Posted on 03/02/2021 9:12:45 AM PST by rktman
The sea has been indispensable to the growth and development of human civilization. Simply put, it is among the roots of our modern economy, and there is no way we could live without it.
However, the sea has always been an erstwhile ally, at best.
From the Odyssey to Moby-Dick, humanity has captured the majesty, power and sometimes cruelty of the Earth's waters in our culture and literature.
A recent tragedy in the Black Sea, off the coast of Turkey, serves as another reminder.
According to the Maritime Executive, the MV Arvin, a 46-year-old Turkish freighter en route from the country of Georgia to Bulgaria, sought shelter from a powerful storm at the Bartin, Turkey, anchorage on Jan. 15.
As bad weather continued on Jan. 17, heavy waves snapped the Arvin's hull in half, causing the ship to sink.
You can see video of the accident here, via the Turkish Ministry of Transport:
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Compared to the North Atlantic, no. Then again, this freighter was probably designed to only cope with Black Sea conditions, so it's all relative.
The 40,000 ton vessel was too heavy to remain moored so had to ride it out.
What a roller coaster that was.
They “... broke deep and took water.”
I saw Gordon at a small venue concert that he gave to the US Military at Ft Leavenworth in the 90’s.
In all the waters of the world there is not one drop of mercy.
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A quote from the article:
"Just as it was certain that the MV Bilal Bal ship would sink four years ago, it was certain that the MV Arvin would sink."
Sea State 3. Ship was flawed.
Go to the eye doctor.....today.
Looks like a segmented hull. Sea doesn’t have to be rough, it just has to line up with the flaw in your design!
Yup. Years ago while stationed at Mayport Fl we were ordered to sea due an approaching hurricane. Better at sea than tied up to three other ships dockside.
Early Liberty ships suffered hull and deck cracks, and a few were lost due to such structural defects. During World War II there were nearly 1,500 instances of significant brittle fractures. Twelve ships, including three of the 2,710 Liberties built, broke in half without warning, including SS John P. Gaines, which sank on 24 November 1943 with the loss of 10 lives.Metallurgists learned then about the ductile to brittle transition of steel when it gets cold. That obviously isn’t the case here. Maybe this hull exceeded its fatigue limit, which initiated a brittle crack.
Thank you Gordon Lightfoot.
Wow. Is that Gordon Lightfoot now? I had to look it up and he is 82. I always liked “Carefree Highway” Better than “Edmund Fitzgerald.”
Old ship..prolly not inspected regularly...
Is that Keith Richards’ brother?
“Gordon Lightfoot sings every song ever written!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZpk0A4hZes
I was on the Med for two years and big storms (and big swells) would come out of nowhere. Once we were near our sister ship(DEs looking for Rooskie subs)and I could see the front third, then the back third, of her hull out of water. Those smaller ships are more survivable in those kinds of seas.
Yep.
Mr. Lightfoot did have a cocktail issue.
Still livin at 82.
Rough enough to break a large ship in half.
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