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16th October 2018, 07:19 PM
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Oopsy- Daisey
Container ship runs headlong into jetty in India.
https://gcaptain.com/incident-video-...eid=3b737aa316
Rgds
J.A.
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17th October 2018, 05:18 AM
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Re: Oopsy- Daisey
Of course the first thing they will ask is why was the quay there?
Then how bad is the damage to the ships bow?
Then the usual question who was on watch?
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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18th October 2018, 10:32 AM
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Re: Oopsy- Daisey
CMA CGM seem to be making belting into berths with their container ships a bit of a habit. This happened in 2017 in Jebel Ali.
https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/heav...d-shore-cranes
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J.A.
P.s. click on the link to download the full investigation report, the link is there when you open the link in this post.
Last edited by John Arton; 18th October 2018 at 10:36 AM.
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