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Study reveals The belief that women and children are first to be saved when ships sink is largely a myth, a new study suggests.Analysis of survivors from 18 maritime disasters shows women "have a distinct survival disadvantage", say researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden.The report says captains and crew have a significantly higher survival rate.The Titanic disaster 100 years ago this week was a rare exception because the captain threatened to shoot those who disobeyed, they conclude.But the "women and children first" rule is now seen as the normal way to behave in emergencies.The authors of the report, economists Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixson, say the captain has the power to enforce the rule.But they say their findings show that behaviour in real life-or-death situations is best captured by the expression "every man for himself".Improving survival rates The study covered sea disasters spanning three centuries, involving more than 15,000 people. The authors say data from 16 of the ships had never been analysed in this way before.The first was the troopship HMS Birkenhead on 26 February 1852, which the authors say was the disaster often seen as giving rise to the idea of saving women and children first. The Birkenhead ...

Passenger ship sunk into the Xunjiang River after colliding with a cargo ship The death toll in a shipwreck in south China two weeks ago has risen to 20 as six missing people were confirmed dead, local authorities said Tuesday night.A passenger ship sunk into the Xunjiang River after colliding with a cargo ship in the city of Guiping in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 11.A total of 14 passengers were found dead and six were missing as of March 15. The search efforts lasted until Sunday when the bodies of all six people were retrieved, the Guiping city government said in a statement.Thirty people, including two crew members, survived the shipwreck.According to a preliminary investigation, the cargo ship was blamed for the accident. It was traveling outside of the river's designated shipping lane when it collided with the passenger vessel.With a maximum capacity of 30 people, the passenger vessel also was overloaded at the time of the collision.The cargo ship's pilot, the passenger vessel's captain and owners of both the ships have been detained.Source: China.org

No injuries have been reported Two ships on passage in the Dover Strait collided in poor visibility on Saturday morning.The Gas Arctic, LPG tanker currently in ballast, registered in Malta was on passage from Tees to Portland, with 14 crew aboard. The Spring Bok, cargo ship, registered in the Netherlands was on passage from Amsterdam to Oranjestad, Aruba, with 22 crew aboard. The vessels collided this morning when visibility was less than half a mile.Dover Coastguard requested the launch of the Dungeness all weather lifeboat and requested the assistance of HMS Tyne which was transiting the Strait.Phil Davies, Watch Officer, Dover Coastguard, says:The vessels have both incurred damage above the water line but are fully capable of making their way to Portland where they will be inspected.Source: UK MCA

One man missing A Nigerian Navy vessel, NNS Thunder, collided with a vessel owned by Total at approximately 15:00hrs yesterday, Tuesday. the incident happened approximately 5 miles up river from Bonny.The Total vessel capsized.One man - a member of the Navy - is reported missing in this incident.Another vessel belonging to Bourbon was first on the scene and secured the Total vessel to its side.Search aircraft and other support vessels were immediately dispatched.The search was ongoing until 22:00hrs last night and resumed at first light this morning.Sources close to the emergency response teams are reporting that the Navy appear to have been at fault and were responsible for the impact which left the Total vessel on its side.Divers cut a hole in the hull freeing one crew member trapped onboard.The stricken vessel is a small patrol craft owned by Total but crewed and operated by a well company which operates many supply boats and other craft in the region (Company name withheld).Oyibos OnLine sources state that it is normal to have Navy personnel carried on board these boats but no information confirming their presence on this vessel has yet been received.Source: Oyibos Online

Cruise ship 'Silver Shadow' collided in deep fog with a container ship A luxury cruise ship collided in deep fog with a container ship off Vietnam, punching a hole in the container ship and knocking passengers off their feet, a passenger told CNN Monday."The foghorn at the back of the ship had been going off consistently, throughout the morning," passenger Andrew Lock said Monday from Hong Kong about the incident, which occurred Friday morning when the Silver Shadow was about five miles from the coast."But there was a certain point in time when the foghorn at the front of the ship suddenly sounded. And it was much much louder. And it caused us to look up. And in fact we looked up straight out of the window. And through the fog, to our horror, we saw this Vietnamese container ship appear, sideways on. And it was as if our ship was perfectly lined up to hit it in the side."So, it was a horrifying moment. And in less than about five seconds after the ship appeared. We did in fact collide right in the side of it."Lock said he and his wife had braced themselves for the impact and stayed ...

