Fatal North Sea Collision Said To Be Human Error
Human error was probably to blame for a collision that killed five crew and sank the Baltic Ace car carrier, its Greek manager said on Thursday, and Dutch rescuers said it was unlikely six missing seamen would be found alive.
The Dutch Defence Ministry said conditions were treacherous when the Corvus J container ship and the Baltic Ace collided, sending 1,400 new cars, mostly Mitsubishis from Japan and Thailand, to the seabed on Wednesday evening.
But Panagiootis Kakoliris, operations manager at Stamco Ship Management Co., Ltd. which managed the Baltic Ace, told Reuters sea conditions were normal when the 23,500-tonne ship was lost.
The cause of the crash, which killed two Poles, two Filipinos and a Ukrainian, was unclear.
DATE:2012.12.7
致命性的北海撞船事故据称是人为原因造成
汽车运输船Baltic Ace号在波罗的海沉没，造成5名船员死亡。其希腊经理人于周四表示，该碰撞极有可能是人为原因造成。荷兰救援人员称，其余6名失踪船员尚生还的可能性极小。
荷兰国防部称，集装箱船Corvus J号与Baltic Ace号周三晚间相撞时海况复杂，当时Baltic Ace号上装有1 400辆新车，大部分是来自日本、泰国的三菱汽
车。
然而，管理Baltic Ace号的Stamco船舶管理有限公司营运经理Panagiootis Kakoliris向路透社透露，船舶沉没时载重吨2万3 500吨，当时海况正常。
此次事故，造成两名波兰人、两名菲律宾人及一名乌克兰人死亡，目前事故原因尚不清楚。
然而，管理Baltic Ace号的Stamco船舶管理有限公司营运经理Panagiootis Kakoliris向路透社透露，船舶沉没时载重吨2万3 500吨，当时海况正常。
此次事故，造成两名波兰人、两名菲律宾人及一名乌克兰人死亡，目前事故原因尚不清楚。
日期：2012年12月7日
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