Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos

AERIAL - ZEA BREMEN - 22.04.2018 On Sunday 22nd April, 2018 the 2006 built LBR flag heavy load carrier   ZEA BREMEN   loaded with wind mill towers and free fall lifeboat tower called to Bunkering Area 3 West for bunkering operations by tanker BAWA-I. She was coming from Port Ibrahim, Egypt bound to Flushing, The Netherlands.  Below are some images from the voyage - Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos - www.maltashipphotos.com

CASUALTY - 40 Years Ago - AMOCO CADIZ - 16.03.1978 On 16 March 1978, the very large crude carrier (VLCC)  AMOCO CADIZ  lost her steering in a Force 10 storm and grounded on Portsall Rocks off the coast of Brittany, France. As she broke up, the tanker lost her entire cargo of 1.6 million barrels of crude oil. The coastal areas in the vicinity were heavily impacted by the spill. After receiving limited compensation under the Civil Liability Compensation (CLC) and Funds Conventions, the Government of France brought suit in the United States against  Amoco Oil  Company, the parent company (twice removed) of the ship owner. The federal court awarded damages in favor of France, holding that the liability allocation and channeling provisions in the conventions were not applicable since the US was not party thereto. The CLC compensation limits were subsequently raised after this incident. Over a period of two weeks the entire cargo of 223,000 tonnes of...