I just read that another ship has sunk. Last week we heard about the Canadian vessel that sank off Brazil, now a container ship that would have eventually been bound for Barbados sank 2 miles off St. Lucia in perfectly calm weather. Reportedly the 6 year old "Angeln" departed St. Lucia after mid-night Sunday and immediately developed stability issues. Allegedly, the vessel then listed severely to the starboard and never recovered. The result is that the Angeln sank, none of the 12 crew were lost or injured. My guess is that she was poorly loaded in St. Lucia, I am not casting any blame on anyone as an official investigation has not been concluded as yet. But why would after leaving St. Lucia would she just sink as a result of listing too heavy to one side? Makes me wonder, but the result is that 15,000 tonnes of cargo and the ship went to the bottom. Alot of that cargo was bound for Barbados, so the ships German owners and underwriters have alot of shelling out to do for the losses of cargo and replacing a ship. The Angeln was leased under charter to Bernuth Lines in 2008. Makes us all wonder, how safe are we when we sail the ocean, out of the blue, anything could happen!
Thank you very much K!W!, trust you to find these detailed things! It is helpful to me as I am saddened by this loss.
I believe he is referring to this: based on vcg of 45 pct according to IMO regulations: abt 390 units of 20ft at 14 mtons homogenous (surcap 391) intakes always subject to vessel’s stability, trim, deadweight/permissible stack weights and subject to regulations of visibility. Correct me if I am wrong.
That ship cannot carry 15,000 tons of cargo. Just over 8,000 tons of cargo, fuel, spare parts, lube oil, girly magazines, chocolate bars, cigarettes, and crewmembers will take it down to its summer marks. Add another 7,000 tons and it would have sunk at the dock.
