Crude Carrier Collision
from Danger on Delmarva Hosted by Ronda Frani Jefferson
Today let’s explore 1953 Northern Delaware along the shipping lanes of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, or C & D, along with other points along and near Delaware City. Two Crude Carriers collided - the SS Phoenix and the SS Pan Massachusetts, both owned by the same company. Who was at fault? What did we learn? How would people think of this disaster in today’s terms and wealth of knowledge. Join me as I learn about and reflect on a maritime disaster that’s impact can still be felt today. Diagrams for visual reference: Passing Starboard to Starboard, or on the left, two short blasts https://images.app.goo.gl/XRBTrDnBvmUnaS937 Passing Port to Port, or on the right, one short blast https://images.app.goo.gl/pjka68b53ZWzzNDZ8 http://www.gendisasters.com/delaware/18526/chesapeake-delaware-canal-de-tankers-collide-june-1953 https://www.t2tanker.org/ships/panmass.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T3_tanker#Notable_incidents https://www.marineinsight.com/types-of-ships/what-are-very-large-crude-carrier-vlcc-and-ultra-large-crude-carrier-ulcc/ https://casetext.com/case/national-bulk-carriers-inc-v-united-states http://nashbulk.steamcheng.net/phoenix1.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight_tonnage#:~:text=Deadweight%20tonnage%20 http://www.cbbt.com/about-us/history/ https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/flammable/flam.html https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1953?amount=1000000
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