cargo ship runs aground off French Atlantic coast

[Serpo]

A cargo ship on the French Atlantic coast became trapped in high winds, causing some of its 220 tons of fuel to leak towards a local beach.
The TK Bremen ran aground 100 meters from Erdeven beach in southern Brittany, northwest France on Friday morning, close to a giant nature reserve of dunes and wildlife.
The 19-member crew of the cargo ship was evacuated by helicopter, according to the local prefecture.

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Trouble at sea: The TK Bremen ran aground 100 metres from Erdeven beach in southern Brittany




http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/16/article-2075134-0F32E00000000578-470_964x641.jpg The 190-man crew of the giant cargo ship had to be evacuated by helicopter when the vessel was troubled by the weather



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/16/article-2075134-0F330CEF00000578-502_964x632.jpg Waves crash against the side of the stricken Maltese-registered TK Bremen, which began spilling its oil load after running aground on Friday

A statement from the prefecture of the Morbihan region said the kilmoetre-long strip of fuel from the TK Bremen was heading towards the beach.

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A giant nature preserve of dunes and wildlife runs through Erdevan, one of numerous small towns on the coast that attracts tourists seeking fine wind and air.
The prefecture warned people to stay indoors as rescuers pumped fuel from the hold of the Maltese flagged ship in a bid to empty it.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/16/article-2075134-0F32EEBD00000578-509_964x641.jpg Run aground: The TK Bremen is surveyed by a helicopter in Erdeven, near Brittany, as oil spills from its engine


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/16/article-2075134-0F327DCB00000578-487_964x642.jpg High winds caused the giant vessel to run aground, leaking some of its 220 ton fuel load towards a local beach




The French electric company said today that some 320,000 homes were without electricity as winds of up to 130 kilometers per hour (81 mph) blew across France, triggering alerts in numerous regions.
Most of the outages were in the country's west, but some areas in the east and southeast were hit as the storm moved across France.
France's train authority, SNCF, said traffic was affected in Brittany and at one point all but paralysed in the Pays-de-la-Loire, further south, just as classes closed for the Christmas season and many people were setting off on vacation.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2075134/Wildlife-beach-threatened-leaked-fuel-cargo-ship-runs-aground-Atlantic-coast.html


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[General of Darkness]

Mother Nature can be a real pain at times.

[Dogman]

That is truly high and dry. Must have been some trick, to do it.

[solid]

That is truly high and dry. Must have been some trick, to do it.

It's the tides, sometimes they work for you...sometimes against you.

Maybe Captain Ron was at the helm...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RREoBxOBHi4

[osoab]

It's the tides, sometimes they work for you...sometimes against you.



More like Joseph Hazelwood.

[Dogman]

It's the tides, sometimes they work for you...sometimes against you.

Maybe Captain Ron was at the helm...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RREoBxOBHi4

Ok as long as these dudes were not at the helm!

http://pictures.recombu.com/news/M12713/1289407593_w670.jpg

[Golden]

The third cargo ship to run aground this year. Have there been more? The trend alarm is on full alert. With sophisticated satellite systems one would tend to believe this could be avoided.

[hoarder]

220 tons is a lot of oil. Usually the media reports oil spills in gallons, not barrels (like oilfield people do) or tons.

[mightymanx]

220 tons is a lot of oil. Usually the media reports oil spills in gallons, not barrels (like oilfield people do) or tons.


Roughly 32,000 gallons

[midnight rambler]

Roughly 32,000 gallons

If they referring to a metric ton, that's more like 69,000+/- gallons of oil (a gallon of oil being approx. 7#).

[solid]

If they referring to a metric ton, that's more like 69,000+/- gallons of oil (a gallon of oil being approx. 7#).

I could be wrong, but it's my understanding bunkers are measured in long tons, which would be over 70,000 gallons (at 7#/gallon).

[midnight rambler]

I could be wrong, but it's my understanding bunkers are measured in long tons, which would be over 70,000 gallons (at 7#/gallon).

British long ton = 2,240# and metric ton = 2,204# - a nominal difference (1.6%), really.

[Awoke]

Weird. All those pictures look digital to me. (Meaning fake)

[Serpo]

Weird. All those pictures look digital to me. (Meaning fake)


http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=cargo_vessel_runs_aground_as_161211?ref= ccbox_news_topstories

[Awoke]

I believed the story Serpo, I was just saying that for some reason the photos look computer generated to me.

[osoab]

About the spillage, they were talking fuel oil in the article.

Is that the ships fuel oil or is that what the load was?

[Serpo]

I believed the story Serpo, I was just saying that for some reason the photos look computer generated to me.

Wouldnt put anything past the dailymail

[solid]

About the spillage, they were talking fuel oil in the article.

Is that the ships fuel oil or is that what the load was?

The fuel oil is crude, bunker oil.

That ship looks like a bulk carrier type ship, not a tanker, so my guess would be the load would be dry goods.

[zoya12]

Yeah could have been mostly because of the tides, ship making companies must do a rigorous real world testing for metal fatigues and surface coefficients before actually delivering the ship to companies. I think this is the only solution.
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[General of Darkness]

Yeah could have been mostly because of the tides, ship making companies must do a rigorous real world testing for metal fatigues and surface coefficients before actually delivering the ship to companies. I think this is the only solution.
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SPAMMER, you and I should breed. Assuming your avatar is you. LMMFAO.

[Cebu_4_2]

Right now since I cant see, I think I could do her.

[Cebu_4_2]

Yeah could have been mostly because of the tides, ship making companies must do a rigorous real world testing for metal fatigues and surface coefficients before actually delivering the ship to companies. I think this is the only solution.
__________________________________________________ ______________________________________________
ship registry software (http://www.vesselhq.com)

This is one of my angry ex wives
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[General of Darkness]

This is one of my angry ex wives
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Oh please, like a female of any race would have sex with you. :)

[Glass]

I believed the story Serpo, I was just saying that for some reason the photos look computer generated to me.

I think Kodak went broke and polaroid might have gone the same way so chances are those images are indeed digital. The penguins.....now they are 100% digital.