DisasterAvoidance - Revision history

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‎Herald of Free Enterprise

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‎Herald of Free Enterprise

WikiSysop: /* Herald of Free Enterprise */

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‎Herald of Free Enterprise

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‎Herald of Free Enterprise

WikiSysop: /* Fishing Vessel Gaul */

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‎Fishing Vessel Gaul

WikiSysop: /* RMS Titanic */

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‎RMS Titanic

WikiSysop: /* Avoid Human Error */

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‎Avoid Human Error

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‎RMS Titanic

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‎RMS Titanic

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 Many potential sea accidents are avoided through sheer blind luck. But luck is never to be relied on.
-Early on the evening of March 6 1987 the ror-ro ferry Herald of Free Enterprise set out for Dover from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zeebrugge-ferry-disaster-ms-herald-of-free-enterprise-uk-30-years-on-maritime-tragedy-killed-a7583131.html</ref> Just 23 minutes later she rolled over within the space of two minutes, killing 193 people.
+Early on the evening of March 6 1987 the ro-ro ferry Herald of Free Enterprise set out for Dover from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Just 23 minutes later she rolled over within the space of two minutes, killing 193 people.
-It's a simple story. The bow doors were open. The stern doors were open. She sailed anyway to keep to schedule.
+It's a simple story. The bow doors were open. The stern doors were open. She sailed anyway to keep to schedule, according to the Independent Newspaper.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zeebrugge-ferry-disaster-ms-herald-of-free-enterprise-uk-30-years-on-maritime-tragedy-killed-a7583131.html</ref>
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 Many potential sea accidents are avoided through sheer blind luck. But luck is never to be relied on.
-Early on the evening of March 6 1987 the ror-ro ferry Herald of Free Enterprise set out for Dover from the Belgian port of zeebrugge.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zeebrugge-ferry-disaster-ms-herald-of-free-enterprise-uk-30-years-on-maritime-tragedy-killed-a7583131.html</ref> Just 23 minutes later she rolled over within the space of two minutes, killing 193 people.
+Early on the evening of March 6 1987 the ror-ro ferry Herald of Free Enterprise set out for Dover from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zeebrugge-ferry-disaster-ms-herald-of-free-enterprise-uk-30-years-on-maritime-tragedy-killed-a7583131.html</ref> Just 23 minutes later she rolled over within the space of two minutes, killing 193 people.
 It's a simple story. The bow doors were open. The stern doors were open. She sailed anyway to keep to schedule.

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 Many potential sea accidents are avoided through sheer blind luck. But luck is never to be relied on.
-Early on the evening of March 6 1987 the ror-ro ferry Herald of Free Enterprise set out for Dover from the Belgian port of zeebrugge. <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zeebrugge-ferry-disaster-ms-herald-of-free-enterprise-uk-30-years-on-maritime-tragedy-killed-a7583131.html</ref> Just 23 minutes later she rolled over within the space of two minutes, killing 193 people.
+Early on the evening of March 6 1987 the ror-ro ferry Herald of Free Enterprise set out for Dover from the Belgian port of zeebrugge.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zeebrugge-ferry-disaster-ms-herald-of-free-enterprise-uk-30-years-on-maritime-tragedy-killed-a7583131.html</ref> Just 23 minutes later she rolled over within the space of two minutes, killing 193 people.
 It's a simple story. The bow doors were open. The stern doors were open. She sailed anyway to keep to schedule.

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	It's a simple story. The bow doors were open. The stern doors were open. She sailed anyway to keep to schedule.		It's a simple story. The bow doors were open. The stern doors were open. She sailed anyway to keep to schedule.
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	=== Fishing Vessel Gaul ===		=== Fishing Vessel Gaul ===

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 Today the site is a challenge for divers.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/05/19/the-mysterious-shipwreck-that-swallows-deep-sea-divers-who-try-to-find-it/</ref>
 <ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/explorers-plan-new-mission-to-deadly-andrea-doria-shipwreck-site/</ref>
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 New year's Day 2017 Britain's [http://www.channel4.com Channel 4] broadcast new evidence by Irish journalist Senan Molony revealing the ship also had a spontaneous coal fire raging for three weeks that weakened the hull.<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/titanic-the-new-evidence</ref> <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/31/huge-fire-ripped-titanic-struck-iceberg-fresh-evidence-suggests/</ref> <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rms-titanic-evidence-fire-senan-molony-belfast-new-york-southampton-sink-april-1912-a7504236.html</ref>
-Previously in 2004 American engineer Robert H Essenhigh suggested that the ship’s crew might have been burning coal at a rapid rate in an effort to control the fire.<ref>https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_80510.htm</ref>
+Previously in 2004 American engineer Robert H Essenhigh suggested that the ship’s crew might have been burning coal at a rapid rate in an effort to control the fire.<ref>https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_80510.htm</ref> Consequently the Titanic was traveling fast.
 === Titanic’s Sister Ship the Britannic ===

