Visual Impact Gallery

IOANNIS NK sank in deep water off Cape Columbine

2009-08-04T04:16:00.000-07:00

Capt Alan Brink writes:-

The bulker IOANNIS NK sank in deep water 98 n.miles off Cape Columbine last Thursday (23 July 2009), shortly after crew reported that the vessel was taking on water in one of the holds. The crew of 20 was lifted off the ship by South African Air Force helicopters not long before she went down and transported ashore. Here are a series of images showing the final moments of the vessel.

ICE PRINCE at Oskarshamn 2002

2008-07-19T02:45:00.000-07:00

William Penney has sent in this picture he took at Oskarshamniin Sweden in 2002 following a shift of the ship's timber deck cargo upon leaving that port. Fortunately she did not sink.

Zhen Hua 23 at Fellixstowe 01MAR08

2008-03-07T11:51:00.000-08:00

We are indebted to David Cheslin of PR experts Dunelm for the following pictures which have been doing the rounds of the internet:-

Amidst reports of high winds forecast for the North Sea area, the Zhen Hua 23 was berthed on a lay-by berth at Felixstowe's Southern terminal (presumably not wishing a repeat of the Zhen Hua 10 grounding off Rotterdam a few weeks ago?)

However by sunrise, high winds had caused the Zhen Hua 23 to part her lines, with the vessel blown on the beach, her cargo damaged and two the terminals three operational cranes, lying in a pile of scrap metal! At least one of the cranes onboard would also appear to be a write off!

Maybe it would have been better to have left her at anchor after all!

The fact that the ship went aground appeared to spare a further land crane and a nearby yacht from damage.

Felixstowe Damage 02MAR08

2008-03-07T11:24:00.001-08:00

George Todd, whose father Julian works for brokers Marsh took the attached pictures with his mobile phone:-

Felixstowe Damage 02MAR08

2008-03-07T11:19:00.000-08:00

John Davitt of Tindall Riley sent in the local press reaction, which includes a clip of film

www.eadt.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&itemid=IPED02%20Mar%202008%2016:14:17:773&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=search

Felixstowe Damage 02MAR08

2008-03-07T10:38:00.000-08:00

Chrys Rampley, who is the Security Manager of the Road Haulage Association writes:-

The attached photograph was sent to me by one of our members (Tony Allen) taken last Sunday of the incident at Felixstowe.

Zhen Hua 23 at Felixstowe 01MAR08

2008-03-07T10:30:00.001-08:00

Neil Davidson the Ports Director of Drewry Shipping Consultants writes:-=

Your readers might like to use the following link which shows some photos of the collapsed cranes at Landguard Terminal Felixstowe. Two cranes on the shore have been completely destroyed and one crane on the ship badly damaged. There is also an interesting AIS Live plot which shows that the vessel reached a speed of 2.8 knots in the space of 5 minutes!

www.harwichhavenshipsandyachts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=324

Zhen Hua 23 at Felixstowe 01MAR08

2008-03-07T09:56:00.001-08:00

Underwriter Ian Edwards at the Allianz has made us aware of this series of 14 pictures documenting the recent damage in Felixstowe:-

www.flickr.com/photos/omegaman33/2305195046/in/set-72157604028308409/

Overloaded Forklift

2008-03-07T09:50:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Mike Zelman in Canada for this classic "over and under" picture:-

Upended Truck in Luanda Jan 08

2008-03-07T09:43:00.000-08:00

Mark Assaf of UNCTAD in Geneva writes:-

Please find attached photos (January 2008) relating to transport aspects in the centre of Luanda, Angola. Safety is a serious issue! It's just at the exit of the port on a main roundabout, in front of an hotel I was staying in.

Wreckers in the South China Seas

2008-03-07T08:50:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Ravi Ravindran of the Nexlaw Consultancy in Istanbul for this posting, which illustrates the aftermath of a looting party on a stranded ship. He writes:-

This vessel loaded a part cargo of pipes from Vietnam destined for Kuwait. She then called at Hong Kong and loaded a cargo of fluorspar destined for India. About six hours out of HKG she developed a severe list. Master ordered crew to abandon vessel. Master and Chief Office remained onboard until it became clear to them she could capsize. They were rescued by the HKG Search and Rescue helicopters after just over two days at sea in their life jackets. Remaining crew were also rescued by passing vessels.

