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Entries Tagged as 'Ro-Ro'

Poor Loading Plan Of the Week - Cars

May 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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We have seen bad loading plans in the past but this one is a true gem. Thanks to AutosUnleased

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Tags: Ro-Ro

Incident Photo of the Week - Und Adriyatik

February 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Rueters gives us the details on this catastrophic fire aboard the Ro-Ro Und Adriyatik:
06 Feb 2008 - ZAGREB, Croatia
A burning Turkish cargo ship with 1,000 tonnes of crude oil aboard was drifting towards Croatia’s Adriatic coast on Wednesday, threatening to pollute tourist beaches.
Firefighters, including Dutch experts in fighting ship fires, were trying to extinguish […]

 
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Tags: Fire Incidents · Ro-Ro

righting of the m/v republica di genoa

October 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Righting of the M/V Republica di Genoa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSlUjvPgV4

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Tags: Incidents · Ro-Ro · USCG · Video

Quote of the Week

July 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This “Qoute of the Week” comes from Fred Fry of Maritime Monday fame.
If you want to solve the problem of car traffic, just subject car drivers to a tenth of the training requirements thrust upon seafarers.
The quote was in reference to our story on the sinking of the ro-ro Don Pedro off the coast […]

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Tags: Ro-Ro · Training

Trouble in Paradise, Ro-Ro Sinks Off Ibiza Spain

July 11th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Reports are starting to arrive of the Ro-Ro ship “Don Pedro” sinking off the coast of Ibiza, Spain. In a translated version of the story local newspaper diario de ibiza we learn the following:
The accident took place to the 3,05 hours, ten minutes after “Don Pedro” had weighed anchor of Eivissa in the […]

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Tags: Lifesaving Incidents · Ro-Ro