My father God rest him tied up that ship and was due on the night after. He lost so many friends that night. Gulf-Typical multinational scumbags. No counselling for the workers. Back to work collecting bodies on the seashore next day. I was only a kid but I remember him coming home from the funerals crying and upset. There could have been some people saved that night if the rescue boat had gone straight to the jetty rather than waiting to pick up the bosses
I was the 3rd mate on another tanker awaiting for this ship to complete discharging cargo, then that would be our turn to discharge the cargo. We monitored their operation and heard thru the VHF radio: "the ship is on fire", "mid ship is on fire" and that were the last thing we heard. We were anchored about 3.5 miles away from the jetty and we have to move the ship to about 7 miles away. We both sailed from Portugal to Bantry bay to discharge our cargo. Really sad to see the whole event.
My father had come out of the Navy in '78 and had found a career in diving, he had the unfortunate job of being in the area at the time of the accident and had to recover the bodies from the water.
My father God rest him tied up that ship and was due on the night after. He lost so many friends that night. Gulf-Typical multinational scumbags. No counselling for the workers. Back to work collecting bodies on the seashore next day. I was only a kid but I remember him coming home from the funerals crying and upset. There could have been some people saved that night if the rescue boat had gone straight to the jetty rather than waiting to pick up the bosses
black47ful 7 hours ago
I was the 3rd mate on another tanker awaiting for this ship to complete discharging cargo, then that would be our turn to discharge the cargo. We monitored their operation and heard thru the VHF radio: "the ship is on fire", "mid ship is on fire" and that were the last thing we heard. We were anchored about 3.5 miles away from the jetty and we have to move the ship to about 7 miles away. We both sailed from Portugal to Bantry bay to discharge our cargo. Really sad to see the whole event.
hong97229 9 months ago
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My father had come out of the Navy in '78 and had found a career in diving, he had the unfortunate job of being in the area at the time of the accident and had to recover the bodies from the water.
A very unfortunate affair, may they R.I.P.
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