Owners engaged professional salvors and they were give information about location of vessel based on EPIRB signals. But despite this, salvors ordered their tugs to proceed in the opposite direction. Owners protests to salvors fell on deaf ears. Vessel was found washed up along the shores of Southern China. Pirates or locals had raided her and stripped her of whatever they could carry away.

Salvors, when notified of this, hurriedly sent a team to site by which time local salvors had moved in and claimed monopoly rights. It was the first time in more than 60 casualties (at that relevant time) that we had to terminate the services of professional salvors who made a graceful exit.

Vessel was salved and pipe cargo transshipped to destination in tact. It was found that the Fluorspa cargo had liquidized and caused the severe list. Vessel continues to trade in same ownership.

Yacht Superstructure Adrift off Bahamas Feb06

2008-02-29T14:16:00.000-08:00

Many thanks to Michelle Otero Valdés of Miami-based Houck Anderson P.A. for this set of images;-

The pictures below reflect a 124 foot US built fiberglass yacht which foundered then overturned offshore in eastern Bahamas, February 2006 under moderate weather conditions. Crew were rescued without incident prior to the vessel overturning. The superstructure came adrift of the hull and Overseas Salvage of Sampson Cay Bahamas took both the overturned hull and floating superstructure in tow. The superstructure was hauled ashore at San Salvador Island for disposal and the hull towed for an additional two days to access the protected waters behind Cat Island. Righting manouvers were undertaken with equipment mobilized from Jacksonville Florida. Upon righting, the remaining portion of the hull was de-watered and found to float without the use of pumps. Initial accident investigation work was conducted on site by insurers surveyors and appointed experts. Subsequent efforts to hoist the intact hull onto a barge were abandoned for safety reasons after several attempts and the hull was instead cut into two parts using a steel cable to saw through the fiberglass at an amidships location in order to preserve the entire engine room for evidentiary purposes. The two sections of the hull were then lifted safely and transported to a Bahamian shipyard for further investigation and storage. All salvage work was done with oversight by the Bahamas government in respect of environmental issues and the salvage site was 100% cleaned of all debris from the cutting and salvage operations before the salvors were released from the job.

Meanwhile Somewhere in Australasia...

2008-02-29T13:36:00.000-08:00

In his first post to this blog, Sydney lawyer Frazer Hunt of Piper Alderman writes:-

I do not know the origins of these shots, but I am sure that they are every H&M/yacht underwriter's nightmare!

Ready for launching: a 65 foot custom-built motor yacht complete
with staterooms, gourmet galley, G.P.S. system and radar for
navigation, twin supercharged diesel engines and more.
Cost so far? : $4,500,000.00
***********************************************************
Add Champagne, chocolate covered strawberries with cream
and music dockside for the excited 'soon to be owners'
and a small group of friends.. Cost: $500.00

Two corporate representatives, crane, and rigging (complete with faulty turnbuckle).
Cost @ $2,500/hour

(Note the guy in the stern!)

Watching your dreamboat nose dive into the harbor, accompanied by two corporate representatives just prior to 'inking' the final paperwork..

PRICELESS!
(or not, depending on whether you are the buyer or the seller!)

Unbalanced box

2008-02-29T03:49:00.000-08:00

Neil Abbott of NZ surveyors Manu Marine writes:-
Another surveyor's photo from NZ for Gallery. We do have some 'action' here!

The moral of the story:

"Please don't load all your heavy cans at one end and toilet paper at the other..."

The driver, thankfully, was not badly injured but somewhat shaken.

For contact details go to:--
www.afterofficehours.com/d_page.php?id=2

Shujaa 3-aground off Porbander 28JUN07

2008-02-29T03:09:00.000-08:00

Ravi Ravindran of the NexLaw Consultancy Ltd in Istanbul writes:-

The attached photographs are in respect of the SHUJAA 3 which went aground off Porbandar – NW India on 28 June, 2007 during the height of the SW Monsoon. She had a part cargo of carbon coated steel pipes destined for Kuwait. The shoreline is now about 2000m away and she will be broken up within the coming days. This case was a good lesson for all in our team in respect of Indian bureaucracy!

