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On The Scene In The Rio de la Plata, Montevideo, Uruguay
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"Recurring
Dream" M/V Norwegian
Dream On The
Scene
In The Rio de la
Plata
The Date: Dec. 10 2007
The Time: 5 p.m. Evening Cocktails
The Place: The Rio de la Plata, Montevideo, Uruguay
M/V Norwegian
Dream In
Better Days Nice
Bow Vessel Name -
Norwegian
Dream 1993
to1998:
Ex-Windward 1998
to 2007:
Ex-Norwegian Wind
(yes
we do see a problem with 1999) Owner:
Louis
Cruise Lines 1993
to 2004: Norwegian
Cruise Line 2004
to 2008:
Star Cruises Operator:
Norwegian Cruise Line Type of
Vessel -Dreamward class cruise ship Built
Year: 1992 Shipyard:
Chantiers
de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France Yard
Number: C30 Cost:
US$240M Flag -
Bahamas IMO
Number: 9008419 Power
Output: 2 x 8-cylinder, 2 x 6-cylinder MAN-B&W
diesels Maximum
Speed: 21 knots (38.89 km/h) Overall
Length: 190.04 meters
(623 ft 6 in) Overall
Beam: 28.80 meters
(94 ft 6 in) Maximum
Draught: 6.80 meters
(22 ft 4 in) Depth:
17.83 m (58 ft 6 in) Tonnage:
39,172 gross register tons (GRT) Displacement:
5,589 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) Handling
Gear: None Decks: 10
(passenger accessible) Capacity:
1,750 passengers (lower berths) Crew:
700 PROLOG
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A Recurring
Dream
is a dream which is experienced repeatedly over a long
period. Science
says that to experience post-traumatic stress disorder
may have Recurring
Dreams
about the traumatic event. The
subjects of Recurring
Dreams
vary, and they often include events or settings from the
dreamers' own experiences. The following examples are
common*:
Being held down or otherwise unable to move
(Compare sleep paralysis)
Nakedness in a public place (Cruising without your
bow?)
Being held back in school or failing a test
(Missing a sailing date?)
Losing teeth or the ability to speak (Or losing a
bow or the inability to navigate?)
Drowning, or otherwise not being able to breath
(Close)
Piloting a major cruise ship into a bow on collision
with a cargo vessel causing extensive container
damage. (Hint: This could be the recurring
"Dream"
in this case) The
Recurring
Dreams
in this feature did not begin on the
Rio
de la Plata
-- but this feature does. *
Each of these is a classic medical example of
Recurring
Dreams...... except
perhps the Norwegian
Dream
Combined
18,638 kW
2,156
passengers (all berths)[5]
The sensation of falling (Such as with cargo
containers thrown overside?)
Michael
S. McDaniel
- Your Editor
M/V Norwegian Dream -- On Departure From Montevideo On The Rio de la Plata -- For The Atlantic Ocean.
At 5 P.M. Dec. 10 2007 -- The Tow Line On A Barge Transiting To Argentina -- Parts.
The Container Barge Is Loose In The Rio de la Plata Current -- Now Adrift In The Rio de la Plata
.......... And Now On A Collision Course With M/V Norwegian Dream
A Helpless M/V Norwegian Dream -- Turns Hard To Port & Increases Engine Speed !
The Bridge Orders Came Swiftly -- But It Will Not Be Enough !
Report From The Passengers
"It was on the second day of our cruise when the collision occurred -- we were sailing down the estuary of the Rio de la Plata heading south from Montevideo, Uruguay to the Atlantic Ocean. It was about 5 p.m. when we felt a slight bump which raised an eyebrow but not an alarm. Marcia looked out of our window then and commented that a cargo ship seemed unusually close to us."A few minutes later M/V Norwegian Dream stopped, and the captain made an announcement that we had encountered a cargo ship and we had stopped to evaluate any damage to our ship. But not to worry. Well, it may not have worried the passengers but it certainly consumed their conversation for the evening."
"Actually, it turned out that we had collided with a barge adrift in the entrance channel, and the safety of our ship was not compromised -- although there was damage to the bow and forward ballast, and the captain said we were returning to Montevideo for repairs."
Al & Marcia Dollerschell -- on this 23 day cruise around South AmericaThe Flotsam Quickly Makes Clear This Was More Than A Bump.
This 23-Day, Land/Ocean Adventure of South America Is Now One........
..... That Passengers -- Those Still Standing -- Will Long Remember.
