors really makes you appreciate the strict standards that Transport Canada has on passenger vessels here... Ha-ha! That's in contrast to those who expressed the notion that I was taking my life in my hands by sailing on the Queen of Vancouver prior to her retirement, and Scott thinks the Queen of Chilliwack is a floating death trap in its own right.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Sept 9, 2009 4:38:11 GMT -8
marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/331803.aspx Engines Installed on Austal’s TrimaranAustal’s next generation 334.6 ft high speed trimaran has had its unique three-engine layout successfully installed ahead of the vessel’s launch next month. The vehicle-passenger ferry, which is being built at Austal’s Western Australian facilities and is currently available for purchase, is scheduled for completion by February 2010. Unique to the vessel is a patented three engine layout that combines with the trimaran’s hydrodynamic hull form to deliver fuel efficiency across a range of operating conditions. Each of the three MTU 20V 8000 M71L diesel engines produce 9,100kW at less than 1,200rpm and offer the world’s highest power-to-weight ratio in their power range. Head of Austal Design, Dr. Tony Armstrong, said the three-engine arrangement, along with Austal’s trimaran technology, presented a number of significant benefits to operators. “A three-engine layout saves weight over the traditional four-engine layout, delivering improvements to fuel consumption and daily running costs,” Dr. Armstrong said. “Compared to other high speed craft with the same installed power, Austal’s next generation trimaran allows greater speed, and achieves lower fuel consumption when operating at the same speeds,” he said. Austal’s latest trimaran ferry builds on the company’s landmark trimaran Benchijigua Express, delivered to Spanish operator Fred Olsen S.A. in 2005. Since delivery, Benchijigua Express has demonstrated the benefits of Austal’s trimaran technology in commercial operation. “Along with superior passenger comfort when operating in the same sea conditions, the trimaran hull form can operate at a higher wave height while maintaining a higher speed in waves. The extent of waves created behind the vessel is also reduced which may impact on the environment,” Dr. Armstrong said. Others to recognize the unique benefits of Austal’s trimaran technology include the United States Navy, for which Austal is currently building two 127-metre trimaran Littoral Combat Ships. Austal’s new 334.6 ft trimaran has a maximum deadweight of 700 tonnes, a speed of up to 39 knots and the capacity for 1165 passengers and 245 cars.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Sept 15, 2009 3:35:36 GMT -8
www.fairplay.co.uk/login.aspx?reason=denied_empty&script_name=/secure/display.aspx&path_info=/secure/display.aspx&articlename=dn0020090915000007 DISCORD has already erupted in the Superferry 9 sinking inquiry in the Philippines.Its captain’s insistence that wind caused the ferry to heel over was immediately disputed in yesterday’s opening session by Board of Marine Inquiry member Thomas Baino. He said 10kt winds would not have been enough to bring a ro-pax the size of Superferry 9 down – especially if its cargo had been properly secured so it would not to affect stability. The board is trying to determine whether cargo distribution was uneven, but Captain Joel Yap insisted that was not a factor in the 5 September sinking off the Zamboanga Peninsula, in which 10 people were killed. Winds measuring 10kt caused the 7,268gt ro-pax to list to starboard three times, Yap said. That led him to order the crew to begin a “heeling operation”, under which water was directed into a heeling tank to level the ship. He also tried to slow the ro-pax. When the ship lost power when it tilted for the third time at 35 degrees, Yap said he ordered its evacuation. He also told the board that vehicles and containers in the cargo had been properly lashed and “secured”. www.fairplay.co.uk/login.aspx?reason=denied_empty&script_name=/secure/display.aspx&path_info=/secure/display.aspx&articlename=dn0020090915000001 Aboitiz ro-pax hit by blazeANOTHER Aboitiz ship was involved today in a dangerous accident in Manila. Superferry 1, a 9,184gt ro-pax, was hit by a blaze that started about 0340 local time when its galley’s ceiling ignited while it was docked at its South Harbour terminal, the Philippine Coast Guard said. It took an hour for firefighters to extinguish, but no injuries were reported. Damages were estimated at 100,000 pesos ($2,100), said the Coast Guard, which added that a malfunctioning fluorescent lamp had caused the blaze. The ship is one of 10 ferries operated by Aboitiz Transport System. The vessels have been held at ports for re-inspection and audits since the sinking of its sister ship Superferry 9 on 6 September, in which 10 people were killed. Manila’s shipping watchdog Marina has also suspended the safety certificate of the Gothong Lines-owned ferry Butuan after it put to risk the lives of more than 200 passengers when its main engine failed.
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