Mighty Servant 3

2008-02-29T02:56:00.000-08:00

Shipping IT guru Peter Rygaard Andersen of Trigonal writes:-

I just ran across this Danish gallery with some interesting pictures of the Mighty Servant among many others .

http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?News=Billedserier&Id=77.

Motor Car Before and After

2008-02-15T06:54:00.000-08:00

These photographs, supplied by Paul Vidler of Crown Salvage show a rather fine motor car before and after salvage from the last voyage of the MSC Napoli.

Yacht Blaze in Barcelona 04FEB08

2008-02-15T04:05:00.000-08:00

Roger J Holt of Knightsmart Limited writes:-

See the report and picture series relating to the fire of three big yachts in Barcelona on 04FEB08

www.synfo.com/news/allnews.asp?id=11714

Prolific Fungae-Surveyor's Notebook

2008-02-15T03:55:00.000-08:00

Neil Abbott IIMS, Principal Surveyor for Manu Marine (NZ) Ltd
writes:-
Sadly, no high drama collisions, sinkings or near misses in this neck of
the woods...Just once in while though I come across something which raises an
eyebrow or two to a long-time cargo surveyor.
The crates in this consignment were the worst I have ever seen; we had
tests done and the moisture levels in the crate timbers were up to 78%.
The biologists doing the tests were ecstatic... they hadn't see so many
different types of fungae in one place - ever.

Neil's Contact Details on AOH are:-

www.afterofficehours.com/d_page.php?id=2

Cantainer Shipping Casualty Gallery

2008-02-15T03:37:00.000-08:00

Peter Rygaard Anderson has referred us to the site maintained by Michael van der Meer, an industry enthusiast and photographer who works for his family's haulage business, who has put together a fine collection of photos (garnered in from a variety of sources) in a casualty gallery. The collection is pretty up to date and the most recent pictures show the January 08 incident in Southampton where a crane collapsed into the hold of the Kyoto Express

The gallery can be seen in entirety at:

www.containershipping.nl

More Riverdance Stranded at Blackpool

2008-02-10T05:04:00.000-08:00

A small slideshow of images relating to the ro ro Riverdance can be seen at the link below

www.flickr.com/photos/portlandbill/tags/riverdance/show/

Lightening Strikes Yacht at Antigua JAN08

2008-02-08T07:13:00.001-08:00

Marine Surveyor Paul Squire of Simex International writes:-

The link below shows a fairly new German Frer's 95 footer looking much the worse for wear after a brief encounter with a reported lightening strike. The Picture was reportedly taken in Jan'08 in Antigua

http://www.thehulltruth.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=185339&posts=3

Trans Pacific Refloated off Samso Island 06FEB08

2008-02-07T09:19:00.000-08:00

Chris Hewer writes:-

LEADING salvage and towage company Multraship has successfully refloated the 74, 403 dwt bulk carrier Trans Pacific east of the island of Samso in the Danish Great Belt. The 2004-built vessel was carrying a cargo of 68,978 tons of potash when it grounded on sand and gravel on January 27.

On January 28, Multraship mobilised a salvage team and equipment, including a number of salvage tugs, divers, anti-pollution equipment, a bunker barge, and the Spliethoff vessel Alexandergracht. About 1,000 tons of bunkers were transferred to the bunker barges, while roughly 10,000 tons of the potash cargo was offloaded into the Alexandergracht.

Working in appalling weather conditions, in driving rain and up to Force 11 winds, and with full co-operation from the Danish authorities, the salvage team refloated the vessel at high water late on the evening of February 6. The Trans Pacific was then towed to Kalundborg Roads, where a diving inspection is planned prior to reloading.

Crane failure at Hodeidah 15 JAN 08

2008-02-07T08:37:00.001-08:00

This series of images comes from Adam Greaves who works for Galadari and Associates, one of the biggest firms of advocates and legal consultants in the UAE, with an active marine department. The firm also does commercial P&I correspondent work for a number of IG and non IG Clubs.

The facts:-

On 15th January 2008 a gantry crane was being tested, following temporary repairs, at Hodeidah port in the Yemen.

During testing using a 40' unit weighing some 32 MT, the structure of the crane failed, for reasons yet to be determined. The boom collapsed, falling into the water, taking the container, and the control cabin and crane operators, into the water.

