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    Default Maersk Officer Presumed Dead After Falling Overboard on Saint Lawrence River May 20 2019

    The second officer of the containership Maersk Patras is missing and presumed dead after falling overboard from the ship in the Sant Lawrence River on Sunday. According to a statement from Maersk Line, the 2nd Officer reportedly fell overboard at approximately 9:30 am local time on the Saint Lawerence River in Canada, north-east of the junction with the Saguenay River. Several vessels participating in the search and rescue, including Maersk Patras, along with the support of airborne assets. The search was coordinated by the Marine Search & Rescue Centre (MRSC) of the Canadian Coast Guard, which ultimately called off the search at approximately 20:00 local time. “It is with regret we have received the news that the search and rescue operation was unsuccessful and we must conclude that we have lost our colleague. It is a tragic situation for the family and we have offered them our full support. My deepest condolences and thoughts go to them,” says Søren Toft, COO of A.P. Moller – Maersk. The 2nd Officer is from Sri Lanka, according to Maersk Line. Maersk said it is in contact with the relatives as well as the crew members of Maersk Patras, who will receive crisis counseling. The circumstances surrounding the man overboard were not immediately clear. Maersk said it will cooperate fully in investigations into the incident. Built in 1998, Maersk Patras sails under the Singapore flag and has a capacity of 2.902 TEU (twenty foot equivalent). AIS ship tracking data shows the Maersk Patras was sailing from Antwerp, Belgium to Montreal when the incident occurred. MAERSK container ship lost crew while taking pilot on board, Canada Container ship MAERSK PATRAS lost man overboard while reportedly, taking pilot on board off Les Escoumins, Quebec, Saint Lawrence river mouth, in the morning May 19. Vessel arrived from Antwerp, being bound for Montreal. SAR lasted until evening May 19, was suspended, all involved ships and helicopter released. MAERSK PATRAS resumed voyage at 1945 LT May 19, as of 0500 UTC May 20 was sailing upstream, below Quebec City According to unconfirmed social media posts, missing crew is either AB or Second Officer, he wasn’t wearing life jacket, little chance of survival in 6 C water. Container ship MAERSK PATRAS, IMO 9168221, dwt 37842, capacity 2890 TEU, built 1998, flag Singapore, manager MAERSK Line (EQUASIS). Source : Maritime Bulletin ______________________________________________
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    Default Re: Maersk Officer Presumed Dead After Falling Overboard on Saint Lawrence River May 20 2019

    Vernon ,where are you getting all theses stories from?
    Three now all of the same line, is there a Voodo out there on cruise ships at the moment?
    You really are the center of gloom today mate, are there any good stories out there? LOL

    Jumping over board, falling from containerships, battles in the Gulf, what next, Trump resigns?????????????????
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    Default Re: Maersk Officer Presumed Dead After Falling Overboard on Saint Lawrence River May 20 2019

    Thanks for bringing this to our attention, important.
    fed up with Brexit and climate change again.

    These news snippets are welcomed.

    K.

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    Default Re: Maersk Officer Presumed Dead After Falling Overboard on Saint Lawrence River May 20 2019

    3 very good posts Doc. Great reading material, particularly the first one which is a very chilling account of a true tragedy that would have affected many lives even after the event.

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    Default Re: Maersk Officer Presumed Dead After Falling Overboard on Saint Lawrence River May 20 2019

    According to some sources the 2nd mate was engaged in lashing of the deck containers when he went over the side. The deck stow reaches the full width of the vessel with the outer tiers being supported on pillars built into the sheerstrake.
    On the Canmar ships the crew did all the lashing of and unleashing of, the deck stow and in winter it was a heavy work job. The crew got paid in cash for the lashing work and back in 86 they got around $100 each a trip which for the Indian crew was not to be sneezed at. This seems to have become a common practice for container vessels calling at Montreal and the Canadian unions have called for a stop to be put to the practice of lashing/unleashing the deck stow whilst underway in the saint Lawrence River.
    Crew doing this work started back in the 70's if I recall correctly as it not only saved cost but time. In C.P. when we first started running container ships, firstly to Quebec and later to Montreal, year round, the stevedores refused to do any lashing work until all the deck containers had been loaded and this meant that after loading was completed it could be up to 12 hours or even more dependent upon the number of containers that required lashing before the ship could sail. The reverse happened on arrival where no container was discharged until all the lashings had been removed.
    When C.P. opened its dedicated container terminal in Quebec it was at the height of the Quebec libra movement and at the opening ceremony the army was stationed on the heights of Abraham, helicopters circled overhead and the coastguard patrolled the river, all to protect the dignatories attending the event. Afterwards we were all bused under armed escort to a dinner at the chateau Frontenac, which was nice.
    There was a lot of animosity amongst the queebec stevedores over the opening of the private terminal with instances of deliberate sabotage to the straddle carriers their drivers and also the container crane drivers. The maintenance manager, who over a period of time had built up a good team of maintenance mechanics and electrians was one day visited in his office by two burly suited gentlemen who told him he wished to keep his limbs intact he was to sack all his employees and employers those on the list they would supply him with. The Quebec terminal did not operate for all that many years and as soon as Montreal port authority opened their terminal, despite the extra sailing time involved, C.P. quickly moved their container operation to there along with the crane and carriers etc.
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