This was actually linked to from a film about the Belgian Coastguard (which a lad working there made). He is only about our age.
A young Estonian lad who is on the crew of the cargo ship made this film. The ship itself is flagged in the Netherlands – the Dutch guy who commented was also on the crew.
I think it got linked in this way is because in a storm like that on the North Sea the Coastguards of all maritime nations in the area (UK, NL, BE, DE, NO, DK, SE, EE, FI and IS ) keep watch on it using AIS, radar and even old style telescopes and check that everything is in order. its safer than some bulk cargo as the worst case is a few containers might go over the side but wrongly stored bulk cargo could go straight through her side, with very unpleasant consequences for all on board :yakk: I personally wouldn’t particularly enjoy being on watchkeeping in that sort of weather though..
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it looks theoretically possible to tune in to our radio from INMARSAT, though it would probably cane a quarter of the ships bandwidth and probably cost a few € but not that much nowadays. it wouldn’t cause any safety problems as all the kit is set so emergency traffic has priority and HF and VHF radio can still also be used.
KRAFTCA – Vessel’s Details and Current Position – 9307360 – 246554000
