More bodies found in Qatar ship tragedy

SDJC
By SDJC

Rescuers recovered five more bodies from a Dubai-based supply ship which sank off the Qatari coast, bringing the number of dead to six.

Five people, including the captain, were rescued after the vessel with 35 people on board sunk near the Doha Channel, about 10 nautical miles off the coast on Tuesday

According to The Peninsula, the ship was carrying 9 crew and 24 employees of HBK Power Cleaning and two caterers working for a company hired by HBK

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By drsam• 12 Jul 2009 10:02
drsam

10 nautical mile off the coast, and crew members so they must know how to swim for GOD sake! a simple phone call and a helicopter would have picked them from the sea!

1- was there in explosion on board that ripped the ship apart and sank immediately (autopsy of the corpses to see if burned, ripped or drawn) or

2- the ship is worthless with no telecommunication so the poor stood in the water and no one knew!

poor victims.

but the truce can be quicly known. the bodies r there, and the ship wreckage is accessible (10 nautical miles off the coast).

mercy be upon their souls

By mallrat• 4 Jul 2009 17:10
mallrat

.this s the only reason why i hate travellin

the motion is killing me already even if the boat is still dancin,,,

.same issue with plane

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another day, another pay

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By micu_ale• 3 Jul 2009 12:12
micu_ale

May God rest their souls in peace!!!What a tragedy...poor people

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Never say never

By anonymous• 3 Jul 2009 12:03
anonymous

tragic

"so wag kang nega! BIXOXA!!"

By cynbob• 3 Jul 2009 11:58
cynbob

It was built in 1973 and rebuilt in 1991...hmmm. Looks like an older ship...

By bleu• 3 Jul 2009 11:39
bleu

MANGONE SHIPBUILDING ?????

MAN GONE?

By anonymous• 3 Jul 2009 01:40
anonymous

I kinda wonder why it sank, supply vessels like that operate all over the world under considerably worse conditions than Tuesday. I'm sure the investigators will be asking all sorts of questions about maintenance, loading and if hatches were properly closed.

Some specs of the Damas Victory are below:

IMO NUMBER 7235874

VESSEL TYPE MULTI PURPOSE OFFSHORE VESSEL

HULL TYPE SINGLE HULL

GROSS TONNAGE 651 tons

SUMMER DWT 884 tons

BUILD 1973

BUILDER MANGONE SHIPBUILDING HOUSTON TX - U.S.A.

BREADTH EXTREME 11,59 m

DEPTH 4,88 m

DRAUGHT 3,96 m

FREEBOARD 920,0 mm

LENGTH OVERALL 51,68 m

If you want a full description have a look at the owners info on http://tinyurl.com/n3gqax

Andy

By britexpat• 2 Jul 2009 18:17
britexpat

The title is misleading.. It should be Dubai ship tragedy.

May they rest in peace... I hope the owners of the ship have the decency to fully compensate the families for their loss.

As always the poor and the needy suffer. Its a sad world we live in..

By bleu• 2 Jul 2009 18:10
bleu

HBK should force their contractors to go through Safety training (at least basic safety and sea survival)...

I just hope they can find the rest of the crew... after 48 hours, the chances of finding somebody alive are quite slim...

By arecel• 2 Jul 2009 11:37
arecel

how sad... their families will see them again back home, but this time, in coffins. the nightmare of all overseas workers' families:-(

usapa na...

By anonymous• 2 Jul 2009 11:32
anonymous

AT LEAST WILL THE FAMILIES GET GOOD COMPENSATION FROM THE COMPANY THEY ARE WORKING.

By Dracula• 2 Jul 2009 10:43
Dracula

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too expensive for Labour class?

Five people, including the captain= i bet they are crew members

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By GodFather.• 2 Jul 2009 10:16
GodFather.

Most of them were classified as Labour class as printed in the Gulf Times. Nepalis, Bangladeshis and Indians.

May there souls rest in Peace and the families can come terms with their loss, and hope they can get some blood money from the Insurance of the SHIP or HBK?

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By anonymous• 2 Jul 2009 10:10
anonymous

Very sad news. Unlucky workers. RIP

By Scarlett• 2 Jul 2009 10:00
Scarlett

Bless those families...

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the main difference between a dog and man.

-Mark Twain-

By bubbly1975• 2 Jul 2009 09:39
bubbly1975

s p e e c h l e s s ...

RIP

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