Mauritius

[John Pruden]

the bow has been towed away damage to the reef cannot be foretold as yet i know by living close to a container terminal that seamanship is not the same in today's industry but this master went way beyond the safety of his ship and crew plus the environment that no costs will ever cover and now i can say i would keel haul the captain and in my humble opinion he should not be in charge of a row boat i said before all seamen should have your backs at all time and this man has put shame on his profession and the history of seamanship now the question will he ever command a ship again would anyone on deck work alongside of this man in the team ? jp

[Keith at Tregenna]

Another theory being investigated seems to lead most reports, will wait to hear more evidence personally.

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[Bryan Portwig]

wakashio.jpg she has subsequently broken her back

[Ivan Cloherty]

Two tugs are now attached to the bow section and she is to be towed out to sea 8nm from the reef and sunk in 2000m of water. The stern section has still got circa 200 tonnes of fuel and lube oil on board, when this has been removed the stern section will join the bow section in Davy Jones locker. Bad weather is currently hampering removal of the oils.

[John Arton]

The argument over who pays has started.
Rgds
J.A.
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ca...shio-questions

[happy daze john in oz]

Like so many when nit comes to insurance claims this could go on for some time.
Like all insurance companies they are very willing to take your money, but when it comes to a claim no matter who is at fault they suddenly find ways never thought of not to pay out.

[Ivan Cloherty]

The process will not take as long as in the old days (our time) with all the electronic tracking devices, black boxes on board, weather routeing at the investigators disposal. In the old days of 50/70 crew secrets could be kept as one dept didn't know what the other was doing, these days with crews of 18/25 there are few secrets and the heirachy system ain't what it used to be, it is much easier for police to interrogate crew nowadays in depth than it was previously and there will not be many willing to join the Master and Mate under arrest, so the truth will out and the blame apportioned

[John Arton]

It will be interesting to listen to the transcript of the voice recorder of the bridge conversation leading up to the time of the grounding when the data from the voyage data recorder is retrieved. Wonder if the last spoken words go something along the lines of "****, what have we done".
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J.A.

[happy daze john in oz]

But first you must find a translator because you can bet it will not be in English.

[Nigel Smith]

Wonder if the last spoken words go something along the lines of "****, what have we done".
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J.A.

It certainly wouldn't have been "oh dear", more along the lines of "kinell"...