Cargo ship disappeared in the Caribbean, search under way

[Judi Lynn]

Posted in Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko on Jan 25, 2021 at 04:58.



General cargo ship CARMEN 1 with 10 crew on board is missing in the Caribbean off Colombian coast since Jan 21, maritime authorities and all ships in the area have being alerted on Jan 23. The ship was en route from Colon Panama to La Guajira, Colombia. Colombian Navy and Air Force are deployed in ship’s search, but nothing has been found so far.

https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2021/32421/cargo-ship-disappeared-caribbean-search-under-way/

(Short article, no more at link.)

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I know absolutely nothing about "knots" but I was alarmed when I saw the speed of the ship in the illustration, after googling to see the equivalent in MPH, finding this:



I looked until I found this info., trying to understand how fast the ship was going:



https://transportgeography.org/contents/chapter4/transportation-and-energy/fuel_consumption_containerships/#:~:text=Most%20containerships%20are%20designed%20to,long%20distances%20(compounding%20effect).

[mitch96]

1. Knots, mph, Kph, Mach # meters per second.. furlongs per fortnite..so confusing..

I hope they find survivors...
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