Iona Stopped off Bremerhaven?

[Cruise Puss]

Why is Iona stationary off Bremerhaven?

 

Lots of SAR vessels as well, plus a helicopter.

 

Has someone gone overboard?

[laslomas]

A cargo ship has collided with another ship in the area and gone down. I believe Iona is involved in the search for survivors.

 

[Ulsteinvik]

There was an accident between 2 cargo ships. One of them sank and sailors are missing. The Iona was behind the accident and is now supporting the rescue efforts.

 

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/Schiffskollision-auf-der-Nordsee-Mehrere-Vermisste-vor-Helgoland,nordsee550.html

[amajaa]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-cargo-ship-sinks-live-31263266

[Cruise Puss]

5 minutes ago, laslomas said:

A cargo ship has collided with another ship in the area and gone down. I believe Iona is involved in the search for survivors.

 

Blimey! I didn't guess that one!

 

That's unusual.

 

Edited October 24, 2023 by Cruise Puss

[scooby1]

Ship woken at 5.55 for the crew to go to emergency rescue stations announcement went to all cabins. Things then moved on to more active recovery it seems sorting things after sorting things after the two ships had collided and we now know sank. 

There are 10+ ships around us and helicopter. We believe that several bodies have been pulled out of the sea onto Iona ( this isn’t confirmed) and we can’t go onto the aft of the ship anywhere. This is just in case a helicopter needs to land. 

[heatherb1958]

I am just reading about it now.

 

 

P&O cruise ship Iona 'picks up three bodies' as British cargo ship sinks in North Sea off Germany https://mol.im/a/12665147 via https://dailym.ai/android

Edited October 24, 2023 by heatherb1958

[jeanlyon]

How awful and more to the point, how on earth do two ships collide with all this navigational tech.

[scooby1]

The article is typical sensational reporting by the daily fail. It’s pretty much flat calm here and was overnight so no idea where it’s got the seas were bad it wasn’t. A bit misty maybe but nothing more. 

 

[P&O SUE]

How awful, what a dreadful situation for all.

[showingdiva]

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in this incident.   From the families and colleagues of the two ships involved in the collision, to those searching including the master and crew of Iona.

Edited October 24, 2023 by showingdiva

[Son of Anarchy]

One of these rare incidents where all those training excercises and drills that are done, but you hope never happen, are put into practice.

 

Just heard on GB News that one body recovered, two survivors so far.  Another four missing. 

 

Thoughts with everyone involved.

[sogne]

Daily Fail comments ws are suitably aligned with their report.

[sogne]

3 hours ago, jeanlyon said:

How awful and more to the point, how on earth do two ships collide with all this navigational tech.

Over reliance on radar and ais against visual lookout, radar and AIS  alarms not set or inoperative, excess speed, sudden turn, lack of radio contact between vessels to confirm intentions but most probably not enough crew on bridge or distracted by various displays on bridge. Some years ago a vessel was seen off course and not answering radio comms. Only when relief watch went to bridge was it found that the master on night watch alone had died  from a heart attack. Recently a large dredger coming out of a harbour struck and sank a yacht with loss of 1 life. Only one man on bridge who did not see the yacht because he was busy with AIS or radar.  

[scooby1]

Iona all underway now and on the way to Rotterdam. Seems that Iona was an active part of the post incident report so good we were passing especially with the facilities a cruise ship like hers has. Doesn’t appear we will get their late but now at close to max speed. 

[molecrochip]

The saving of life will always be the priority over a right time arrival, or inconvenience of a middle of the night shipwide announcement.

 

The comments on here are very sensible but the same cannot be said for some other media sites.

 

Yet again another commendation for the training of Iona’s crew.

[jeanlyon]

2 hours ago, sogne said:

Over reliance on radar and ais against visual lookout, radar and AIS  alarms not set or inoperative, excess speed, sudden turn, lack of radio contact between vessels to confirm intentions but most probably not enough crew on bridge or distracted by various displays on bridge. Some years ago a vessel was seen off course and not answering radio comms. Only when relief watch went to bridge was it found that the master on night watch alone had died  from a heart attack. Recently a large dredger coming out of a harbour struck and sank a yacht with loss of 1 life. Only one man on bridge who did not see the yacht because he was busy with AIS or radar.  

Actually you are quite right.  I am a Watchkeeper at National Coastwatch and we had to ring the Coastguard one day as a large cargo vessel was heading straight for us.  They were about 1.5 miles away.  CG called them and eventually someone answered and they immediately changed course for Plymouth!  Could not have been looking out at all.

[sogne]

2 hours ago, jeanlyon said:

Actually you are quite right.  I am a Watchkeeper at National Coastwatch and we had to ring the Coastguard one day as a large cargo vessel was heading straight for us.  They were about 1.5 miles away.  CG called them and eventually someone answered and they immediately changed course for Plymouth!  Could not have been looking out at all.

Radar etc are AIDS to navigation something rammed home to me at a young age by my father who crossed the North Sea from Larvik Norway in  1940 aged 17.  He and his companions kept a very careful visual watch.

[Mollag]

3 hours ago, jeanlyon said:

Actually you are quite right.  I am a Watchkeeper at National Coastwatch and we had to ring the Coastguard one day as a large cargo vessel was heading straight for us.  They were about 1.5 miles away.  CG called them and eventually someone answered and they immediately changed course for Plymouth!  Could not have been looking out at all.

We had to take evasive action quite a few times while trawling, various cargo ships ,ferries and other trawlers usually with no one to be seen on the bridge or seen scurrying up there just in time to alter. Like Sogne says all this technology is only as good as the human using it………….  if they’re present to use it