Cargo ship overturns off Georgia coast - woah

[hoosierdoc]

https://www.adn.com/nation-world/20...-after-cargo-ship-overturns-of-georgia-coast/

click for the picture and ponder how you’d fix that. 4000 vehicles inside

 

[Cameramonkey]

Very carefully and very slowly. See "Costa Concordia".

It's not going anywhere this year, thats for sure.

 

[Cameramonkey]

On second thought, Its probably moving faster than the CC. US workers, even Union, work faster than Italians. They arent exactly known for the speed of work projects.

 

[ghuns]

4000 Kias and Hyundais are about to hit the used car market with zero miles and salvage titles.

 

[Alamo]

When I first saw that picture the fate of the four missing sailors was unknown. I thought they were goners for sure.

https://www.9and10news.com/2019/09/10/4-sailors-rescued-in-georgia-from-capsized-cargo-ship/

 

[Cameramonkey]

4000 Kias and Hyundais are about to hit the used car market with zero miles and salvage titles.

Just make sure you get one from the starboard side so its still dry.

 

[hoosierdoc]

looks to be in about six feet of water or so, I suspect most of the cars are dry now. I'd love to see some video from inside and how they secure those vehicles. Just like a flatbed? Or parking break only? I've seen video of cars going overboard from a cargo ship in rough seas

[video=youtube;uM1TteaCxjg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM1TteaCxjg[/video]

 

[SmileDocHill]

The article just says there was a fire on board? How does that cause it to capsize? Or was that the distraction that caused it to bottom out?

 

[VUPDblue]

Every single car inside is lashed to the deck, they aren't just parked. This same thing happened in 2002 with the vessel M/V Cougar Ace and it was hauling almost 5k new Mazdas. The first time I saw a picture of it I was captivated and wanted to know more. It is a fantastic read from start to finish if you have the time. So much to consider, and so much loss. Mazda handled it the right way, IMHO, and I'd wager that which ever manufacturer has cars on board the Golden Ray will do something similar.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15388858/cougar-ace-the-great-103-million-snafu-at-sea/

 

[HoughMade]

Yeah, I'm wondering about the center of gravity for the load and ballast. I am guessing this was a partial load (looked it up- has a capacity of almost 7,000 vehicles), so perhaps the partially offloaded in Jacksonville and Brunswick, leaving 4,000 vehicles more on the upper levels (for some reason), without offsetting with more ballast below? I'm purely speculating.

[ETA]

Sometimes my speculation is better than others.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15388858/cougar-ace-the-great-103-million-snafu-at-sea/

Great article- I believe that history has repeated itself. Here are some quotes about an acident in 2006:

And then things began to go wrong in a hurry. Before sailing into American waters, U.S. law requires that a ship’s ballast tanks be purged of the seawater taken on in foreign lands to avoid fouling local marine environments with nonnative species.

Whether it was a mechanical failure or human error (MOL hasn’t said), that afternoon the water from the starboard ballast tanks was drained without being refilled simultaneously with fresh seawater. And so the top-heavy ship keeled over almost instantly and onto its port side. And that sent everything not strapped down—including its crew of two Singaporeans, eight Myanmars (a.k.a. Burmese), and 13 Filipinos—sliding along the steel decks.

Rut Ro, Shaggy

 

[femurphy77]

One of the early reports said that it was listing to starboard but when it turned to head out to sea it rolled to its port side. Definitely a load master looking for a job right about now.

 

[hoosierdoc]

It seems like you’d just run down the deck as it rolled, but that may have gone quickly, and it’s probably 100’ wide at least. Would be terrifying to suddenly be falling 100’ after standing on a ship deck

and the primary instinct is probably to hold onto something

 

[NKBJ]

A few five gallon cans of paint and a sprayer adding the legend "The Creature From Jeckyll Island" would be kinda nice.

 

[femurphy77]

Fortunately it looks like a protected inlet so that should extend the time to successfully refloat it. I'd love to witness that operation!

 

[hoosierdoc]

They are praying for no hurricane