Capsize fears over ship

[Sparrow]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1248220,00.html :sad:

[Beth]

and all those BMW bikes lost to the floor of the ocean :rolleyes: a few less to annoy me then :lol:

but on a serious note this could be very very bad for the environment, they are still trying to work out what was on board and what damamge it could do and that is besides the possible oil slick if the hull breaks up anymore :( they were talking about getting a boom ready in case to stop it spreading

[Crazy Dog]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beth @ 21st January 2007 - 1:37 PM) 229132</div>and all those BMW bikes lost to the floor of the ocean :rolleyes:[/b]

Local scuba divers will have them up in no time. :ph34r:

[Planet 24]

QUOTE(Beth @ 21st January 2007 - 1:37 PM) *
and all those BMW bikes lost to the floor of the ocean rolleyes.gif


Local scuba divers will have them up in no time.[/b]


I think Mr. P might take up diving lessons :lol:


Seriously, its a worry though as you can never be sure the cargo is what its supposed to be chemical wise :unsure:
Stranger things have happened.

[Crazy Dog]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Planet 24 @ 21st January 2007 - 2:55 PM) 229151</div>I think Mr. P might take up diving lessons :lol:
Seriously, its a worry though as you can never be sure the cargo is what its supposed to be chemical wise :unsure:
Stranger things have happened.[/b]
Maybe I'm just being cynical but the toxic chemicals story might just be a fabrication by the insurers to keep people away. A container load of BMWs would be far too tempting for many serious bikers who also happen to be divers!

Having said that I once found a rusty old cyanide canister at about 30m in the Philippines. Some dozy fisherman must have dropped it overboard. :blink:

[Crazy Dog]

The toxic chemicals I've seen mentioned include battery acid and perfume which should disperse quickly and reach less harmful - if not harmless - concentrations.

By far the greater risk is from fuel oil which, hopefully, will disperse quickly in the rough seas around that area at this time of year. There'll need to be a clean-up but, hopefully, it'll be small in comparison to past disasters.

[Beth]

I see that the leak has sarted :(

[Crazy Dog]

The Braer released 84,500 tonnes of crude oil when it ran aground in the Shetlands in Jan 1993. Due to the weather conditions a cleanup was next to impossible but these same raging seas, along with evaporation, dispersed the oil quickly.

More than 2,000 victims claimed compensation from the ship owner, his protection and indemnity club and the International Oil Compensation Fund. The majority of the claims were settled amicably within the three year time limit of the fund for such settlements. The remaining claimants embarked upon legal proceedings, which were mostly settled out of court within the three following years. In October 2001 the last negotiations came to an end. Total payment for this incident amounted to £58.4 million

A huge disaster which would have been far worse had it not been for the weather and sea conditions.

MSC Napoli contains only some diesel and 3,500 tonnes of 'heavy fuel oil' both of which are far more volatile than crude. It'll still be a serious problem - one we can all do without. Especially the locals (human and wildlife).

[coppernob]

Not sure what a boom is but I heard somebody on Sky News say earlier they had to use one earlier on the cabin I think it was to try and stop the cargo breaking up. The local police were also getting fed up with all the locals clogging up the roads as they were all heading to the coast to try and get the spilt cargo :(

[Crazy Dog]

I was in Cornwall when the Kodima ran aground and lost its cargo of timber.

How I wish I'd had my van with me! :lol:

Oil boom. They're used to try to contain the spillage. Because they're inflated with air they can't be used in windy or rough conditions.

http://www.slickbar.com/slickbar/images/slickstop_bay.jpg

[coppernob]

They had a load of timber washed up on the Hampshire coast this month but nobody knows where from, people were rushing down there to grab it while they could! Thanks for explaing abouth the boom CD :D