Seamans death

[John Arton]

Hi.
I caught a quick note on my internet home page about a seaman being killed on a tanker off the North Coast of Devon in the recent spell of bad weather, but after that, as per is usual, nothing either in the papers nor the t.v. news nor could I find any further info. about the incident on the internet.
Anybody else pick that story up and anymore info.
rgds
Capt. John Arton (ret'd)

[Captain Kong]

Hi John
I have been searching for information but as usual no one cares about Seafarers.
I read in an article on Internet news that it was a British Seaman who was killed on deck when a sea came over. two other Seamen were injured. it was owned by a British Company. but that is all it said.
But no other information or news.
Cheers
Brian

[Ray Buck]

there was a piece on the ITV web site
Westcountry Regional News (West Country Tonight) - ITV Local

Gales batter the region
2.01PM Tue Jan 3 2012
High winds and driving rain across the south west have made for a dreadful start to the New Year.

A man died and two others were injured after a wave hit the deck of a tanker off the Devon coast, crushing them against the railings of the vessel.

Two were taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The third was flown to Derriford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Ray

[Gulliver]

Sadly nothing has changed.Seamen are killed and maimed every day by the environment they love…

http://www.bfbs.com/news/england/navy-helicopter-tanker-storm-rescue-54151.html
　
And another off Bermuda:

http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2010/12/30/captain-chief-engineer-of-tanker-aegean-angel-killed-in-heavy-weather-in-the-atlantic/


Gulliver


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[Tony Wilding]

HI, i read same story, it said 3 crew member was injured , one helping the others, ship not named, or tonnage, i did wonder why they were on deck in such bad conditions. my brother was on the p and o spirit of britain that day, an ex seaman, said conditions were real bad, had to stooge off dover for 1 and 1/2 hours befor entering. on entering dover someone pressed wrong tannoy announcement advising passengers to get there lifejackets, was some worried looks, should have said go to car deck ready to leave. no apology given. tony w.

[Captain Kong]

January around the coast of UK is always horrendous with the Gales. take January 1953...........
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( SURVIVORS AND DEAD OF "PRINCESS VICTORIA" SUNK IN IRISH SEA ) - British Pathe

It's a contemporary Pathe newsreel showing survivors, casualties, etc.

.Acknowledgment to "British Pathe" for this Newsreal.
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1. 59 Years ago, January, 1953, the ferry Princess Victoria sailed from Stranrare for Larne in N.I. In a short time the wind and sea got up and eventually it was hurricane force blowing down throuigh the North Channel, the same storm that flooded south east England killing over 500 people and thousands in Holland., The sea stove in the stern doors and she took water on the cardecks, the free surface effect gave her a ever increasing list The Maydays went out, the Sparky died at his Post and was awarded a posthumous GEORGE MEDAL, Unknown to the rescue services she was blown over 30 miles south of her reported position No one was able to find her. 133 passengers and crew died, all women and children died.
The wind was reported to have gusted up to 120 mph,
I was on an Everard tanker, Amity, we had sailed from Heysham for Belfast early that Saturday morning.
I was on the wheel just before noon when I heard the Skipper talking to Portpatrick Radio, they wanted all ships to proceed to the area. We were being smashed around in some of the most horrendous seas I have ever seen in 40 years of seafaring. we were like a submarine. we could not make much head way against those seas and wind. I remember us being in touch with the Pass of Drumochter another small tanker, and the Donoghadee Lifeboat. By the time we got off the Copelands it was dark and no sign of anything except a screaming gale and heavy seas. We searched around not knowing where to look , until Sunday morning we then crept into Befast Lough, the saddest thing I saw was HMS Consort and the minesweeper, HMS Woodbridge Haven . They were overtaking us quite close, with the dead bodies lain on their quarter decks.
The Princess Victoria had drifted 30 miles to the south that is why no one could find her. The strange thing was, she was never out of sight of land in all that time.
Just another January casualty.......