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posted March 11, 2025 02:15 PMHide Post
That X post mentions radar, but how about AIS? How does AIS work on a ship? Does it show the postions, speeds, headings or bearings of various ships in the area broadcasting AIS on a screen of some sort? If so, how timely is the information?

Google translate says munga ohhne! is Shona for Oh my god!
 
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posted March 11, 2025 02:19 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by trapper189:
That X post mentions radar, but how about AIS? How does AIS work on a ship? Does it show the postions, speeds, headings or bearings of various ships in the area broadcasting AIS on a screen of some sort? If so, how timely is the information?

Google translate says munga ohhne! is Shona for Oh my god!


Yes, shows everything. It's essentially real time.


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posted March 11, 2025 02:21 PMHide Post
Does it require skill to use like I assume radar might?
 
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posted March 11, 2025 02:27 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:...
What language is that?


Tswetla. (SA/Zimbabwe) He is saying. "I'm sorry".
I believe him.




"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
 
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posted March 11, 2025 02:39 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by trapper189:
Does it require skill to use like I assume radar might?


Not particularly, no.

ETA:

Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Fatal Collision with US Military-Chartered Tanker Off UK Coast

https://gcaptain.com/arrest-ma...ership-off-uk-coast/


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posted March 11, 2025 06:00 PMHide Post
I can't even imagine having to go through that cargo manifest and compensate the companies that had cargo on that ship.

I lost a HUGE piece of equipment being sent to India when the container was lost at sea.
It took months for the holding company to get compensated from that.





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posted March 12, 2025 05:15 AMHide Post
'Sulong' captain, currently under arrest in UK, is a russian national.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art...ghter%20on%20Tuesday.
 
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posted March 12, 2025 08:09 AMHide Post
^^^^^^^

https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/1899806144354476079



The mariner arrested yesterday was the master of #Solong. He is Russian and that should not be a shock as the Russians make up 10% of the crews on EU vessels.

Again, I go back to the fact that Solong sailed this track repeatedly. We have seen poor seamanship lead to such accidents. The fatigue and level of work on small feeder ships is contributing to these incidents.


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posted March 12, 2025 11:03 AMHide Post
Russian....negligence...no way?!?
<shocked face>
 
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