marked the 5th anniversary since EL FARO was lost. Remembering SS El Faro’s Legacy shame on all of us (including myself) for not remembering this day. now, can anyone here say how much has actually changed in how US flagged ships are operated and inspected?

not everyone [image] Switch to deck dept? Today is the five year anniversary of El Faro.

Here in Maine the Lewiston Sun Journal and the Portland Press Herald . carried the same story. The disaster kills all 33 crew members, including ship master Capt. Michael Davidson, of Windham, and three other Maine residents – Michael Holland, of Wilton; and Danielle Randolph and Dylan Meklin, bot…

[image] c.captain: now, can anyone here say how much has actually changed in how US flagged ships are operated and inspected? I’d be interested to hear some replies from those sailing US flag. All I can offer is that in the 10 years following Deepwater Horizon certainly things changed initia…

[image] c.captain: now, can anyone here say how much has actually changed in how US flagged ships are operated and inspected? I’m not sure what’s really changed shoreside but mariners certainly have to submit a lot more paperwork and do a lot more training. But that’s ok because that “ Pers…

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Silly response I know but we all know the answer to preventing future disasters is don’t put anything in an email.

That was me, scolding Jim C about a cartoon involving a shipwreck…it appears that the Goddess of Irony hadn’t paid him a visit. I never forget.

[image] c.captain: now, can anyone here say how much has actually changed in how US flagged ships are operated and inspected? Initially there seemed to be additional scrutiny by ABS in regards to watertight integrity…but not having dealt with them much lately, I don’t know if that uptick in d…

Several old steamers have made the one way trip to Brownsville since then, most have been replaced by new hulls. Those new, modern ships should be much safer.

It is amazing that everyone here seems to have forgotten that yesterday

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It is amazing that everyone here seems to have forgotten that yesterday

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