* 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
2007-01-24 22:41:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Non-qualified navigators ?
All ships - not only British - must have navigators trained and
certified according to SOLAS rules.
Most - if not all - countries have regulations as strict - if not
stricter - than those of the British !
SWEDISH MASTER MARINER
In this case the grounding was due to other circumstanses.
2007-01-25 05:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by swenson0 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a experienced seaman you should have heard that the ship was already abandoned as it was badly damaged in the storms. It was beached in the hope of preventing an environmental disaster. Which it has done as the oil that has been lost is a fraction of what is on board. Once the damage is patched up they can move the vessel to a dry dock for proper repairs or breaking up.
As you claim you are a seasoned sailor then you should know that the ship will have all the proper routines set up and that as it was abandoned in a rough storm in the afternoon that the crew would , I am sure been very aware of their position and where trying to everything that they could to save the ship.
And the Navigator has to be qualified .If not then he would not have the job of Navigation officer. As a British flagged vessel it comes under the remit of the MCA and I am sure they would have declared an investigation by now.
2007-01-25 07:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by Dirty Rob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Living here in Brixham,not that far from where the vessel was grounded I can tell you that the sea conditions at the time were severe.The vessel had a large crack in its side,and the authorities decided that to save an enviromental catastrophe the safest course of action was to beach the vessel.Had they not done so then no doubt she would have sunk,spilling 2000 tons of fuel oil into the sea and in the relative shallows fo Lyme bay the wreck would have been a hazard to all the shipping that use this busy area.
Take it from me this was the best thing to do.
2007-01-25 17:53:40 · answer #3 · answered by NICHOLAS C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's very simple. The ship was previously damaged and the damage became substantially worse under tow towards shelter, so the decision was taken to beach her before she either broke up or sank in deep water.
I don't know what you mean by the "incompetency of the duti navigator", the thing was under tow and the decision was taken by the MCA on consultation. And she was grounded, not grounged.
I trust your navigational skills are somewhat better than your English.
2007-01-25 14:26:16 · answer #4 · answered by champer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You really are silly aren't you - two questions on the same topic!!
1, crew previously removed by lifeboat.
2, sea tugs towed Napoli to shallow water to prevent sinking and major ecological disaster.
3, idiots ransacked spilt cargo causing major ecological disaster
4, small number of people fail to read or pay attention to news broadcasts explaining all this.
Heaven help us if you are a Navigator.
2007-01-25 09:45:23 · answer #5 · answered by rookethorne 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So it was grounged was it?
Is that Cornish?
Seriously though, I have a little box in my car that cost £80 that tells me there could be a speed camera in 500 yards.
There must have been kit on that ship to tell the duty officer where the ship was within a few metres.
Somebody wasn't on the job, were they?
2007-01-25 07:00:09 · answer #6 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was deliberated grounded as it had been holed by stormy weather. i.e strong seas.
The boat would have sunk if it had remained at sea.
2007-01-25 07:06:30 · answer #7 · answered by Dave G 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