Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:40:57 +0800 From: "meme meme" <splitscreen69nopsamsnet.com.au> Subject: Re: Sunken Saabs
I heard that the oil slick didn,t appear until the saab's had submerged lol "Colin SQUIRES" <colin_squiresnopsam4.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:atgnkk$iu6$1nopsam7.svr.pol.co.uk... > BBC story of the sunken SAABs, BMW's, Volvo's, etc.(There's still hope the > SAAB's might be okay!!) > ______________________________________________________________________ > > An inquiry has been launched into the sinking > > Thick fog is hampering efforts to salvage a Norwegian carrier ship, which > sank in the English Channel together with its multi-million pound cargo of > new cars. > Nearly 3,000 luxury cars - including BMWs, Volvos and Saabs - were being > carried on board the Tricolor when it collided with a container vessel in > the early hours of Saturday. > > All 24 crew members survived the incident, which happened in the English > Channel, about 30 miles (48km) east of Ramsgate, Kent. > > > The crew members were taken to hospital in France > > > The Tricolor had been travelling from Zebrugge, Belgium, to Southampton with > its cargo of 2,862 cars and 77 containers when it hit the container ship the > Kariba. > > The car carrier also had about 2,000 tons of oil on board, according to > Lloyd's Casualty Reporting Service. > > Belgian coastguards said there was a slight leakage, but the Belgian sea > rescue service said it was not aware any oil had spilled. > > The 24 crew members from the Tricolor abandoned ship and took to lifeboats > after the collision at 0130 GMT. > > The Kariba, registered in the Bahamas, was severely damaged but was able to > make its own way to the Belgian port of Antwerp. > > There were no reported casualties. > > > > The Tricolor's captain and two officers were rescued by the Kariba while the > rest of the mostly Filipino crew were picked up by a tug boat and have been > taken to hospital in the French port Dunkirk. > > A UK coastguard spokesman said: "The car carrier quickly developed a 15 > degree list and its crew abandoned the vessel." > > > Warship at scene > > Lloyd's Casualty Reporting Service confirmed the 49,792-ton Tricolor had > sunk and the 20,829-ton Kariba had been seriously damaged. > > The estimated value of the ship itself is £25.1m and the cargo between £25m > and £31m. > > Per Ronnevigsaid, spokesman for the Tricolor's owners Wilhelmsen Lines said > the ship and cargo owners would work with the insurers. > > But he said it was likely the cars would probably have to be written off. > > "She (the Tricolor) probably capsized when she went down. It means that all > the cars are probably lying in pieces down there." > > > The Tricolor collided with the container ship Kariba > > > Dover Coastguard said a Belgian warship, the Wandelaar, was in the area > helping French coastguards to deal with the incident. > > A UK coastguard emergency towing vessel was sent to the scene along with > other tugs. > > The Tricolor was initially only partly submerged because of a low tide. > > But it later disappeared from view. > > Mark Clark from Dover coastguard said: "The vessel is now down below the > surface, it has obviously settled." > > UK coastguards said it was now up to the ship's owners as to what would > happen to the vessel's cargo. > > The incident is being managed by the French authorities. > > A barrier is being put up around the wreck to contain any pollution. > > An inquiry will be launched by the French authorities into the cause of the > accident. > > > >
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