The crane operators were rescued and fortunately the most serious injury was only a dislocated hip. It could have been much more serious. The container and cargo were a write off.

The Crane is Tested

The Moment of Impact

The Crane Operator Emerges

More Survivors Emerge

A Close Shave for the Ship (and the Crane Personel)

ro ro ship UND ADRIYATIK on fire 06FEB08

2008-02-07T07:54:00.000-08:00

Ravi Ravindran of Nexlaw in Istanbul writes:

Your Readers may have heard of the plight of the ror-ro UND ADRIYATIK. Some photos have appeared in the Turkish media and you can access them in the link below.

http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2008/02/06/son/sondun19.asp?prm=0,424507191919

MSC Napoli Box Salvage

2008-02-06T02:07:00.000-08:00

After all the excitement in the world's press about the flotsam from the MSC Napoli washed up on Devon beaches, this image sent in by Paul Vidler of Crown Salvage Limited shows the mundane consequences of the casualty upon the cargo. Each container brought ashore has been subjected to a government inspection and the report of this exercise is awaited with some expectation. Of course, once seawater has entered a container it is customarily scrapped from trade

Riverdance Aground at Blackpool 30JAN08

2008-02-02T03:46:00.001-08:00

Before and After pictures of the 1977 built ro ro ferry Riverdance, which went aground off Blackpool on Thursday 30JAN08. The ship was on regular service across the Irish Sea when she was allegedly hit by one or more big waves during rough weather sweeping the region.

Imploded Tank Container

2008-02-01T09:15:00.001-08:00

This is an ISO tank container which has drawn such a good vacuum that it has imploded. The image was presented, along with many others, by Graham Wood, the Technical Secretary of the International Tank Container Organisation at the recent Learning from Annabella Conference in London. You can access his presentation to the Conference by clicking on the link below:-

www.dunelmpr.co.uk/Annabella%2011.ITCO-%20Graham%20Wood.pdf

Jeppesen Maersk at Grand Canary--Collapse of Stow

2008-01-31T05:51:00.001-08:00

The great pioneers of publishing casualty case studies on the internet are LA cargo attornies Countryman & McDaniel. They publish a packed e-zine each month called CargoLaw and this month's series deals with a case which goes back to late 2006.

The case is introduced by the editor Michael McDaniel:-

One of our valued contributors sent these remarkable photos to us in early Dec. 2006 -- but they were never received. Because our contributor took these photos himself -- this event would have escaped notice had he not resubmitted the material this month. Hence, this is the one that almost got away!

Whilst on a voyage from Felixstowe, England to Kingston, Jamaica, M/V Jeppesen Maersk encountered a violent storm approximately 250 miles North of Tenerife resulting in the disaster described below.

Our contributor -- who wishes to remain anonymous -- took these photos as M/V Jeppesen Maersk made an unscheduled port call at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands in the evening of 25 Nov. 2006.

Was this problem the result of improper lashing securing, bad weather or both?

See the pictures at:-

http://www.cargolaw.com/2008nightmare_jeppesen.html

Watchkeeping near Java

2008-01-31T05:17:00.000-08:00

The photographs above appear courtesy of Jim Paisley of Austen Maritime Services in Singapore
who writes:-

Quite often in your publications you mention the poor standard of navigational watch keeping and the resulting costs involved to underwriters when something goes wrong; you are perfectly correct. Please have a look at the attached photographs, taken from a BP operated offshore platform in the Java Sea. The vessel is only 5 meters from the platform and traveling at full speed, the result of any contact could have been catastrophic – fire and explosion, multiple fatalities and probably a major gas release, plus disruption of gas supply and consequently power supply to Jakarta!

Welcome

2008-01-31T04:35:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Visual Impact Gallery.

We aim to publish images of shipping and transport casualties, images of people in these industries and much more.

Many of the sources of our images come from the Readers of two industry e-zines:-

Bow Wave
www.wavyline.com

The Maritime Advocate online
www.avoarchive.com

Other sources include the subscribers to After Office Hours
www.AfterOfficeHours.com

Please feel free to post your comments--we reserve the right to edit or remove comments which are unmannerly

If you would like to contribute images you can also send them to

Sam.Ignarski@gmail.com