The more you look the worse it gets! Having looked again at the loss of ARIAKE (a very similar design to SEWOL built in the same Japanese yard a...
Inevitability of Capsize! To my knowledge there are no other Ro-Pax accidents that appear to have generated lists of 45 degrees or more from cargo...
To Stay or Go - is there any Question? For anyone who is in charge of a Ro-Pax vessel of this sort that is listing to 45 degrees and flooding,...
No of Crew It is now claimed that the entire crew of 15 is in custody. Does anyone else think that a crew of 15 to operate such a ship is...
The practice you mention seems to be reversed in the UK where the heavies are generally lined up alongside the shell while the more maneuverable...
Angles of List Generated by varying Cargo shifts at different GMs Further to Post 54 above, I have been able to estimate the effect of cargo...
Low stability would give large cargo shift in a tight turn Having analysed the track carefully it is possible to deduce a 2.3 kn current heading...
Evidence of the Turn First clear evidence of SEWOL's last turn from AIS data attached below. This is a very odd manoeuvre and shows the strong...
Hit a Reef? One of the earliest reports was that the ship hit a reef in fog at 9.00 KST
Raking Damage If it's there, that's where you will find it!
Thanks for this. It seem my original information that it hit a reef at 9:00KST may be correct after all.
Stabilisers Stabilisers cannot be used to rebalance a ship - only large quantities of water ballast in wing tanks might do that! They are...
Cargo Shift A hard turn to Starboard might cause the cargo to shift to port under the action of Centrifugal force, which causes the vessel to heel...
Unused Liferafts! This is the telling photo in which you see an attempt to launch the only two liferafts from what appears to be the equivalent of...
Cats vvs Monos The only problem is that cats can't carry the same amount of cargo which pays the bills for most of this type of ship. The...
Some further thoughts and analysis Further to my Post 2 above, I have managed to estimate the effect of flooding from 5 to 15 % of the vessel's...
Some additional analysis and thoughts Further to my Post 3 above, I have managed to estimate the effect of flooding from 5 to 15 % of the...
A Possible Cause? It would seem that the vessel may have suffered raking damage underwater similar to that sustained by Costa Concordia. If this...
A possible cause? It would seem that the vessel may have suffered raking damage underwater similar to that sustained by Costa Concordia. If...
A rather superficial (and long-winded) Report Many thanks for this. Just got back from my French/Italian 'vacance', so a little late in...
