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From The Hindustan Times, "All-Indian crew on container ship that collided with Baltimore bridge": The entire 22-member crew of the cargo ship that collided with a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below, are Indians, the company said.We don't know all the specifics of this case yet but I'm reminded of a story from 2017 about how India's first ballistic missile submarine was taken out of commission because someone forgot to properly close a hatch. ![]() If the ship in Baltimore lost power due to poor maintenance that's a crucial issue to find out.
From The Washington Post: A deficiency in the Dali's systems was discovered when the ship was inspected in June, records show. Inspectors at the port of San Antonio, Chile, discovered a problem categorized as relating to "propulsion and auxiliary machinery," according to the Tokyo MOU, an intergovernmental shipping regulator in the Asia-Pacific region. The issue was classified in the subcategory of "Gauges, thermometers, etc," but no additional details of the deficiency were provided. The problem was not serious enough to warrant detaining the ship, according to the records."According to a statement from Dali's owners and managers, all of the ship's 22 Indian crew members and two pilots who were on board have 'been accounted for and there are no reports of any injuries,'" the Baltimore Sun reported. "Baltimore harbor pilots were directing the ship at the time of the crash, as is customary when vessels enter ports or canals, according to a joint statement from the ship's owner and manager," the NY Times reported. "Shortly after the crash, radio traffic from emergency workers suggested that the crew was also struggling to steer the ship, according to audio published by Broadcastify." Hopefully, we will find out the real story soon but something tells me that if this was a ship full of Sully Sullenbergers this would not have happened. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |