S/V Concordia sunk
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This is a strange one, and no real news. The ship is a 185 foot steel hulled barquentine - square rigged foremast, fore and aft sails on main and mizzen. Hard to imagine what would capsize a ship this size short of a hurricane.
This is a strange one, and no real news. The ship is a 185 foot steel hulled barquentine - square rigged foremast, fore and aft sails on main and mizzen. Hard to imagine what would capsize a ship this size short of a hurricane.
Highly unlikely that it capsized in the classic sense. Everyone was saved, they had time to evacuate to the boats, a distress call was sent out. Knockdowns and capsizings happen too fast for all this to take place. It was also a fairly modern vessel with generous freeboard.
Given the weather conditions reported, most sail was probably off so she would have been essentially a power vessel at the time. This will most likely turn out to be a classic case of a vessel being gradually overwhelmed by water infiltrating through numerous deck openings and systems due to ineffective damage control and crew management. It's happened to larger cruise ships.
At some point, the water rises high enough to compromise the vessel's stability and it may even capsize but it is a very different kind of accident than the Pride of Baltimore, Marques, and other ships that were blown over suddenly due to inadequate stability.
One story, with a picture of the ship.
http://www.vancouversun.com/Brazil+aids+stranded+Canadians/2590798/story.html
...doesn't say much more about what happened, though.
(faked but) Awesome pic here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendphotos/2324597229/
http://www.vancouversun.com/Brazil+aids+stranded+Canadians/2590798/story.html
...doesn't say much more about what happened, though.
(faked but) Awesome pic here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendphotos/2324597229/
They are saying a microburst brought the ship down.
Jack
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/768879--ship-s-sinking-like-the-titanic?bn=1
Jack
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/768879--ship-s-sinking-like-the-titanic?bn=1
Capsize and Sinking Due to Microburst
The ship was hit by a violent microburst which caused it to capsize on to its port side and sink within 30 minutes. Everyone on board was saved due to extensive drilling in emergency procedures - 48 teenagers got on deck, got into immersion suits, deployed life rafts and got off the ship in 2 to 4 meter waves in the dark.
No idea if the loss of the ship was preventable but the emergency preparedness is totally impressive.
Lots of links now available on the net.
The ship was hit by a violent microburst which caused it to capsize on to its port side and sink within 30 minutes. Everyone on board was saved due to extensive drilling in emergency procedures - 48 teenagers got on deck, got into immersion suits, deployed life rafts and got off the ship in 2 to 4 meter waves in the dark.
No idea if the loss of the ship was preventable but the emergency preparedness is totally impressive.
Lots of links now available on the net.
Two calls from reporters yesterday. I'm going to have to bump up my cell phone minutes.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/unanswered-questions-about-the-sinking/article1477868/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/unanswered-questions-about-the-sinking/article1477868/
well Rodger that artical just convinced me that the plastic ports in theses boats are cosmetic in nature for the most parts as i suspected......years ago when i was a kid i saw some heavy bronze ports with very thick glass and after seeing the plastic ones used today i have always felt they were not sufficent ......
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woody
regards
woody
Plastic ports can be just fine... it depends on how the ports are mounted, how strong the frames or surrounds are and how thick the plastic itself is.
Especially if you do this:
http://www.rogerlongboats.com/09Portlights.htm
Lots of money and time saved and they sweat less in cold weather. My aluminum skylight frames sweat enough to drip.
I was urging my daughter to do A Year Afloat before college. Guess not now, huh? We saw her when we were in Lunenberg last August.
Nice ship (was). She certainly looked well founded.
This does not at all help with the Mrs. paranoia when we go off sailing.
Nice ship (was). She certainly looked well founded.
This does not at all help with the Mrs. paranoia when we go off sailing.
There is a great long thread on this topic over at the Wooden Boat Magazine forum. Much to much to repeat here but well worth reading.
Thanks Roger, I just read through it all, very interesting.
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