No problem there.
Posted on 05/30/2021 6:26:43 PM PDT by dynachrome
A search is ongoing for three crew members reported missing from a roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) vessel that sank off the coast of Japan early Friday morning.
The MV Byakko sank at about 2:40 a.m. local time after colliding with the chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer just before midnight in the Seto Inland Sea, Reuters reported. The Byakko reportedly sank about 2.5 miles off the coast of Imabari.
Nine of the Byakko’s 12 crew members were said to have been rescued by the Japanese coast guard and nearby ships.
Kyodo News reported that the ship’s captain, 66-year-old Tamotsu Sato, was among the missing. Responders also are searching for two of the Byakko’s engineers, Japanese men in their 20s.
The 557-foot-long Byakko is operated by Kobe, Japan-based Prince Kaiun Co. According to Kyodo News, the Byakko was carrying auto parts and left Kobe at 4:30 p.m. Thursday bound for Kanda, Japan. The Ulsan Pioneer reportedly departed a port in China on Tuesday and was scheduled to arrive in Osaka, Japan, on Friday afternoon.
There was no word on what types of auto parts the Byakko was carrying. Denso is the largest automotive parts manufacturer in Japan and specializes in electronic systems and powertrain control modules, according to Japan Industry News, which lists the other major suppliers in the country as Aisin Seiki, Yazaki, JTEKT and Hitachi Automotive Systems.
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“Built just last year, the roll-on/roll-off vessel Byakko sank off the coast of Japan on Friday.”
Ruh Roh....
Thank God it was not a US Destroyer involved.
My sympathies to the families of those three missing men.
Even with modern tools, nighttime navigation is quite risky.
Doesn’t mention what chemicals were on the other ship.
I am looking forward to getting the case data so I can re-create it in the USCG simulators. We’ve done quite a few incidents and set them up as 4D, bridge view, surround playbacks and they’re often terrifying.
Lessons learned are most valuable many times added to the courseware for prospective CO/XO, OPS, Bridge Resource Management courses. Usually too advanced for cadets.
I got a chance to see the simulator at Mass Maritime. Very cool set up.
No problem there.
Was it full of ‘chips’?
Your work sounds incredible.
I hope they can found those people alive by now. Sounds like it was bad.
Yeah. Chemicals schmicals no body cares, right?
It’ll buff right out...
“Vessel Type - Generic: Tanker - Hazard A (Major)”
Heh. Maybe Godzilla will be poisoned before he stomps Tokyo.
Wow, what an interesting career path!
Denzo spark plugs were a hot commodity in the Jap SUV community in the 2000’s.
Maybe Godzilla will be poisoned before he stomps Tokyo.”
It will only make him stronger.
Boring repetitive work, like steering a boat, is ideal for automation. Put a long range proximity fuse in the bow and feed the signal into the autopilot.
My first thought too.
Quick! Recruit them into the US Navy!
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