Latest news on the MSC Faminia
July 28: Latest NSB press-release is dated July 26, no news since then – weekend plus Olympic Games, maybe? No time for trivialities? AIS data of three salvage tugs and MSC Flaminia give a lot to think about. MSC Flaminia, Fairmount Expedition amd Anglian Sovereign simply disappeared from July 26 – July 27 morning. Tug Carlo Magno last position at 28.07.2012 02:06 UTC was 49.25N 005.43W (36 nm SSE of Land’s End, Cornwall), speed 10.2 (!) knots, course 65 degrees – heading straight into English Channel. Unless Carlo Magno is on a scout mission sent ahead to look for bad guys, or is relieved from the operation, it means all the vessels are proceeding at about the same speed, and that’s impossible unless MSC Flaminia is proceeding under own power. There is some kind of vagueness in latest NSB press-release, hinting at such a possibility. What it means is clear - MSC Flaminia when abandoned, was not just seaworthy, MSC Flaminia was under way and capable of sailing under own power. It’s really weird! AIS of all vessel except MSC Flaminia gives ETA to somewhere in South England as afternoon July 28.
Voytenko Mikhail
All the relevant data and photos are published on a page http://www.odin.tc/2012/mscflaminiaen.asp
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