Fish processing ship on fire

[Rob]

 

I heard the news on the BBC just now. Hope they get the crew off safely.

 

Though it was west of the scilly isles, so I guess the chapmans won't get a new conger hotspot!

 

Trying to find the name of it to follow on ais live.

[Mike Fox]

See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11633974

 

Hope they get them all off safely, but they're out of helicopter range. Lifeboats needed and shipping will have to be diverted to assist. Very scary stuff.

 

Over 100 on board - so imagine the fish processing going on, and the quantity of fish needed to make this viable - probably 10s of thousands of tons per trip - no wonder the mackerel are diminishing if this is the size of factory ships out in the Western Approaches.

 

Mike

 

[great white]

Nothing more scary than a bad fire on a ship at sea

 

That is why the navy train all their crews so well and have fire excercises every day.

 

I see that most of the crew are off just the firefighting teams left. I hope that teh weather is being kind and all get off OK

 

Thoughts on another, [pre baited] wreck will come once we know the crew are OK

 

Charlie

[pirky]

Been there twice in my short 3 years aboard Merchant Navy cruise liners.

Both times on the "old" ORIANA ....once in the Channel and once in the South Pacific.....

Both scary ... even as trained crew, the drill being ingrained and automatic... still not an experience I would wish on any one !!

 

Hope there is a happy ending..

 

Dave

[Paul J]

I hope the crew survive but the ship is lost

 

PJ

[great white]

I hope the crew survive but the ship is lost

 

PJ

There speaks an honest man

 

Charlie

[fisherman1055]

my best wishes to the crew

 

hope

 

every one gets off safely

 

BUT

 

one less trawler has got to be good for fish stocks

 

Best wishes to every one, including the helicopter crew

 

tony

[diverdave]

A floating smoker !