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"Overlooking Runway 25 - Right, at Los Angeles International Airport"
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Transport Single Photo Nightmares
Contributed By Our Readers*
Air Cargo Employers Throughout The
Industry Are Tracking This Crew. The Efficiency of Starting The Off
Load Prior To Touchdown Is A Real Little Time
Saver! Tell Us Where & When --
We Don't Know Contributed By Our
Reader: Stan
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Full Speed Ahead!
>>
41,570dwt, 2,987 TEU container
M/V
Alva Star
(ex-
Norasia Star, ex-
MSC Jasmine, ex-
Norasia Malta), Haifa for
Kepec, Croatia --
ran
into a 100 meter high cliff at
full
cruising speed! The
"short cut" was not optimal. In other words,
M/V
Alva Star rammed
the Souh East corner of Zakinthos Island, Greece --
burying its bulbous bow in rocks & 25 meters of
vessel on Oct. 3, 2002. The cause was reportedly
human error. Oh, geeez, do you think? Perhaps the
"ex's"
of this vessel show some bad luck. A ship will rebel
after so many names! Greek officials report
an intention to install stop lights off their
Islands. 150 containers were
lightered from the forward cargo bays to lighten the
load. Then the 120 ton bollard pull tug
M/V
Matsas Star made
a dramatic refloating Oct. 11, as the vessel was moved in
heavy seas. This is believed 1st time in history that a
U.S. salvage firm has performed salvage in Greek
territorial waters by Titan
Maritime<<webfeature.
Tues. Oct. 15 2002 from The
Cargo Letter UPDATE>>
We Now Have The Complete Photo Set of This
Loss! Contributed by our
reader Lisa S. Don't Park
Here! Great -
Amazing Photo!
But We
Have Some Quetions --Not Yet
Answered 1. Real? Our
"Mr.
Photo Shop"
Radar is activated. 2. Where? 3. When? From Our Reader -- Oct.
2003 Second Rule of
Special Ordinance Handling:
Know where the
loading dock ends! Third Rule of
Special Ordinance Handling:
If you
survived a Cluster
Bomb drop--
apply for a clerical position. This "loading dock bow"
could well have led to tragic consequences. Don't laugh -- this
happens around America 100 times each day.
Safety
standards were ignored. We know that this was a
U.S. "Hyster" forklift with U.S. ordinance. But that's about
all. The ordinance is now
being checked so that we may learn the where & when of
this warehouse flop. Do You Have Insight To
This Incident? Let Us Have Your Expereince On This Incident.
Solve The Mystery. Early
Photo Review From Our Resident
Expert
"The
DOC"
: BEST
PROFESSIONAL
OBSERVATIONS: *Weapon
markings seems old - perhaps
European.
>> Dark
camo, without tan that was in SEATO (South East Asia)
or Viet Nam era camo paint schemes. Newer camo schemes
are dark greys (Air Superiority) & dark
greens/greys we now see on some cargo aircraft and
other winged things. There are many variations on the
Euro scheme. But its not referring to the origin of
the dropped doohickey, just the way it's
painted. *There
is no security fencing along the woods as one would
expect at a secure air facility. *The
load is not properly balanced on Hyster lift.
Why? IF
THIS WEAPON IS A CBU--
old technology, being supplanted by new things that go
boom in the night. Cluster bombs give the enemy, &
various Non Governmental Organizations the willies.
Why? *2.
The individual cluster bombs can have all sorts of
interesting fuses. They can detonate when they hit the
ground, they can fling them selves up like a "Bouncing
Betty" mine to further enhance anti personnel
effects-think of a softball exploding at mid-body
height. Ohhhh, that made you wince, didn't it? And
then, we add the ultimate nasty...time delay.
*3.
Sub munitions allegedly can render themselves "safe"
if not triggered after a certain time has lapsed. Uh
huh. See #2. Do you want to enter an area that has
them all round you? These are
all the more resons why these are
"Things
You Should Not Drop!" Hyster
Counterbalanced
Forklifts
-
made in the USA
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From
The Cargo
Letter -
Tues. Oct. 15
2002
M/V
Alva Star --
THE FEATURE! -- You Won't Believe What Happens!
Posted November 2006
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Contribution
From Mr.
Aaron White of Southwest Airlines
"I remember
seeing that photo in a North American print magazine some
years ago. It had to do with Relief Aid being brought
into a stricken South American country, up in the
mountains. Seemed to be a Non Government Organization,
with the aircraft pilot perhaps showing more enthusiasm,
than skill - certainly those 2 high-tailing members of
the Ground Party are going to remember it!
Pat
Rivers-Bowerman, Canadian Coast Guard
[Ret'd]
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First
Rule of Special Ordinance Handling:
Use special
equipment for proper lift & smooth movement of large
ordinance.
BEST
GUESS TO SOLVE THIS
MYSTERY:
CBU-
Cluster
Bomb Unit
--Similar to a
CBU-58/9<<webfeature
Note:
The graphic extended tail fins. Note in the picture
no extended fins, but clearly, slots for them. If
the dispenser is not filled with the bomblets, one
could carry it round the building all day on a fork
lift truck of that size. But load it up, and it
weighs in at 750 lbs, again, well within the lift
ability of that fork truck -- if you carry it
properly.
*Might
be a salvage yard photo?
*1.
The individual bomblets can be anti personnel, or anti
vehiclular-soft skinned trucks for example. Anti armor
cluster units are also available in different
devices.
Our
Goal Being Accuracy --
The
Cargo Letter will
continue to research this photo. Stay tuned -- as
always!
Photo
From our
correspondent
Pat Colligan
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