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The loss of the Concordia in February was a deeply saddening disaster, redeemed by the survival of the entire crew. It is remarkable both that a modern tall ship was lost due to a knock down, and that despite the loss of the vessel, the entire crew survived. Their survival is a testament to the quality of the crew and the importance of safety drills. The findings of Transport Canada and other maritime bodies investigating the sinking will be greatly informative to safety-conscious mariners. In the mean time Tall Ships Down by Daniel S. Parrott, former skipper of the Pride of Baltimore II, is the definitive book on tall ship safety and stability. It is highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the mechanics of nautical disasters and how to prevent them. The Handbook of Survival at Sea is another excellent book, now discounted, detailing methods and strategies on survival once a disaster has occurred.
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Interesting blog entry!
I keep scanning the newspapers, hoping for a fuller explanation of what happened to the Concordia. However, since all hands were saved, it seems unlikely that there will be an in-depth investigation.
My first reaction, in seeing the photographs of the Concordia, was that the sail plan on this vessel was massive. If she had all of her sails up when she was knocked down, it is hardly surprising that she did not right herself. Does anyone else find this massive sail plan odd?
I also wondered why the rescue took so long, when according to the papers, the captain deployed an emergency response beacon. I understand that the Concordia had not been filing sail plans.
Please keep posting information as you receive it.
This is an important story.
I shudder to think what the outcome could have been.
Elizabeth
A further thought on the sinking of the Concordia.
I realize I have used “sail plan” to mean two different things. In the first instance, I meant the amount of sail that the Concordia was carrying when she was knocked down.
In the second instance, I was referring to the very common practice of communicating one’s itinerary to the local coast guard in advance of a trip. One local official commented that the rescue could have happened more quickly, had the coast guard had a sail plan for the Concordia.
Elizabeth