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capsized live export ship

davidc4430 — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 01:02:18 GMT

What we know about the capsized live export ship Gulf Livestock 1 and the search for survivors off Japan

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-05/missing-ship-gulf-livestock-1-japan-what-we-know-so-far/12629082

is that not a most unstable top heavy ship?

an accident waiting to happen?

its bad people have lost their lives

but they had a choice

not so all those animals drowned

its time live exports were banned

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icyfroth — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 03:40:06 GMT

Totally agree.

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michellebartley — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 06:06:00 GMT

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Re: capsized live export ship

rogevibe — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:21:29 GMT

one of the engines lost power , so the ship would have tended to swing around unless caught quickly with opposite rudder - not sure whether live shipping should be allowed in typhoon season - this ship steamed straight into the path

Lessons ? transponders on life vests , in life rafts ? Alternate route option by law. ?

Re: capsized live export ship

4channel — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:33:27 GMT

Very tragic. Even though I don't believe live exports should be banned for reasons such as this, I think there should be a hold-off until there's some kind of guarantee that the industry gets a complete overhaul.