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 == Avoid Human Error ==
-The Titanic sank because of hubris. The Britannic sank because of expediency. The Andrea Doria sank because the Stockholm mis-set its radar. The Gaul sank because the chute doors were not maintained and were seized open with rust. HMCS Chicoutimi almost sank because of expediency. The Queen of the North sank because of an inexplicable error in navigation.
+The Titanic sank because of hubris and commercial interests. The Britannic sank because of expediency. The Andrea Doria sank because the Stockholm mis-set its radar. The Gaul sank because the chute doors were not maintained and were seized open with rust. HMCS Chicoutimi almost sank because of expediency. The Queen of the North sank because of an inexplicable error in navigation.
 == References ==
 [[Category:OperationsAwareness]]

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 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic Titanic] is the iconic symbol of disaster. It was considered to be unsinkable despite obvious design flaws that were only admitted retrospectively. They combined with initial human error before and after the collision with an iceberg to create a full-fledged disaster.
-New year's Day 2017 Britain's [http://www.channel4.com Channel Four] broadcast new evidence revealing the ship also had a spontaneous coal fire raging for three weeks.<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/titanic-the-new-evidence</ref> <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/31/huge-fire-ripped-titanic-struck-iceberg-fresh-evidence-suggests/</ref> <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rms-titanic-evidence-fire-senan-molony-belfast-new-york-southampton-sink-april-1912-a7504236.html</ref>
+New year's Day 2017 Britain's [http://www.channel4.com Channel 4] broadcast new evidence by Irish journalist Senan Molony revealing the ship also had a spontaneous coal fire raging for three weeks that weakened the hull.<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/titanic-the-new-evidence</ref> <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/31/huge-fire-ripped-titanic-struck-iceberg-fresh-evidence-suggests/</ref> <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rms-titanic-evidence-fire-senan-molony-belfast-new-york-southampton-sink-april-1912-a7504236.html</ref>
-Previously American engineer Robert H Essenhigh suggested in 2004 that the ship’s crew might have been burning coal at a rapid rate in an effort to control the fire.<ref>https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_80510.htm</ref>
+Previously in 2004 American engineer Robert H Essenhigh suggested that the ship’s crew might have been burning coal at a rapid rate in an effort to control the fire.<ref>https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_80510.htm</ref>
 === Titanic’s Sister Ship the Britannic ===

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	New year's Day 2017 Britain's [http://www.channel4.com Channel Four] broadcast new evidence revealing the ship also had a spontaneous coal fire raging for three weeks.<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/titanic-the-new-evidence</ref> <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/31/huge-fire-ripped-titanic-struck-iceberg-fresh-evidence-suggests/</ref> <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rms-titanic-evidence-fire-senan-molony-belfast-new-york-southampton-sink-april-1912-a7504236.html</ref>		New year's Day 2017 Britain's [http://www.channel4.com Channel Four] broadcast new evidence revealing the ship also had a spontaneous coal fire raging for three weeks.<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/titanic-the-new-evidence</ref> <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/31/huge-fire-ripped-titanic-struck-iceberg-fresh-evidence-suggests/</ref> <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rms-titanic-evidence-fire-senan-molony-belfast-new-york-southampton-sink-april-1912-a7504236.html</ref>
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		+	Previously American engineer Robert H Essenhigh suggested in 2004 that the ship’s crew might have been burning coal at a rapid rate in an effort to control the fire.<ref>https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_80510.htm</ref>

	=== Titanic’s Sister Ship the Britannic ===		=== Titanic’s Sister Ship the Britannic ===

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 Chernobyl goes critical. Three Mile Island barely escapes a similar fate. The unhappy bottom line is that you can never plan for everything.
-== RMS Titanic ==
+=== RMS Titanic ===
 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic Titanic] is the iconic symbol of disaster. It was considered to be unsinkable despite obvious design flaws that were only admitted retrospectively. They combined with initial human error before and after the collision with an iceberg to create a full-fledged disaster.