4/06/2024

Baltimore Bridge Collapsed - More than meets the eyes

 

 Warning: Do not hire wolves to guard the hen house.

The container Dali that crashed into the Baltimore Bridge was leased to Maersk Shipping, captained by an Indian and a full Indian crew. The ship owner is Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine Group.

The ship was reported to have lost power that led to the crash. Now the full responsibility for the loss due to the crash, the rebuilding of the bridge, cargo delays, death, damages would now be the responsibility of the shipowner and the owner of the ship's cargoes, all heading to China.

Why is the ship owner responsible when the ship was leased out to Maersk that operated the ship. Of course the captain and the crew would likely be held accountable in a small way. But fingers are pointing at the ship owner for the billions of compensation to be paid. Incidentally, the owners of the Dali are Chinese.

This reminds me of a real emergency, a major crisis in Hawaii a few years ago. There was an emergency alert. It was reported that military radar detected that a missile from North Korea was heading towards Hawaii, likely to carry a nuclear bomb. The message, North Korea attacking Hawaii! A state of emergency was declared. All the Hawaiians were rushed into bomb shelters. Everyone was fear stricken that it was end time for them. Everyone was calling their loved ones for the last time, shivering and crying. 

The chain of command, from detecting the incoming missile, raising alarm and blaring the siren across the island, making public broadcast on TVs and radios of an imminent nuclear strike, that this was real, not an exercise, reporting to Washington, and the Commander of the Pacific Fleet that might be responsible for pushing the hot button to launch a nuclear attack on North Korea, were all Japanese. Get the idea?

It was so fortunate that Washington did not fall into this nuclear war ploy and called the bluff. What a relief when the emergency was stood down. All it needed was for Washington to believe the fake alarm and panic, and order the Japanese Pacific Commander to counter attack, a nuclear war would have broken out. North Korea would have been vaporised, and so would China, Russia and the USA. Subsequently the Japanese Pacific Commander was relieved of his command.

A simple ruse, carefully engineered by the wolves in sheep skin, is all it needed to start a major crisis of existentialism. Be warned who you hired to watch the hen house. Never, never hire the wolves to guard the hen house.

Would the ship owners learn anything from this incident? This is worse than Xiaomi in India.

PS. And some anti China American bigots are starting to accuse China for crashing the bridge.

2 comments:

Virgo49 said...

Mr RB, the Americunts will also find an excuse or fault once they have some even small clue that China is somewhat affiliated with any disaster or accident or incident.

Shipowner definitely had their own insurance and also as leased to the charterer or hirer, they also covered their own insurance.

For most shipping insurances, the Western Barbarians Insurance Companies operated the most.

Like Lloyds Insurance etc.

Remember they tried to strangle Russia by demanding that they shipped their oil on their price if NOT they would not cover their ships insurance!

So don't be surprised that if they were to claim against China, it would boomerang back to their own Insurance Companies that made their own bankrupt.

Most of the claims would goes back to their Own Insurance Companies and good shows to see their prolonged court cases of liabilities.

Virgo49 said...

Shipowners insured and have their P&I Club Indemnity.