Ship sinks

[Abo Bob]

a Ship carrying 3000 Hyundais and 1000 used Japanese cars has sunk south of Singapore after colliding with a supertanker...

I guess this confirms that all Japanese cars get flogged off overseas eventually.

I hope no one had a car on board.

[Muz]

a Ship carrying 3000 Hyundais and 1000 used Japanese cars has sunk south of Singapore after colliding with a supertanker...

 

I guess this confirms that all Japanese cars get flogged off overseas eventually.

 

I hope no one had a car on board.

Think it was headed for the UK.

cheers

Muz

[sewid]

The world is saved from 3000 Hyundais!!

[JimX]

Are you sure the Hyundais weren't intentionally thrown overboard as boat anchors?

[lwells]

Read this in today's Drive and immediately thought it might have some poor SAU member's car. Hope it was bound for the Uk...

LW.

[Riskbreaker]

this news scares me now

[lwells]

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/23/...5250864321.html

Was bound for Germany. God only knows why any German would want a Korean car considering their domestic producers.

LW.

[knore]

How the *** do you colide with a supertanker?

Its not like u wouldnt see it coming!

[Steve]

have you ever been through the mallaca straights?

it really is amazing it doesnt happen more often. its not like the ships can just put on the brakes and stop in 100m.

I was heading into singapore once (sailed in there a few times), and at 45 degrees to port and starboard or the bow, I counted over 90 contacts, then I gave up.

[docile]

How the *** do you colide with a supertanker?  

Its not like u wouldnt see it coming!

Surprisingly its fairly easy for larger ships to collide.

Problem is that they are very hard to manouvre. You just cant turn them around or stop, it can take a long distance (kilometres)

Often they come across each others path's at fairly late notice and in heavy seas, or fog its all over. In really heavy seas its possible to loose sight of big ships very easily.

Commercial ships are alot different to control than a small tinny or even a 60ft charter boat!

[raz0r$harP.UK]

that actually happened last week..and it was only about 100 japanese second-hand cars..still a shame though.

I had a friend last week whose car managed to make it safely to Australian shores, only to have a container accidentally dropped on it. doh!

[WHITE R32]

that reminds me of that old racq ad.....

"charter boat.... what charter boat???"

i hope no ones car was onboard......

[urbanoperations]

hmmm what a shame to c some jap cars go in the drink, i would be spewing if i had heard my ship had crashed and my car was in the drink, on the good note some hyundais a gone :Bang:

[OKBANANA]

The world is saved from 3000 Hyundais!!

Thank the son of rajab!

[4door_Sleeper]

I have heard that depending upon the type of insurance you take out when shipping you car out, that you can also be held financially responsible for the cost to collect the sunken (sp?) car.

I guess this only applies if it sinks in a shallow boat lane.

[Topkart R33]

Thank god mine made it over!!!! Would hate that to happen to me..especially if I had to pay 4 retrieval.phew!!!

[SS8_Gohan]

I've got mine coming in a few weeks, not on ship yet, but pretty soon

as far as i know, i'm covered if the ship sinks.

[davehoos]

I was on a sydney harbour river cat and dirrectly under the bridge a off shore speed boat ran into it.

remember last year a ship sank in shallow water of france.loaded with BMW AUDI etc.and while waiting for salvage other ships ran into it.

[knore]

I thought in the 21st century we'de atleast be able to steer ships properly

I dont know about you, but when moving at like 10 knots in a ship over 100m long. Ide feel pretty stupid if i crashed.

[Mr_G]

How the *** do you colide with a supertanker?  

Its not like u wouldnt see it coming!

Ever seen the movie Speed 2

Anyhow, hope nothing sinks at the moment, cause my car is out in the middle of the ocean on NYK Line...