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May be a benevolent eye, but Liz has her nose turned up. :haha:
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Leave her alone, her last Corgi just died.
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I've looked back at that thread several times and tried to follow what happened after.
The Ulysse is a roro (rollon-rolloff) ferry that also carries passengers. I have been unable to find out how many and also wonder why there are no people in the pics. |
I looked at one of the tracking sites yesterday and saw that the Ulysse was in a North African port.
The Virginia is apparently anchored off south east Greece although some of the information was contradictory. Please forgive lack of detail but I'm not presently on my PC and this iPad doesn't lend itself to researching the finer points of the internet. I wondered about the operation to part the two vessels and whether they were able to proceed under their own power. Presumably neither craft was holed beneath the waterline. |
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This is a bad time for RO/RO's.
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Excellent had a better outcome than Ulysse, but I think both captains may be looking for work.
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That animation shows a double tap, I think that's a glitch.
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An acquaintance of mine started his working life in the Merchant Navy so, when I saw him earlier this week, I asked had he seen reports of this incident.
A lack of lookout was the first thing he mentioned and it prompted him to relate the tale of a Greek tanker in the English Channel several decades ago. The ship was under way but there was no response to radio calls. It's an exceptionally busy area so the decision was made to board the vessel. The story goes that the bridge was unmanned and the only sign of life there was a dog. When the crew were eventually found they said there was no problem as the dog always barked when he saw another ship! True or not? You can decide that for yourself, but just bear in mind that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. ;) |
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That's pretty cool. :thumb2:
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