Monday, October 17, 2011

Peril on the sea




It is always sad to hear of a ship foundering at sea.

Fortunately there are no reports that anybody died in the foundering of the MV Rena, though the captain is facing a charge of operating a vessel in a manner likely to cause unnecessary danger, a possible year in jail & a £5000 fine.There are also fears about spills of oil & other hazardous material off the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand.

I must be hard hearted & lacking in sensibility because it was the picture of containers toppling which really affected me



Added 19 October: There is a much better (higher quality) picture of MV Rima on the site of The Brewing Geographer , who ascribes a more apocalyptic meaning to the image.
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