Its hull was punctured in a collision with a tug during training A Royal Navy helicopter carrier has returned to Portsmouth to be repaired after its hull was punctured in a collision with a tug during training.HMS Illustrious was taking part in exercises with other Nato warships off Norway when the accident happened.It took place on 9 March in the port of Harstad, leading to damage above the waterline.A spokesman said the two small holes had not affected the vessel's seaworthiness or safety.No-one was injured in the incident.The damage was not so severe HMS Illustrious could not have continued on the exercise The 22,000-tonne vessel arrived in its home port earlier after taking part in half of its eight-week deployment in the Arctic Circle.The Royal Navy spokesman said initial repairs were carried out by the ship's engineers and the ship could have carried on participating in Exercise Cold Response.However it was decided to return the ship to Portsmouth to complete the repairs to ensure its future programme can be achieved, he explained.HMS Illustrious was laid down by Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend in 1976, before going into service in June 1981.It was recently converted from an aircraft carrier to a ...

Cargo ship was out of the scheduled shipping lane before it collided with the passenger ship Twelve people have been confirmed dead and eight others remain missing after a ship sank in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.The passenger ship, from which 28 people have been rescued, collided with a cargo ship loaded with porcelain clay on Sunday on the Xunjiang River in the city of Guiping, Vice-Mayor with the Municipal Government, Mr Zeng Jianqing, said today.The ship was located by two divers at a depth of 200 meters yesterday. Rescuers have been doing salvage work and 10 bodies have been retrieved, Mr Zeng said.Local authorities are trying to confirm the identities of the deceased and verify the number of those still missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.According to the preliminary investigation, the cargo ship was out of the scheduled shipping lane before it collided with the passenger ship, and the cargo ship is mostly responsible for the accident, said Mr Tu Jianyou, Deputy Director with the Maritime Bureau of Guiping.Meanwhile, the passenger ship was overloaded at the time of the collision, Mr Tu said.The local Government has dispatched various types of rescue teams to search for the missing people, ...

Ferry collided with a small oil tanker in the Meghna River Rescue workers searching a ferry in Bangladesh which sank on Tuesday with around 200 people on board have now found 67 bodies.Recovery ships have pulled the ferry close to shore and plan to re-float it.About 35 people swam to safety after the Shariatpur-1 collided with a small oil tanker in the Meghna River, south-west of the capital Dhaka.Ferry accidents are common on Bangladesh's vast river network and scores of people are killed every year.Officials say more bodies were found after the ship was pulled into shallower waters. Many more are still thought to be trapped inside.Hundreds of people, including some desperate relatives, gathered on the river banks during the rescue operation as bodies were extracted.Laws flouted "We have brought one more vessel to lift the wreckage of the ferry from the river bed. Now, we want to drag the ferry to the shore. It is still not clear how many were on board the passenger ferry," Aziza Alam, a senior government official overseeing relief operations in the district of Munshiganj told the BBC on Wednesday.The BBC's Ethirajan Anbarasan - who visited the scene of the disaster - says the ...

Overcrowded boat went down after an early morning collision with an oil-tanker

Having hole in the hull after colliding with a fishing boat last year The captain of a Wellington ferry has been charged with allegedly sailing to Picton and back with a gash in the side of the ship.The passenger ferry Santa Regina got the gash, and a hole in the hull, after colliding with a fishing boat during high winds while trying to back into its berth on April 26 last year.John Henderson, who works for Strait Shipping one week out of three as master of the Santa Regina, faces breach of Maritime Rules charges of failing to notice the gash on an inspection and failing to notify Maritime New Zealand.He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has elected to go to trial. He is due back in Wellington District Court next month.Strait Shipping is also charged with two Health and Safety charges in the relation to the same incident.A judge heard Henderson's application for name suppression last month but refused to grant interim suppression until the end of any hearing.Henderson indicated he would appeal but has since abandoned the attempt to prevent his name being published.Judge Mary O'Dwyer had said Henderson had been a master mariner for ...