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Captain admitted he was playing video games when vessel hit reef.

From today's ADN.com:

"A captain who admitted to slamming a tugboat into Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef while playing video games in 2009, causing the vessel to leak fuel, was sentenced to home confinement and probation in federal court Friday.

Ronald Monsen, a 63-year-old Anchorage resident, admitted in a March plea agreement that he had been checking email and playing Hearts on a computer when the Pathfinder went aground, tearing its fuel tanks. Monsen was apparently unaware of the boat's position during an ice-scouting mission and put it on a crash course with Bligh Reef, the most infamous navigational hazard in the area after the Exxon Valdez oil tanker hit it and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil.

The Pathfinder, owned by Crowley Marine Services, spilled about 6,400 gallons of diesel fuel. Monsen was charged with violating a federal clean water law.

Monsen was sentenced Friday to 36 months of probation and must spend the first six months on home confinement. He was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine and complete 50 hours of community service.

According to a Coast Guard report, Monsen, before the incident, was planning to retire after 33 years in the industry and 10 on the Pathfinder. He no longer has a boat pilot's license and isn't employed as a captain, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office."
 
JohnnySavage said:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...wn-for-40-Minutes-Tuesday-159548555.html?ship
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Post #20,000 for JohnnySavage was a good one.


That's the damndest thing I've ever seen. I had no idea that container cranes could be delivered in a fully assembled state. I'd hate to have been the rigger on that job. It's hard to believe those things are secured well enough to withstand a transoceanic passage. How the bloody hell do you load and offload those things?

The photograph shows a lot of detail.

You can follow her progress on:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100


 
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"How the bloody hell do you load and offload those things?"

I saw them unload these on TV show. They used a floating crane.

I'd like to know how much the captain and crew get paid.
 
Rolando2 said:
"How the bloody hell do you load and offload those things?"

I saw them unload these on TV show. They used a floating crane.

I'd like to know how much the captain and crew get paid.
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Don't know about Chinese ships, but very generally speaking, a Captain with an unrestricted license makes about $150,000 a year. Officers make about $70,000 a year and the deck apes make about $30,000 a year.

Many shipping lines have two crews so one crew works 24/7 for six months, then is off for six months while the other crew is at sea. The ships generally have a fixed route that they do over and over and over again (depending on demand).
 
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when I got out of the navy, I seriously thought about joining the merchant marines and trying to be a captain, but I think pussy and beer were talking to much back then. Think I fucked up!
 
thør said:
AIVIQ is on the move. Shell's armada is headed north.
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That is some serious horsepower !


...the Aiviq is one of the most advanced and powerful U.S.-built, non-military icebreakers currently in service...

...Four Caterpillar C280-12 diesel engines, producing 5,444 hp each, provide the vessel’s main propulsion...

http://www.workboat.com/newsdetail.aspx?id=13632


•Dimensions: 360 X 80 X 34
•Draft: 28”1
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http://www.shell.us/home/content/us...s/alaska/events_news/03262012_ice-vessel.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiviq
 
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