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Russjstewart
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I am glad to hear everyone on board is safe and well.
At the risk of seeming flippant and to quote a line from Ian fleming's Goldfinger "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action."
If KathyV figure of 6 boats in 6 years is correct, then it is an anomaly at best.
There is not a lot of information available as the what happened or where it happened. The current itinerary has been taken off the web site. Assuming it was around Fiji, the Fiji Met Service weather chart fro 1700 yesterday does not show any severe weather other than thunderstorm activity around the Solomons.
http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/0995.jpg
Containers are a problem but I would be interested to know where FuAn gets his figure of "10thousands" worldwide floating around, The world shipping Council estimates that that an average of 1582 containers were lost at sea per year between 2008 and 2016 including catastrophic events such as the tragic loss of ElFaro.
http://www.worldshipping.org/indust...s_Lost_at_Sea_-_2017_Update_FINAL_July_10.pdf
Fiji does have a Maritime Safety Authority and if the vessel was Fijian flagged or the incident occurred in Fijian waters, i wouls assume some sort of investigation will take place.
At the risk of seeming flippant and to quote a line from Ian fleming's Goldfinger "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action."
If KathyV figure of 6 boats in 6 years is correct, then it is an anomaly at best.
There is not a lot of information available as the what happened or where it happened. The current itinerary has been taken off the web site. Assuming it was around Fiji, the Fiji Met Service weather chart fro 1700 yesterday does not show any severe weather other than thunderstorm activity around the Solomons.
http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/0995.jpg
Containers are a problem but I would be interested to know where FuAn gets his figure of "10thousands" worldwide floating around, The world shipping Council estimates that that an average of 1582 containers were lost at sea per year between 2008 and 2016 including catastrophic events such as the tragic loss of ElFaro.
http://www.worldshipping.org/indust...s_Lost_at_Sea_-_2017_Update_FINAL_July_10.pdf
Fiji does have a Maritime Safety Authority and if the vessel was Fijian flagged or the incident occurred in Fijian waters, i wouls assume some sort of investigation will take place.
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@Russjstewart, here is more information about the Siren disasters:
Palau Siren Grounds and Floods
that’s five disasters for eight Siren boats in six years
from the September, 2015 issue of Undercurrent
Palau Siren Grounds and Floods: Undercurrent 09/2015
Palau Siren Grounds and Floods
that’s five disasters for eight Siren boats in six years
from the September, 2015 issue of Undercurrent
Palau Siren Grounds and Floods: Undercurrent 09/2015
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To add to the levity, I love the quote in the article at the link below stating that the Fiji Siren "was lost on her last cruise."
When the heck else would it be lost other than on her last cruise?
Fiji Siren Lost At Sea – DeeperBlue.com
When the heck else would it be lost other than on her last cruise?
Fiji Siren Lost At Sea – DeeperBlue.com
BDSC
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Wonder if the guy driving the boat was named Gilligan?
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