Posted on 02/06/2005 8:45:47 AM PST by M. Espinola
Two oil tankers collided off the coast of Egypt spilling 9,000 barrels of crude into the Mediterranean Sea, one of the ship's operators said Saturday.
The Singapore-registered M.T. Trijata lost 3,000 barrels of oil through a gash five meters (16 feet) above the water line, said GBLT Ship Management spokeswoman Allison Lim.
The other tanker, US-based Genmar Kestrel, lost 6,000 barrels of crude oil, Lim said.
The spill from the M.T. Trijata had been contained, but Lim couldn't confirm that the Genmar Kestrel's leak was under control. A salvage crew would start clean up operations once permission is obtained from Egyptian maritime authorities, she said.
No injuries were reported from Friday's collision, 27 miles (44 kilometers) north of Port Said, near the Suez Canal.
The M.T. Trijata was on its way to China from Libya when the accident occurred.
GBLT is the Singapore-based arm of Indonesian ship operator Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk.-AP
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9,000 bbls = 378,000 gallons. About 60+ truckloads.
SAVE THE MUSLIMS!....
Life will go on. The world has not come to an oily end.
"The other tanker, US-based Genmar Kestrel, lost 6,000 barrels of crude oil, Lim said."
FYI, I wonder why the reporter didn't give the General Maritime location while he emphasized the other ship's registry? Just said Genmar Kestrel was US based.
I can guess, but I'll let other, better minds enlighten me.
After all, reading the ship's registry, flag and corporate owners is like reading a Chinese novel in Russian illustrated in Braille
"GENERAL INFORMATION HVPQ Ref
Date Updated: Jan 21, 2005
Vessel's name: Genmar Kestrel 1.2
IMO number: 8703103 1.3
Vessel's previous name(s): GOLAR BEATRIS / IOANNIS / CRUDEMED 1.4-1.7
Flag: Marshall Island 1.8
Port of Registry: MAJURO"
General Maritime Management (Hellas) Ltd.
Located in Piraeus, Greece, General Maritime Management (Hellas) Ltd. is the Technical Management Subsidiary of General Maritime Corporation
http://generalmaritimecorp.com/uot2.html
Not being a ship's captain, I simply can't understand how you collide with something as large as a tanker.
Did he not see it? Did they not heed the harbormaster?
I know it takes awhile to stop one of these beasts, but c'mon.......
Steer man steer!
Can't imagine not being able to get out of the way...
I'm with you on that. These ships were 27 miles north of Port Said---that's open ocean. Even taking into account the funneling effect of the Suez Canal, it's still mind boggling to me that there can be a collision like this, especially with today's navigation and collision avoidance technologies.
Uh oh - the "US-based" tanker spilled more: WE'LL be the ones castigated from now until Doomsday about how the 'Great Satan', not satisfied with spreading democracy, is now poisoning the Mediterranean...
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