the crane, resulting in the connection securing the block being released at the wrong time.
Tragic accident kills mother and child
A tragic incident occurred on the ferry STENA SPIRIT as she crossed the Baltic Sea. A child fell into the sea approximately 100km off the Polish coast. Upon witnessing the child falling into the water, the 36-year- old mother bravely jumped to rescue him. After about an hour, a Swedish search and rescue team picked up the mother and the child separately from the water. Despite efforts to revive them, they were pronounced dead.
US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln catches fire whilst in port
According to the service, sailors of the US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln successfully extinguished an electrical fire that broke out in the compartment of the forward emergency diesel generator.
The ship’s nonessential personnel were safely evacuated from the vessel, and no one suffered injuries during this event, Cmdr. Zach Harrell, a spokesman associated with Naval Air Forces, informed Defense News.
What caught my eye...
Ocean Race yachts attacked by orcas following spate of whale collisions
I must admit when reports of orcas attacking yachts off the coast of Spain started hitting the news headlines about 2 years ago, I and many others, found this strangely amusing, if a little far- fetched. I presumed the orcas were being playful and that this was an isolated incident or two that would soon pass.
But over time, this phenomenon has developed into something of an epidemic. It is a situation that is worrying many of those in the yachting community. Clearly being struck by a defiant orca can cause substantial damage and put lives at risk. It seems only by luck no-one has yet been killed in an orca attack. Many theories exist as to why the orca community has developed such aggressive behaviour, but nobody really knows the real reason. The Cruising Association has done extensive research in this area.
Anyway, I now understand that two VO65 yachts racing in The Ocean Race have become the latest boats to suffer attacks off the Iberian Peninsula. Despite the orcas shoving the boats, and nudging or biting at the rudders, both VO65s escaped unscathed, and subsequently contacted Race Control to confirm there had been no damage or injuries onboard.
Team JAJO skipper, Jelmer van Beek, said, “Three orcas came straight at us and started hitting the rudders. Impressive to see the orcas, but also a dangerous moment for us as a team. We took down the sails and slowed down the boat as quickly as possible and luckily after a few attacks they went away. This was a scary moment.”
The Cruising Association has launched an ‘orca information and reporting’ portal - see
https://bit.ly/3Nqhx26 and has also released a video recording of a webinar, freely available on YouTube, presented by John Burkeck, lead of the Association’s orca project team - see
https://bit.ly/444pW2h.
Mike Schwarz casts his eye back over last
month’s eye-catching and eventful marine news
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