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The MV ''Alam Pintar'' and FV ''Etoile des Ondes'' collision took place in the English Channel in 2009 and involved the Singapore bulk carrier ''Alam Pintar'' and the UK fishing vessel ''Etoile des Ondes''. The fishing vessel sank and, although three of its four crew were rescued, one member, Chris Wadsworth, was never found. The bulk carrier continued on its passage although its crew knew of the collision and later made attempts to hide the fact of their knowledge. Three other vessels nearby did not respond to ''Etoiles distress calls, even though these were also broadcast by the coastguards. The rescue was eventually carried out by the ferry MV ''Norman Voyager''. The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) carried out a full investigation of the incident and issued a damning report. Safety recommendations were made but under maritime law national governments have no authority over foreign-flagged vessels more than from their coasts. No country attempted any criminal prosecutions. ==Vessels== FV ''Etoile des Ondes'' was a UK-flagged fishing vessel (WH 696) registered in Weymouth, Dorset that had been built by Rolland shipyard, Plougasnou in 1957.〔 She was of 40 gross tonnage, long, and built of wood. She was owned by David and Ron Simmonds; the skipper was Chris Bibb and the other crew were Matthew Collins, Daniel Bruce, and Chris Wadsworth, all from Teignmouth, Devon.〔Something of the working conditions can be seen in a series of videos taken from ''Etoile des Ondes'' at Christmas 2007 during a gale (at the time of the sinking the sea was calm). Credit: Adrian Bart. ((3:42) ), ((0:32, identifying the vessel) ), ((0:59) ), ((0:32) ), ((1:17) ). 〕 MV ''Alam Pintar'' is a Singapore flagged and registered bulk carrier (IMO Number: 9296858) that was built in Yokohama in 2005. She is post-Panamax,〔Post Panamax ships will not fit through the Panama Canal but can transit the Suez Canal and Strait of Malacca.〕 of 46,982 gross tonnage and long. At the time she was owned by Alam Pintar Maritime (UK) Ltd within the Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Malaysia) Group, operated and managed by PACCShip (UK) Ltd and manned by a Chinese national crew for the most part.〔 The rescuing vessel was, at the time, the Celtic Link Ferries' vessel MV ''Norman Voyager''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Alam Pintar and FV Etoile des Ondes collision」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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