Cruise Ship Runs Aground and Re-floated Off Indonesia

[Vanhelsing]

Caledonian Sky, a 114-passenger expedition vessel owned by Noble Caledonia, was refloated after running aground off the coast of Indonesia.
All 102 passengers and 79 crew members were safe, and there was no need to evacuate the 4,290-tonne ship following the incident, which happened around noon on Saturday, March 4. There was superficial damage to the hull; following an underwater inspection, Caledonian Sky has continued on a slightly amended version of its 16-night sailing from Papua New Guinea to the Philippines.

Meanwhile, an investigation has been launched amidst concern about damage caused to the coral reef near Kri Island, off Raja Ampat, and how the ship ran aground. On its Facebook page, the local tourism organisation Stay Raja Ampat asked: "How can this happen? Anchor damage from ships like these is bad enough, but actually grounding a ship on a reef takes it to a whole new level."

http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/news/news.cfm?ID=7608

 

[steveandpenny]

Damn cruise ships

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...ruins-coral-reefs-in-Indonesia/8461489167196/
Have no idea why they allow cruise ships anywhere near a island. Call the sea sherpards and sink the bastards in deep water.

 

[atlantis]

Call the sea sherpards and sink the bastards in deep water.

Would make a fantastic wreck dive site. I vote with my two hands up.

 

[Wisnu]

hope not too deep.
I'm a recreational diver - no plan to be technical diver

 

[atlantis]

hope not too deep.
I'm a recreational diver - no plan to be technical diver

We will keep you posted pak Wisnu. 10 to 20m deep on a gently slopping sandy bottom. In 5 to 10 years we should start to have some interesting marine life so that you can spoil us with some of your wonderful family underwater pictures. No tech diving but nitrox provided.

 

[BAJakarta]

This is tragic for sure, and I agree big cruise ships shouldn't be allowed in shallow waters of Raja Ampat, or any other bio diverse areas of Indonesian waters. But the sad reality is that Indonesian fishermen do far worse damage - so where is the press coverage on that?

 

[Davita]

I also wonder how much damage to the environment is caused when the RI Gov't seems delighted to blow-up poaching foreign fishing boats.
Why they couldn't be brought somewhere and properly dismantled as spares and recyclables confounds me.
Alternatively they could be legally re-registered as Indonesian boats and auctioned to local fishermen.

 

[atlantis]

Alternatively they could be legally re-registered as Indonesian boats and auctioned to local fishermen.

Most of the time they are. I think that Ibu Susi wanted to show her muscles (and tattoos) by asking TNI to blow up a few boats.

 

[steveandpenny]

I also wonder how much damage to the environment is caused when the RI Gov't seems delighted to blow-up poaching foreign fishing boats.
Why they couldn't be brought somewhere and properly dismantled as spares and recyclables confounds me.
Alternatively they could be legally re-registered as Indonesian boats and auctioned to local fishermen.

Frist off if I'm not mistaken all fuel, oil, electrical is removed from boats before sinking....
And to re register a boat that is seized that isn't already a Indonesian boat would be a legal nightmare . They would call indonesia pirates for making a profit off a seized vessel...

Once destroyed it sends a message

 

[Davita]

1. Frist off if I'm not mistaken all fuel, oil, electrical is removed from boats before sinking....
2. And to re register a boat that is seized that isn't already a Indonesian boat would be a legal nightmare . They would call indonesia pirates for making a profit off a seized vessel...

Once destroyed it sends a message

1. I would have hoped so but the ones I've seen on TV go up in such a plume of black smoke I'd think it was diesel burning. Do you have any verification they remove all the fuel/oil?

2. In that case the confiscated boat could be held as collateral for a fine for fishing in RI territory. The moorage fees would escalate till the owners converted ownership to the RI Gov't. Then it could legally be re-registered and sold.....and not pollute anything.

 

[Anglian]

I cannot believe they pulled the boat off at low tide, every ship I've ever read about that's gone aground always waits for high tide, so these idiots couldn't wait and caused a lot of damage to the reef

 

[Davita]

I cannot believe they pulled the boat off at low tide, every ship I've ever read about that's gone aground always waits for high tide, so these idiots couldn't wait and caused a lot of damage to the reef

Seems to depend on which news to believe. This from Australian Cruise Critic.....
"The vessel was refloated on the next tide and was anchored safely nearby to allow a full assessment of the hull and machinery to be made. That inspection revealed nothing more than superficial damage and after liaison with the relevant local authorities, the ship sailed to take up a slightly revised version of her planned itinerary."

 

[Anglian]

Mine is BBC news, also the British Ambassador was called to have a chat about the damage with the co- ordinating minister of maritime affairs, Mr Luhut Panjaitan, very grandiose title

 

[steveandpenny]

Which one is a grandiose title ? Biritish Ambassador or minister of maritime affairs ?

 

[steveandpenny]

Oh also the same ship passed though the lembeh strait a couple of days later and didn't hit one reef , thank god

 

[waarmstrong]

Oh also the same ship passed though the lembeh strait a couple of days later and didn't hit one reef , thank god

Perhaps the ship had already off-loaded a number of its obese patrons, mostly Americans I would presume, such that its lesser draft permitted safe navigation of shallow straits.