Fishing Vessels and AIS

An AIS display (Wikipedia photo)

Panbo:  The Marine Electronic Weblog has a post up about the tragic sinking of the scallop boat Lady Mary - Wreck of the Lady Mary, so many lessons.  with links to a good article from The New Jersey Star Ledger.

In the comments I argue that these boats need AIS while other  comments suggest better and more prudent seamanship is the answer.

PCTC ‘Hercules Leader’ - By Capt. Arjun Deshmukh

A PCTC Alongsside

Thanks to Capt Arjun Deshmukh who has kindly given permission to post the following article about one of the Leader Class PCTCs, the Hercules Leader:

PCTC ‘Hercules Leader’ - By Capt. Arjun Deshmukh

The Pure Car and Truck Carrier M.V. "Hercules Leader" was built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd Marugame and delivered in October 1998. She was one of 12 sister vessels, which were ordered by Nippon Yusen Kaisha Tokyo in Imabari Shipbuilding and Shin Kurushima Shipyard. The first vessel to roll out was the "Aquarius Leader" in early 1998, to be managed by NYK Shipmanagement Tokyo. The first vessel of this class to be given to Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd for management was the "Cygnus Leader" in mid 1998.

View From My Room

View from my room - Santos Brazil

Just got off the ship at 0100 today. Cold and rainy here in Santos. By cold I mean about 70F. I was told that Maine is "really cold". I hope that means about 65F, if not I'll be in hard shape, blood thickness-wise when I get home.

K.C.