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Marine Disasters!

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Groundings!
 
 

Fires!

Grab Bag of Misery!

"Sorry, Captain- I didn't see that tanker... " 
           
 

 "Sorry, Captain- I didn't see that island..."

 

United Malika, Mauritania       

    

Kent Reliant, Puerto Rico 2003

 

M/V Sealand Express, South Africa 2003   

                                             

Camilla, Newfoundland 2003

 

The Tanker Sergo Zakariadze grounded at the entrance to San Juan Harbor in Puerto Rico a week before I
started working there. I can remember looking out the airplane window on approach and seeing this site.
It remained grounded there for four whole months. One sailor was injured in the operation of raising it.


 

                      M/V Bowstring, Jacksonville, FL               

 

Selendang Ayu, Dutch Harbor, Alaska 2004
  
 

The Normandie  was a French ocean liner that caught fire and capsized in it's berth in 
  New York City  in 1942. These photos show the importance of  de-watering after a fire.


 

The Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska in March 1989, spilling about 11 million gallons of crude. Despite being
only 53rd on the list of "most oil spilled", it was the spill that set the ball rolling for much of the regulations that are in place today

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 Last, but in no way least, do yourself a favor and take a look at
the Unsinkable Tugboat!  get the story of what happened here)