British Ship Hits the Beach in Spain

[Tony Morcom]

Courtesy of our friends at gCaptain

Incident Photos –

By gCaptain Staff On December 12, 2012



In these photos the M/V Beaumont, a British-flagged cargo ship, is seen grounded along a rocky cliff at the beach of Xago near Aviles in northern Spain, December 12, 2012. The ship ran aground early on Wednesday and has already been refloated.
The 3,800 DWT ship is owned and operated by Faversham Ships of Great Britain.
REUTERS/Eloy Alonso

REUTERS/Eloy Alonso

REUTERS/Eloy Alonso

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[Captain Kong]

It collided with Europe. it is big enough to see, Europe doesnt move, they have wheelhouse windows, a wing of the bridge for seeing all around, RADARS,
so what is the problem with todays navigators.
.
"Kinnel , who put that Continent there."
Brian.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Glad to see that the correct protocal is still being followed whilst visiting a foreign shore. The Spanish Courtesy flag being flown from the starboard yardarm.

[j.sabourn]

All the crew have to report to the federation doctor (if there is one ) for eye tests. Must have been awkward trying to put the gangway out from there, or maybe trying to avoid paying port dues. The mind boggles. John Sabourn

[Ivan Cloherty]

Ownewrs are contemplating changing the vessel's name from 'Beaumont' to 'Rockmount'

[Tony Wilding]

must be a contagious disease, how on earth did this happen, ? i wonder what this enquirey will say, ? very lucky to get off a rocky shore like that, a miracle.

[j.sabourn]

No need to put up the T flag on the other yardarm Ivan. " Do not Pass ahead of me" unless of course everyone at sea nowadays is suffering from myopia. John Sabourn

[j.sabourn]

Looks like john Prescott, must have been his fault. John Sabourn

[Capt Bill Davies]

It collided with Europe. it is big enough to see, Europe doesnt move, they have wheelhouse windows, a wing of the bridge for seeing all around, RADARS,
so what is the problem with todays navigators.
.
"Kinnel , who put that Continent there."
Brian.

It's hardly new. The 'dumbing down started with the implementation of STCW'

Bill

[Tony Wilding]

It does not seem feasable this can happen, unless she had loss of power, ?