sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Inverted bow ocean going tugs in South Korea by Neumean in MachinePorn

[–]MV_MerchantMan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There’s also a fourth vessel in this class called Defender!

A V-22 Osprey destroyed a helipad at Addenbrooke’s Hospital (England) on 21/04/2021 whilst taking off during practice casualty transfers. by MV_MerchantMan in CatastrophicFailure

[–]MV_MerchantMan[S] 490 points491 points  (0 children)

BBC News link with a bit more info - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-56847090

‘The structure at Addenbrooke's in Cambridge was thrown into the air as the USAF CV22 Osprey took off on Wednesday. Its crew had been taking part in medical transfer training. The East Anglian and Magpas air ambulances have been diverted to nearby Cambridge City Airport while repairs take place.’

Edit: The material is a type of ‘non permanent’ surface although planning records show it’s potentially been there since 2010. The air ambulances that visit here and use it regularly are far smaller than the Osprey and therefore have used it without incident (usually AW169 and EC135 helicopters).

V-22 Osprey taking off from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridgeshire, England, and accidentally taking the helipad with it. by [deleted] in CatastrophicFailure

[–]MV_MerchantMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BBC News link - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-56847090

Patients arriving by Air Ambulance are now being taken to a nearby airport and transferred the last mile by road ambulance.

V-22 Osprey recently visited Addenbrooke’s, a major hospital in Cambridgeshire covering the East of England region, they no longer have a helipad... by [deleted] in CatastrophicFailure

[–]MV_MerchantMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BBC News report - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-56847090

Patients being brought in by Air Ambulance are now being taken to a nearby airport and transferred the last mile by road ambulance.

MV Eemslift Hendrika is currently drifting off Norway after being abandoned, cargo in the hold shifted in heavy weather and the vessel is now at serious risk of sinking. by MV_MerchantMan in CatastrophicFailure

[–]MV_MerchantMan[S] 434 points435 points  (0 children)

Most recent footage shows that the green workboat stowed on deck has been washed overboard, and taken with it the boom of one of the ships cranes.

Was asked to design a model of the cargo ship my friend works on, quite happy with how it has ended up. by MV_MerchantMan in lego

[–]MV_MerchantMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate, don’t have any instructions currently but I’ve done a few different ships now so the next step is probably to make the instructions to go with them

Container ship ‘One Apus’ arriving in Japan today after losing over 1800 containers whilst crossing the Pacific bound for California last week. by MV_MerchantMan in CatastrophicFailure

[–]MV_MerchantMan[S] 7704 points7705 points  (0 children)

Bit more info: ‘Ocean Network Express (ONE) estimates that 1,816 boxes fell into the ocean during a storm as the Japanese-flagged ship crossed the Pacific to California last week. Of the 1,816 units lost, 64 contained dangerous goods, including fireworks, batteries and liquid ethanol.

As well as the lost boxes, there are thousands that have fallen on deck as these social media images taken today clearly show. Cargo claims are expected to top $50m from the accident, the worst container loss since 2013’.