US Merchant Marine Oil Tanker In Flames Off UK

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March 11, 2025, 02:15 PM

trapper189

US Merchant Marine Oil Tanker In Flames Off UK

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!

March 11, 2025, 02:19 PM

Balzé Halzé

quote:
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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March 11, 2025, 02:21 PM

trapper189

Does it require skill to use like I assume radar might?

March 11, 2025, 02:27 PM

sigmonkey

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:...
What language is that?

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

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March 11, 2025, 02:39 PM

Balzé Halzé

quote:
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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March 11, 2025, 06:00 PM

ScreamingCockatoo

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.

March 12, 2025, 05:15 AM

tacfoley

'Sulong' captain, currently under arrest in UK, is a russian national.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art...ghter%20on%20Tuesday.

March 12, 2025, 08:09 AM

Balzé Halzé

^^^^^^^

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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