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⛴️ Lifeboat falls off low wage P&O ferry:
"Nothing could demonstrate @POferries contempt for maritime safety standards more spectacularly..."
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"Nothing could demonstrate @POferries contempt for maritime safety standards more spectacularly..."
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MARITIME union @RMTunion has written to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) today after it was reported that a lifeboat had fallen off the new @POferries vessel P&O Pioneer using low paid agency crew.
Accidents involving lifeboats are one of the most common causes of injuries and fatalities amongst #Seafarers in the shipping industry.
Meanwhile in #France,
"the peak of this second wave is over"
(according to the President in his Adress to the Nation):
"the peak of this second wave is over"
(according to the President in his Adress to the Nation):
Wait... "the peak is over" doesn´t mean "it´s back to normal"!
Confinement will only fall on December 15,
if there´s less than 5.000 new cases a day.
(today it´s ~9.000).
France is disappointed.🙁
Although they certainly can make it happen.
Confinement will only fall on December 15,
if there´s less than 5.000 new cases a day.
(today it´s ~9.000).
France is disappointed.🙁
Although they certainly can make it happen.
Meanwhile in #Switzerland:
(excess mortality of the second wave is significant)
Good news: fastest decrease in infections happens in the worst hit areas now.
(excess mortality of the second wave is significant)
Good news: fastest decrease in infections happens in the worst hit areas now.
As #COVID19 cases are found to spread, #Melbourne (city of ~5 million) tries to contain them by going into #Lockdown.
(The interview features the idea of a dedicated #Quarantine building - that would actually help, I guess)...
(The interview features the idea of a dedicated #Quarantine building - that would actually help, I guess)...
"People acting as if the pandemic was over was 'not the answer, it is part of the problem' ".
"The virus had leaked from postcodes already under the stay-at-home orders to other parts of #Melbourne."
(and beyond, it is feared).
"The virus had leaked from postcodes already under the stay-at-home orders to other parts of #Melbourne."
(and beyond, it is feared).
Due to #Melbourne's outbreak, neighbouring South Australia is about to completely close it's borders to #Victoria.
(Nearly) no exceptions. And those essential few who are allowed in, will have to wear facemasks the entire time...
(Nearly) no exceptions. And those essential few who are allowed in, will have to wear facemasks the entire time...
Vorpommern-Greifswald district (where rejections of #Gütersloh residents took place, yesterday)
has specific rules:
"Those who return from international risk areas (out of Germany) or whose Corona-Warning App has alerted them, need to report to authorites"
kreis-vg.de
has specific rules:
"Those who return from international risk areas (out of Germany) or whose Corona-Warning App has alerted them, need to report to authorites"
kreis-vg.de
In fact, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Corona-ordinance really prohibits entry of people from international risk areas AND german risk areas as well.
It's just not prominently featured on their websites.
(Overlooked that myself, hence deleted earlier tweet)
landesrecht-mv.de/jportal/portal…
It's just not prominently featured on their websites.
(Overlooked that myself, hence deleted earlier tweet)
landesrecht-mv.de/jportal/portal…
People from #Gütersloh district may have to scrap all their holiday plans anyway...
An official #Lockdown is just being announced for the entire district.
(for one week, as of now)
An official #Lockdown is just being announced for the entire district.
(for one week, as of now)
g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/no…
Graneleiro Stellar Banner teria sofrido avaria no casco enquanto em viagem para porto chinês, no litoral do MA. Comandante teria emitido pedido de socorro e encalhado navio, propositalmente, em salvaguarda das tripulação (20), meio-ambiente e carga (30kt)
Graneleiro Stellar Banner teria sofrido avaria no casco enquanto em viagem para porto chinês, no litoral do MA. Comandante teria emitido pedido de socorro e encalhado navio, propositalmente, em salvaguarda das tripulação (20), meio-ambiente e carga (30kt)
Segundo o Marine Traffic, site que coleta dados do Sistema Automático de Informação (AIS) das embarcações, o navio está carregado com calado de 21,5m sem registro de variação de posição desde as 20:53 de ontem, há cerca de 60 milhas náuticas (~110km) do Porto de São Luís.
Já segundo a plataforma Windy.com, que coleta dados meteoro e oceanográficos, de estações INPE/CNPTEC e NOAH, as condições de vento e ondas/swell variam de 7-9 nós (13-17 km/h) de velocidade e de 1 a 1,5 metros de altura, na direção de NE para SW.
