cruisemate (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Venezuela is the world's No. 5 oil exporter. All that oil moves through terminals on Lake Maracaibo -- the largest lake in South America -- and then through a brackish channel to the sea. On November 6 2005, two vessels are intending to pass one another during daylight hours, in the calm waters of Lake Maracaibo. They are the LNG carrier M/T Maersk Holyhead and bulk carrier M/V Pequot -- large, modern vessels with the latest communications & navigational equipment.

cruisemate (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Repost. Actually, this is the collision between the Maersk Hollyhead (sister ship of my previous vessel Maersk Humber) and a Bulk carrier. It is a common myth that it was steering gear failure, what actually happened is the vessel was navigating in a narrow channel, I know it looks like open water but remember there is alot of ship underwater too and the vessel only had a narrow channel of water at sufficient depth in which to navigate, what happened is something called interaction.

cruisemate (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

where do you get this info? The accident was due to a bank effect causing the mearsk ship to get of course and crashing into the meeting vessel. Bouth vessels are constrained by draft, and underway.

crockofplot (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Do you know of 2 good captains looking for jobs? I guess there will be a couple up for grabs!

CommonRaven (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sure you could. It's just not the simplest way to express a ratio. X-D

farrellhunter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

just shows doesn't take more than a monkey to pilot a boat..

winterborn82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

rudder could fail or the engines it takes these ships a long way to change course or just pilot error

sinusgolf (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i think the little boat must make place for the big one.

mileswilson1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

it is, it was on the news a few years back in england.

smudgebell (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i don't think so you cannot see an anchor ball on either bow of the 2