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  • Freighter Was On Autopilot When It Hit U.S. Destroyer

    06/23/2017 9:44:27 AM PDT · by Mariner · 143 replies
    The Washington Free Beacon ^ | June 23rd, 2017 | BY: Bill Gertz
    The deadly collision between a U.S. destroyer and a container ship June 17 took place while the freighter was on autopilot, according to Navy officials. The Philippines-flagged cargo ship ACX Crystal was under control of a computerized navigation system that was steering and guiding the container vessel, according to officials familiar with preliminary results of an ongoing Navy investigation. Investigators so far found no evidence the collision was deliberate.
  • Ship drifting towards gas platform

    01/11/2007 1:08:27 PM PST · by Pontiac · 94 replies · 3,542+ views
    Evening Standard ^ | 1/11/07 | Staff
    A 4,500 tonne ship is adrift in the North Sea and heading for a gas platform. The vessel, named Vindo, broke down in very poor weather nine miles from the Murdoch gas platform. Coastguards said the ship, with nine crew on board and laden with 4,200 tonnes of fertiliser, was drifting towards the rig. Rescuers said it was a "race against time" to save lives. Michael Mulford, of RAF Kinloss, told Sky News there were nine people on the ship and 30 people still on the platform. He said: "We are planning to winch them off the ship two at...