* Napoli is a huge modern ship, provided with modern navigational equipments.
* The use of cheaper, non qualified navigators (by experience only) for economic reasons, might be the cause of grounding her.
So it is economic for short term, But costly for along term after the accident!. I wish the managements of all shipping companies be aware of that.
* I believe the only cause of the incident was the incompetency of the duti navigator, Who failed to take the ship's position more frequently than usual(15 or 20 minutes) & it could be necessary to br taken every 2 minutes or less in that situation of heavy trafficed, zoned area in heavy weather & with consideration to the size of the ship, which can be easily affected by the weather!
As by that the course of the ship could be corrected frequently & accordingly.
* I never accept that the cause was the heavy weather.
THIS COMES FROM MY EXPERIENCE IN NAVIGATION AT SEA, OCEANS & THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.
2007-01-23 22:41:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
You seem to know a lot more about it then me, so i respect your input. But I also feel that anyone who decides on who to blame for anything before hearing the specifics and the full story is more often then not wrong. There will no doubt be an inquiry, with all aspects taken into account. Hopefully that will find the truth of the matter.
2007-01-23 23:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by Caffeine Fiend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would the position of the ship affect the way the sea flooded the engine room causing the engines to fail?Thus redering it unable to steer,or anyway of altering its position?To drift.We will have to wait for an official inquirey to blame or otherwise.It is not fair to hang any one yet.
2007-01-23 22:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering the crew had all been taken off the previous day,due to the impending sinking of the vessel-no I do not agree with you! At the time it was grounded(deliberately)it was under the command of two salvage tugs(MCA)
2007-01-23 23:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by mactheboat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Silly person - it was grounded deliberately to stop it sinking.
Try watching the news reports a bit more often.
2007-01-23 23:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by rookethorne 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