Thursday, Nov 08, 2007

The Case Of The Lethal Lampshade

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Three men lay more than a hundred yards from the thick torn metal that once covered the top forward ballast tank, they were dead. In the gathering darkness, in the roughening seas around the ship, the bodies of four other men were being carried away on the current, three of them never to be found. Inside the gray powder-coated ballast tank, burned and injured one man lived. He would not survive his injuries. The last sound he heard, if he heard it, before the massive explosion may have been the quiet pop of a light-bulb breaking.

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Maritime Accident Casebook episodes are drawn from investigations around the world to explore in a informal, entertaining and accessible way how and why such incidents happen and how they might be avoided. Each casefile consists of an audio podcast, accompanied by a transcript with illustrations and links to further information at maritimeaccident.wordpress.com Except where otherwise indicated, opinions and recommendations are those of the author. Your feedback is welcome Bob Couttie has written for a number of maritime industry publications, including the prestigious Lloyd's List International daily newspaper and Lloyd's Ship Manager magazine. His reportage on problems with ship's officer certification examinations in the Philippines in the late 1990s influenced the adoption of computerized examinations for ship officers by the country's Professional Regulatory Commission. Today he produces video and audio consultancy for maritime training clients
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