How can we help CSL Virginia and Ulysse?

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  1. Tiny Turnip
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    Marine Traffic, (with live AIS,) shows how close the anchored Virginia was to the Genoa/Tunis ferry route (don't know if this is formally a shipping lane.) Not that this excuses t boning an anchored vessel, of course.

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  2. Angélique
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    I wondered too about that just pre impact to port course change of Ulysse, like she was aiming for midships of the anchored Virginia.

    I suspect Ulysse keeps on post impact pushing to close off the hole a bit, so Virginia's pumps plus the ones that probably have been brought on board can keep up with the water ingress, hence the snail shell shaped spiral in the track after the collision.
     
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    I want to make an equipment to help people in this situation.
     
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    Thanks for your information,How they were separated?
     
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    Here's all I know for now...

    ‘‘ French officials said Thursday the ships separated at about 9:30 p.m. due to the combination of wave action and previous attempts to release the vessels. ’’

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    Note Virginia's paint marks on Ulysse's bulwarks and topsides, she's out here for about 1 meter (± 3' 3 3/8") already, I'll guess.
     
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    gCaptain ---> article 4 ‘‘ Ulysse Heads to Port Day After Detaching from Containership in the Mediterranean ’’

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    ‘‘ The containership, the CSL Virginia, remains in place, at anchor surrounded by anti-pollution boom as the owner makes preparations for her transit to a shipyard. ’’

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    ‘‘ Pockets of thick fuel oil are continuing to be tracked and cleaned up by anti-pollution vessels. ’’
     
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    Just saw I've missed gCaptain's article 2 on this matter, so what I've earlier named and linked as article 2 - 3 - 4 are actually gCaptain's article 3 - 4 - 5 about this mediterranean forced ‘love’ affair . . o_O
    So here's the missed and by now old news: gCaptain ---> article 2 ‘‘ Response Continues for Mediterranean Ship Collision as Oil Slick Grows ’’

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    ‘‘ Photo shows the size of the oil spill off the coast of Corsica. ’’
     
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    Howockets of thick fuel oil are continuing to be tracked。 and How fuel oil were cleaned up by anti-pollution vessels?
     
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