M/V Norwegian Dream Struck The Container Barge With Devistating Effect. Cargo Value Is Millions of Dollars.
Both Autos & Containers Are Overside -- Others Are Crushed By The 39,172 Ton M/V Norwegian Dream
Report From The Passengers
"The delay meant that M/V Norwegian Dream would have to cancel two of the scheduled stops, at Puerto Madryn and the Falkland Islands, but the cruise line offered each passenger US$150 onboard credit as compensation. Most passengers felt that wasn't enough."Al & Marcia Dollerschell -- on this 23 day cruise around South AmericaTwo Days Later M/V Norwegian Dream Has Returned To Montevideo For Repair Wearing Container Transfer Paint
M/V Norwegian Dream Has Been Bitten In The Bow By The Barge
Report From The Passengers
"We saw the damage for ourselves. There was a four-by-four foot hole in the bow of the ship about five feet above the water line. The entire front of the bow was scraped and the top railing was mangled. It's still not clear how the accident occurred -- the cargo ship was being towed and the two broke setting the ship adrift -- and probably the courts will have to determine who was at fault.""Also, the cruise line promised that each passenger would also receive a refund of half of the cost of the cruise."
"Most disappointing to us was that we were skipping our penguin stop at Puerto Madryn. But the captain said he would show us penguins somewhere along the way, even if he had to build one. And, as it turned out, we did see penguins later on so the trip wasn't a complete loss."
Al & Marcia Dollerschell -- on this 23 day cruise around South AmericaEditor Note
At the time Mr. Dollerschell said "that stuff happens." Perhaps he intended "Ship Happens! ©"Dollerschell and his wife were among a group of 200 Vantage Travel group participants, and the firm threatened a class action suit against the owner of the vessel, Norwegian Cruise Line, in an attempt to negotiate a better compensention payment.
Having personally sailed with Vantage Travel for 14 days down the Danube River -- accross all of Europe to the Black Sea aboard the Vantage Travel owned M/V River Navigator -- I can tell you first hand that Vantage Travel is perhaps the most safety alert and considerate travel organization operating in the world today.
McDM/V Norwegian Dream Undergoes Rhinoplastsy At Montevideo
After Two Days of Repairs, M/V Norwegian Dream Again Made For The Atlanitic
Under A New Captain & An Itinerary With Three Ports of Call Eliminated -- The 23 Day Crise Continued.
The 23 Day Cruise Was Successful Going Forward.
Editor Note -
This incident was also filmed by a passenger of M/V Norwegian Dream -- showing the full story, including automobiles thrown from the container barge.SEE THE MOVIE - But Come Back For The Recurring Dream. This film shows the full impact -- with both containers & automobiles taken overside.Editor Note -
This Unusual Incident on The Rio de la Plata & her necessary quick repair at Montevido are hard luck for M/V Norwegian Dream & her passengers.Unfortunately, the Rio de la Plata incident had only been a Recurring Dream for the Norwegian Dream.
There Was A Previous Dream of This Incident For Norwegian Dream. This Nightmare All Happened Before!
The first Recurring Dream follows, below ..........
"Recurring
Dream" M/V Norwegian
Dream On The
Scene
In The English
Channel
The Date: Aug. 24 1999
The Time: 1:15 A.M.
The Place: The English Channel
Now M/V Norwegian Dream -- We've Seen This Same View Before, Some Eight Years Later In Time
M/V Norwegian Dream -- Collided With The Panamanian-flagged Containership M/V Ever Decent in the English Channel About 20 Miles From Margate
The Conditions Were Night -- But Under Clear Skies & Calm Seas -- And Direct Radio Contact
M/V Norwegian Dream Is Crushed Back To The Collision Bulkhead 55,605 gross-ton M/V Ever Decent Is In Somewhat Worse Condition
From A Press Report of Aug. 24 1999
Firefighters battled a blaze aboard a cargo ship that collided with a luxury liner carrying 2,400 passengers back to England from a tour of Scandinavian capitals. Twenty-four people aboard the Bahamas-registered M/V Norwegian Dream, some of them crew members, suffered minor injuries in the accident."A few people went to the doctor's office to check for minor scratches, but it was nothing serious," said Geir Aune, president of Norwegian Cruise Line, which owns the luxury liner involved in the crash.
The frightening overnight collision, in the English Channel about 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Margate, jolted passengers at about 1:15 a.m. (0015 GMT).
"When I heard the bang, I really pictured another Titanic and started running to the deck," said passenger Arielle Adelman, 16, from New York City. "It was really scary. There was a loud bang. I was walking down the hall and fell over. The ship started shaking and things started falling."
"I'm from Los Angeles and I can only compare it to a 7.5 Richter scale earthquake," said Edna Mae Glikmann, another passenger aboard the cruise ship. "It was that violent."
M/V Norwegian Dream limped into Britain's Dover port on its own power. The ship's bow and bridge were badly damaged, and she carried away three containers that fell from the cargo ship onto her deck.
M/V Norwegian Dream was seven hours from the end of a 12-day cruise at the time of the accident.
Immediately after the collision, the cruise ship's passengers were brought on deck and told to put on life jackets while the ship's crew checked the damage.
"We didn't really know what was happening," said John Chambers, from Carlisle, England. It was very mild and calm so we thanked God for that. We could see in the distance one of the ships that was on fire and other ships were there that were coming to help."
Officials said they expected to take at least 24 hours to gain control of the fire aboard M/V Ever Decent, a cargo ship owned by Evergreen Marine Corp. of Taipei, Taiwan.
M/V Ever Decent's Captain Shu, a Taiwanese, guided his ship into shallow water and corrected a dangerous 40-degree list with water ballast. The ship lost several of its cargo containers into the sea.
The burning containers aboard M/V Ever Decent "contained paint and paint hardener which is producing noxious smoke," said a coast guard spokesman.
M/V Ever Decent's 25-member crew remained on board the ship, fighting the blaze along with crews from fireboats and helicopters.
Lloyds Shipping Service said the 55,605 gross ton M/V Ever Decent was built in 1997.
Investigators will try to determine how the two ships hit each other on a calm night with good visibility.
M/V Ever Decent 's next cruise, scheduled to begin August 24, was canceled. Passengers who arrived for that cruise will get refunds.
Rammed In The Port Side -- Containers Laden With Paint Now Burn Furiously
Note Flames Between The Container Stacks As Tugs Along Side Fight With Suppression Streams
A Closer View Explains Why It Took Almost Two Days To Suppress Fires Aboard M/V Ever Decent.
To Save His Vessel, Capt. Shu Gallantly Piloted M/V Ever Decent Into Shallow Water & Corrected A Dangerous 40-Degree List With Water Ballast.
M/V Norwegian Dream -- Now Sporting Evergreen Line Container Paint Tranfers & Newly Embarked Cargo.
Ribbed Remaines of An Orange Uniglory Container Dangle, As If From A Hungry Mouth. This Cruise Ship Does Seem To Like Cargo.
Containers On The Fo'c'sle
M/V Norwegian Dream At Port of Dover Has Involuntarily Become A Container Vessel More Need For Rhinoplastsy At Dock In Port of Dover
M/V Norwegian Dream -- Will Suffer The Recurring Dream Again In Eight Years Along The Rio de la Plata In Uruguay From A Press Report of The Day
M/V Norwegian Dream, loaded with mostly American and British passengers, Aug. 24 collided with the Panamanian-flagged containership M/V Ever Decent in the English Channel.The 55,605 gross-ton M/V Ever Decent was heading Southeast bound for Zeebrugge across the English Channel. The 50,764 gross-ton M/V Norwegian Dream was heading Southwest down the English Channel bound for Dover.
The two collided at the intersection of the shipping lanes after M/V Ever Decent radioed M/V Norwegian Dream to assert her right-of-way and advise the cruise ship of the collision course. 'Lloyd's List' cited several professional mariners who were in the area when the ships collided as sources for this claim.
It remains unclear whether M/V Norwegian Dream acknowledged the request from M/V Ever Decent that the cruise ship take action to avoid a collision. No action was taken until it was too late and the M/V Norwegian Dream rammed the port side of M/V Ever Decent.
A report in 'Trade Winds', a Norwegian newspaper printed that "preliminary inquiries point the finger of blame at M/V Norwegian Dream."
Report in American Maritime Officer MagazineVirginia Resident Stacey Katt Waves Good-Bye From Damaged Porthole of M/V Norwegian Dream After The Collision At Port of Dover
Another Rhinoplastsy Awaits in 2007
We Hope That M/V Norwegian Dream Will Have No Further Need For Another Rhinoplastsy & Will Steer Clear of The Merchant Fleet
M/V Norwegian Dream In Her New2008 NCL Company-Wide Livery. We Wish Her Fair Skies & Following Seas In Years To Come
Editor Note -
Cargo Law wishes to make clear that no part of this feature is intended to question the proven dedication & seamanship of the officers & crew of M/V Norwegian Dream & M/V Ever Decent. Please draw your opinions from the press reports we have provided, not our comments. Some of our comments are offered in good humor to gain you attention to these features -- in the hope you will linger & study a bit longer -- in order to appreciate exactly how dangerous it is "OUT THERE."As this feature was being readied for posting, just this week I spoke with the attorneys for two uninsured shippers who had no idea of the danger -- or that International law greatly limits recovery for cargo damage. Those shippers have now suffered great loss because they did not avail themselves of the simple, cheap protection of Quality Marine Cargo Insurance...... Because......... "Ship Happens! ©"
Consider the fact that the relatively few damaged containers & autos you have seen above -- were laden with a total cargo worth in the millions of dollars. Still, none of this made your evening T.V. news.
Michael S. McDaniel - Your Editor
Shippers Must Have Quality Marine Cargo Insurance ........ Because......... "Ship Happens! ©"
To Repeat -- No Matter How Careful You Are -- Or Who You Hire ....... "Ship Happens! ©"
"Ship Happens! ©"
The Dedication of This Feature Is Simple: To The Crews of M/V Norwegian Dream, M/V Ever Decent and thier families. These People Bring Our Passengers & Cargo.
SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker. It's dangerous out there.
INDEX TO OUR
"Recurring
Dream" PAGE
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The VesselsM/V Norwegian DreamM/V Norwegian DreamEvergreen LineRecurring Themes of Recurring Dreams
Recurring DreamsMeaning of Recurring Dreams
Our Daily Vessel Casualties - stay informed
Other Ocean Related Features From The Cargo Letter- these are just examples
The Cargo Letter Photo Gallery of Transport Loss - For All The Air & Ocean Features - a few examples below"Explorer Ship Down" - M/V Explorer - Nov. 2007"Kwanyang Crane Kaboom" - Nov. 2007
"Den Den Done" - M/V Denden - Sept. 2007
"For The "L" of It" - M/V Action Alpha - August 2007
"Pepito Flores Did Not Need To Die " - OUR INVESTIGATION RESULTS
"Stack Attack!" - M/V Ital Florida - July 2007
"Singles Only" - visit our individual moments of transport crisis for more.
The Greatest Container Losses Of All Time - these are the grand fathers -
M/V OOCL AmericaM/V APL Panama - The EPIC
"Great Misfortune"- M/V Hyundai Fortune - March 2006
SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.It's very dangerous out there.
Thanks To Our Contributors For The "Recurring Dream" Feature
Our Contributor for this feature are:Michael Emm - Whitby, Ontario, CanadaWithout you, we might have missed all this.McDAnonymou Contributor Who Has Brouight Us Many Features -- But Must Be Anonymous*
The Cargo Letter appreciates the continuing efforts of these valued contributors. Thanks Pal For Your Contributions!
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EDITOR'S NOTE FOR SURVEYORS, ATTORNEYS & MARINE ADJUSTERS: The Internet edition effort of The Cargo Letter now celebrates it's 8th Year of Service -- making us quite senior in this segment of the industry. We once estimated container underway losses at about 1,500 per year. Lloyd's put that figure at about 10,000 earlier this year. Quite obviously, the reporting mechanism for these massive losses is not supported by the lines. News of these events is not posted to the maritime community. Our new project is to call upon you -- those handling the claims -- to let us know of each container loss at sea-- in confidentiality. Many of you survey on behalf of cargo interests with no need for confidentiality. Others work for the lines & need to be protected. As a respected Int'l publication, The Cargo Letter enjoys full press privileges & cannot be forced to disclose our sources of information. No successful attempt has ever been made. If a personal notation for your report is desired -- each contributor will be given a "hot link" to your company Website in each & every report. Please take moment & report your "overside" containers to us. If you do not wish attribution, your entry will be "anonymous." This will will benefit our industry -- for obvious reasons! McD
* NOTE: The Cargo Letter wants you to know that by keeping the identity of our contributors 100% Confidential, you are able to view our continuing series of "Cargo Disasters." Our friends send us materials which benefit the industry. The materials are provided to our news publication with complete and enforceable confidentiality for the sender. In turn, we provide these materials to you.
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