The action
TAURANGA, New Zealand (AP) — A cargo ship that has spilled hundreds of tons of oil since striking a reef off New Zealand's coast appeared to be breaking up in heavy seas, as its captain faced criminal charges in court Wednesday.
A vertical crack was apparent from the deck to the waterline of the Liberian-flagged Rena, which ran aground Oct. 5 on Astrolabe Reef, 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Tauranga Harbour on New Zealand's North Island. About 70 containers have fallen off the deck of the 775-foot (236-meter) vessel as it has listed increasingly in the worsening ocean conditions.
The reaction
People are saying:
1) I didn't notice in the article whether or not this ship was US bound, but thousands more are. If we manufactured our own products, like we once did, we'd rely on far fewer ships to bring us third world made crap!
2) A story like this makes you wonder what the beaches and eco-systems were like during World War 2 with all of the warships being sunk.
3) So this guy is going to go to jail because he made a mistake (which we all do), but our politicians dont go to jail when they deliberately tank our economy? Anyone else see a problem with this?
4) a. I have an off-the topic question. Why is it that I hear always that ships are Liberian flagged. I rarely hear a vessel that isn't Liberian flagged. Why are so many vessels flagged out of Liberia? I am begging to think that their are more Liberian flagged sea vessels than there are Liberian citizens.
4) b. This sort of registration is called "flag of convenience." Liberia makes it easy to register a ship with them by loosely defining sea-worthiness and they require less insurance to be carried in order to register it.
5) Looks like the Captain had a little Captain in him.
6) Looking at the photo it appears the the ship is overloaded. If so, is the captain soley to blame?
7) Where is Greenpeace ? Oh yeah... it's not an American ship.... They only hate America.
8) $7,800 dollar fine. Yeah, that will teach him. Sorry about the fish and water and stuff.
TAURANGA, New Zealand (AP) — A cargo ship that has spilled hundreds of tons of oil since striking a reef off New Zealand's coast appeared to be breaking up in heavy seas, as its captain faced criminal charges in court Wednesday.
A vertical crack was apparent from the deck to the waterline of the Liberian-flagged Rena, which ran aground Oct. 5 on Astrolabe Reef, 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Tauranga Harbour on New Zealand's North Island. About 70 containers have fallen off the deck of the 775-foot (236-meter) vessel as it has listed increasingly in the worsening ocean conditions.
The reaction
People are saying:
1) I didn't notice in the article whether or not this ship was US bound, but thousands more are. If we manufactured our own products, like we once did, we'd rely on far fewer ships to bring us third world made crap!
2) A story like this makes you wonder what the beaches and eco-systems were like during World War 2 with all of the warships being sunk.
3) So this guy is going to go to jail because he made a mistake (which we all do), but our politicians dont go to jail when they deliberately tank our economy? Anyone else see a problem with this?
4) a. I have an off-the topic question. Why is it that I hear always that ships are Liberian flagged. I rarely hear a vessel that isn't Liberian flagged. Why are so many vessels flagged out of Liberia? I am begging to think that their are more Liberian flagged sea vessels than there are Liberian citizens.
4) b. This sort of registration is called "flag of convenience." Liberia makes it easy to register a ship with them by loosely defining sea-worthiness and they require less insurance to be carried in order to register it.
5) Looks like the Captain had a little Captain in him.
6) Looking at the photo it appears the the ship is overloaded. If so, is the captain soley to blame?
7) Where is Greenpeace ? Oh yeah... it's not an American ship.... They only hate America.
8) $7,800 dollar fine. Yeah, that will teach him. Sorry about the fish and water and stuff.
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