Collision

[j.sabourn]

#30 The steamer I was conversant with was an up and downer ,burnt bunker C and was capable of 4 knots on a good day. What she would have done with a complete propellor wouldn't know. Was a wonder the thrust block lasted the 11 months I was there the amount of vibration on the main engine. JWS

[Ivan Cloherty]

Lewis there are times when you don't have time to advise anyone below what your intentions are, hence my comment about engineers consternation and skylight, and these were in times of yore (50's/60's) when the seas were flooded with small vessels (7-15,000dwt of varying speeds) all vying for their piece of ocean in restricted waters, radars were as good as useless in some situations and not the singing dancing machines they are today (on which navigators rely too much, instead of fail safe peepers). Sometimes your intentions are thrown askew by some other vessel ahead inexplicably (who should have stood on) alters course or an overtaking vessel decides your piece of water is better than his, but that's what made bridge work interesting...................happy days

[Lewis McColl]

Lewis there are times when you don't have time to advise anyone below what your intentions are, hence my comment about engineers consternation and skylight, and these were in times of yore (50's/60's) when the seas were flooded with small vessels (7-15,000dwt of varying speeds) all vying for their piece of ocean in restricted waters, radars were as good as useless in some situations and not the singing dancing machines they are today (on which navigators rely too much, instead of fail safe peepers). Sometimes your intentions are thrown askew by some other vessel ahead inexplicably (who should have stood on) alters course or an overtaking vessel decides your piece of water is better than his, but that's what made bridge work interesting...................happy days

Ivan at least you had the luxury of when you came off watch there was usually the watch keeping engineer and a Jun eng to have cold beer with, happy days, I hated UMS engine rooms.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Ivan at least you had the luxury of when you came off watch there was usually the watch keeping engineer and a Jun eng to have cold beer with, happy days, I hated UMS engine rooms.

Always looked forward to those 'just off watch' moments sharing a beer and winding down together proving that oil and water did mix.................happy days, today's MN not for me, but thank god some like it, or we would starve and be walking everywhere

[Captain Kong]

Not on a Dry Ship Lewis.
I was reported and had to go to he Captains Cabin ,This was on a VLCC in the Red Sea.
"You have committed the most despicable act an Officer can ever commit",
"Why what have I done,"?
"You were observed drinking Lemonade after Midnight"
I nearly fell over laughing, "I am going. You are Mad",
"Sit down Mate I have not finished with you yet"
Me , "I am off, your crazy , you might attack me " and went through the door, He was screaming after me.

After the EXXON VALDES Disaster, all the bars were taken off the ships, only Lemonade served in the empty bar until 10.30pm.
So I was in Big trouble.

So we could do Seven Months running up the Perishing Gulf to the Gulf of Suez and back in all that heat and never have a drink.
Brian

[Lewis McColl]

Brian that may have been the case with Exxon/Esso it was not the same for every tanker company and BP still to this day have beer on board there ships, okay you cannot get hammered like you once could. There is a D&A policy and a random check can be called at anytime.

[Keith at Tregenna]

The Navy is investigating the horrifying possibility that some of those who died on the USS Fitzgerald when it sank may have been trapped alive in rapidly flooding compartments as emergency hatches were closed, it has emerged. Japanese cargo ship the ACX Crystal slammed into the side of the US destroyer while much of the rest of the crew were asleep on Saturday, tearing a hole in the compartments where 100 sailors slept. Now there are fears that some of the seven who died may have been trapped alive as emergency hatches were shut to stop the ship sinking. The deceased crewmembers have been identified as Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23; Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19; Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25; Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26; Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24; Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr.; and Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Lewis,
That was in ESSO ,
The Captains even had Breathalyzer kits, if you had been ashore you could be breathalysed and that meant instant dismissal from the company and loss of company non contributory pension.
I heard of a couple of men who were sacked.

I do not know who would breathalyse the Captain.
Cheers
Brian

[Lewis McColl]

Keith it was not a Japanese cargo ship , unless for the last 3days we have all been mis informed . It was supposed to have been a Filipino Container ship. Also on Naval vessels it would have been standard procedure to save the ship and bugger the safety of the crew.

[Keith at Tregenna]

According to Maritime Bulletin, “Container ship ACX CRYSTAL though Philippines-flagged, said to be operated by Japanese NYK ?