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    • Given decent weather windows most ships, including harbour tugs, can offer a tow. Interesting to find out what was the breakdown and who fixed it. it would also be interesting to dissect the rescue call-who was it sent to, what was the request , and how did Atlantic towing get called in. we are probably the only Coastal country with no ETV on offer. IMDO doesn't know, the Minister doesn't know, and nobody cares. That's why we have newsworthy incidents.

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      • I got a good look around one of the Tugs involved some years ago when it was known as Thrax. It normally works in Bantry Bay escorting tankers to the SPM at Whiddy Island.While a fine standby tug for refineries, I am surprised it managed this range of operation, with her older tug from the same company assisting.




        It would be a very different story attempting the same operation in 2 months time.
        For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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        • [QUOTE=na grohmiti;469872]I got a good look around one of the Tugs involved some years ago when it was known as Thrax. It normally works in Bantry Bay escorting tankers to the SPM at Whiddy Island.While a fine standby tug for refineries, I am surprised it managed this range of operation, with her older tug from the same company assisting.




          It would be a very different story attempting the same operation in 2 months time.[/QUOTE}

          It's all in Irish Examiner this morning. A fine example of MRCC nightmare. Captain on broken down ship rings his boss , come and get me. Boss checks yellow pages and rings an Irish tug company, Atlantic , being first name on the list. They send out their 6 man tug to 1000km ( 6oo NM) off shore. They silently pull it off, taking up to a week to accomplish task. It is possible that IMO/Law of sea, International regs were sidelined. No emergency declared to controlling MRCC, a total breakdown is NOT UNDER COMMAND and local State provides assistance through it's Rescue assets. !!!!

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          • Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't 1000km out put the breakdown in the UK SAR region to begin with?
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            • Originally posted by CTU View Post
              Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't 1000km out put the breakdown in the UK SAR region to begin with?
              Certainly the Published SAR map shows Ireland 's SRR as a region within a much larger British Region out to 38W Longitude. Our region is probably predicated on our rescue assets , particularily Maritime Air. If assistance is called as laid down then it is initiated by the controlling MRCC who will direct suitable assets including nearby shipping. If you call the owner only, nobody else knows , and it is up to the owner. Calls are required to be made using GMDSS procedures. Just an aside, the UK maritime air assets no longer match the requirements to police their SAR region-no Nimrods.

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              • The P8 Poseidon is coming though. Could take a few years before they are fully operational.
                For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                  The P8 Poseidon is coming though. Could take a few years before they are fully operational.
                  Won't have a fraction of the loiter time the Nimrod had , nor is it compatible with current RAF IFR systems
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                  • I bet the tug boat crew will get great mileage telling stories in the bar about this one .
                    Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .

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                    • Originally posted by Laners View Post
                      I bet the tug boat crew will get great mileage telling stories in the bar about this one .
                      Indeed, well achieved. However his crewing level for a week at sea with continuous running and towing needs scrutiny. The crew needs watchkeepers for bridge and Comms. to allow for 24 hr running. Chief Mate and a couple of seamen to watch the tow. Bridge lookouts to assist O.O.W.. Couple of engineers and ratings in the engineroom. Then a cook to cater.I reckon therefore doing 6 hrs on and 6 hrs off. 3 deck officers incl Captain, 2 Engineers , 2 mechanicians ,4 seamen, and a cook, about 12 all told.

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                      • A "one in a million" ghost ship first spotted floating off the African coast six months ago has washed up onto rocks west of Ballycotton in Co Cork.

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                        • Saw this earlier, seems she has been floating around for a few years and was even seen by HMS Protector who determined she had been abandoned.
                          One question is how she managed to cross our entire EEZ without being spotted?

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                          • Originally posted by EUFighter View Post
                            Saw this earlier, seems she has been floating around for a few years and was even seen by HMS Protector who determined she had been abandoned.
                            One question is how she managed to cross our entire EEZ without being spotted?
                            All the trawlers have taken shelter from Dennis, she is without power so no AIS, and she has quite a small profile. Easy to miss, and recent winds could have moved her quite fast. She was Abandoned and crew rescued in Oct 2018 I think.
                            Those who participate in the Annual Cliff walk in Ballycotton next month should get a nice view of her. However I fear she will be the next Ranga or Samson.

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                            Cork County Council has convened its Oil Spill Assessment Team as part of its Oil Spill Contingency Plan in response to the grounding of a cargo ship in Ballycotton this afternoon.

                            The Council is currently liaising with the Irish Coastguard in relation to the pollution risk and with the Receiver of Wreck in relation ownership of the vessel which grounded at Ballyandreane, Ballycotton, Co. Cork today, February 16th.

                            Cork County Council, which has responsibility for land based oil pollution risk, is continuing to monitor this ship in relation to any possible oil spillage or risk arising from cargo. The Council understands that the vessel was most likely diesel fuelled which poses less risk of pollution than heavy fuel oil. The exact risk level cannot be confirmed at this time. The ship will be inspected tomorrow in day light and from a land vantage point in order to access this further.

                            Cork County Council does not believe that this wreck currently poses a risk to the Special Area of Conservation within the Ballymacoda/Ballycotton area.

                            From a public safety perspective, Cork County Council is asking members of the public to stay away from the wreck location as it is located on a dangerous and inaccessible stretch of coastline and is in an unstable condition.

                            Further details will issue as soon as the information becomes available.


                            It will not be easy to get that off, or even dismantle her in situ. Possibly one of the more remote spots along that particular stretch of coastline.
                            For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                            • What does maritime law have to say about the ship which ended up on the rocks off the Cork coast?


                              To deal with such problems, the IMO adopted the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks in 2007. The responsibility to remove the wreck rests with its owner (Art 9) and it is liable for the costs incurred (Art 10). Ships must carry compulsory insurance policies or other financial security to cover wreck removal (Art 12) (liability for wreck removal is also commonly covered by ship's Protection and Indemnity insurance policies). The Convention entered into force in 2015 following ratification by sufficient signatory states: Ireland was not one of those states.

                              The relevant Irish legislation is found in the Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act 1993 which gives effect to the 1989 Salvage Convention. Section 41 provides that the Minister of Transport, Tourism & Sport has the power to appoint an official known as a Receiver of the Wreck to organise the process of dealing with it. The 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims was enacted into Irish law by the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1996 and the Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) Compensation Act 2005. Section 11 of the 1996 Act provides that the right to limit liability shall not apply to claims in respect of the raising, removal, destruction or rendering harmless of a ship which is sunk, wrecked, stranded or abandoned.

                              However, a ship’s actual owners can be difficult to identify amongst a plethora of international registered companies. While reports suggested that a person purporting to represent the owner contacted the Irish authorities, their motivation is unclear.

                              Leaving aside salty tales of pirates in the Caribbean and the Bermuda Triangle, time is moving on quickly for the Alta. While it might be relatively easy to remove the intact ship, it will inevitably become more difficult and more expensive and there will be environmental concerns if it is allowed to disintegrate. Moreover, it needs to be secured to prevent people boarding, as happened last week. Any prediction as to the State’s ability to recoup its expenses must be pessimistic.

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                              • The annual charity cliff walk is usually next weekend so expect large crowds gathering on the cliff to take photos and possibly climb aboard....
                                For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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