“Shipbreaking” #56, the International Shipbreaking Show
Shipbreaking # 56 (pdf – 10,3 Mo)
from April 1 to June 30, 2019
A 25 km-long convoy to be scrapped.168 ships. 85 % were beached in Asia.
Brittany. Rostellec Cove is about to get rid of 2 black spots. Cf. p. 4.
“Shipbreaking” #52, the International Shipbreaking Show
Bulletin of information and analysis on end-of-life ships
April 1st to June 30, 2018
83 pages, 235 photos, 95 sources (pdf – 13,1 Mo)
Beware of Gigantics !
“If there was a first mistake, it was to think that a human creation was impervious to all forms of destruction, and the second was to be persuaded to also not develop a rescue solution in case of such a disaster,” says Pierre Bayard. “The Titanic will sink,” Editions de Minuit, Paris (France), October 2016.
Mega-cruisers like the MSC Meraviglia are the worst nightmare of maritime authorities and at-sea rescuers. Evacuating 7 to 8,000 people in case of a collision, fire, attack, or a shipwreck in high seas or at night is mission impossible. Ship owners do not even dare to practice this global drill in a sheltered and sunny bay. It is worth noting that in July 2016, Bermuda Islands, and in September 2016, 2 evacuation crewmen drills aboard the Norwegian Breakaway and the Harmony of the Seas (Marseille) have been marked by the sudden fall of 2 launchboats totalling 2 lives lost and 7 seriously injured.
Bulletin A la Casse
Le mondial de la démolition des navires n°51
janvier – février – mars 2018
91 pages, 275 photos, 88 sources (pdf – 16,2 Mo)
