Tanker & ship collide in North Sea

[Peanut]

As someone who has gone to sea as a civilian and in the military... I can say nothing about this was accidental. The arrest of the of the master of the portuguese ship confirms this. They arrested the guy in less than 12hrs and charged him. It takes months to investigate accidents.

Since it wasn't accidental... they only remaining question is why?

 

[Quark]

As someone who has gone to sea as a civilian and in the military... I can say nothing about this was accidental. The arrest of the of the master of the portuguese ship confirms this. They arrested the guy in less than 12hrs and charged him. It takes months to investigate accidents.

Since it wasn't accidental... they only remaining question is why?

Complacency for one reason. The ship did this run over and over again. And the ship had may strikes against it in safety violations. Maintenance probably was a normal problem. The Ship spent very little down time. Maintenance was done on the fly.

There is no conspiracy here. I think I'm done with this. We are now getting to conspiracies so nothing to be gained here.

 

[Quark]

Complacency for one reason. The ship did this run over and over again. And the ship had may strikes against it in safety violations. Maintenance probably was a normal problem. The Ship spent very little down time. Maintenance was done on the fly.

There is no conspiracy here. I think I'm done with this. We are now getting to conspiracies so nothing to be gained here.

I should add small crew and it appears the crew was Filipino. Filipinos make up most of the crews for tankers, containers, freighters, etc.

 

[Peanut]

Filipinos

Filipinos are some of the best seaman in the world! Highly trained and have been going to sea generation after generation... There's a reason they get jobs so easily!!!

This from the net...

"Aspiring Filipino seamen are required to acquire degrees such as Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering or basic seaman course from maritime schools. According to Miguel Angel Rocha, the EVP/COO of CF Sharp Crew Management, Inc., one of the leading manning companies in the Philippines, there are around 80 to 100 maritime schools in the Philippines who offer these degrees. The courses had a three-year curriculum composed of classroom instruction and 12 months of on-board training. After the course, the candidates have to take the seaman's state board exam"