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Old 18 June 2013, 20:18   #1
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Broken Container Ship

The MOL Comfort has broken in two pieces off Yemen, all crew safe. This ship was only five years old and due to come back into Southampton on 5th July 2013.
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Old 18 June 2013, 20:20   #2
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Made in China lol
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Old 18 June 2013, 20:48   #3
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Made in China lol
Made in Japan AIUI.

Impressed that both parts are still floating, albeit some 19 miles apart!
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Old 18 June 2013, 20:59   #4
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did they not have any duck tape on board?
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Yeh but its in a container at the bow and the bridge is at the stern!
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Can't believe it's floating!!
Is that by design?!
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I think they are made in water tight sections?
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What's on it?
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What's on it?
Err, Containers?
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Meant to be over 4000 containers on board. Bow and stern now 19 miles apart and stern is on fire according to Bloomberg and Times of India.

Graphics on this one look like Thunderbirds!

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I don't think it's a new idea.
It's just never been tried on this scale before
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Err, Containers?
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Typical, i bet my new Laptop is on one half, and the charger is on the other
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Perfect example of how big is not always best, good to see bulkheads worked as they should.
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Will be interesting to follow the investigation of this one. Vessel was pretty new 2008, mostly older bulk carriers carrying heavy cargo are the one braking in two...Guess that the outcome is the result of severall different resons but time will tell.
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Ah, that suggests that you already knew it was full of containers. I must presume then that you REALLY meant what is in all those containers?

So, let's go again - "What is in all those Containers?"

Anyone? No?

Stuff, Humber P4VWL, lot's of stuff. But probably a lot less stuff than the Insurance Companies are now being told there is.....
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So, let's go again - "What is in all those Containers?"

Anyone? No?



Lad I know manages the loading of these ships, he's given details of all containers that need loading along with a plan of the ship, then he has to work out which part of the ship to load, apparently there's everthing from food, computers - tyres - toys - clothes and things that could go bang! fireworks chemicals etc, containers are mostly all different weights, and each one will have its designated position, somtimes loading empty containers to pack around the things that could go bang or catch fire. he gets to travel the world, and gets paid loadsa wonga.
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Lad I know manages the loading of these ships
Excellent! Does HE know what's in those containers?


...and did he load that one?
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