Posted 10th October 2013 to the Dominion Post
Dear Sir:
I had an Interesting Talk to a Civil Defence Coordinator for Southern New Zealand on the Subject of the 100 some odd Cruise ships Planning to Visit the Fiordland Area this coming Season and I asked him what if we had a Costa Concordia type Accident in Fiordland and He had to admit it would be a total disaster. If a Large Mega Liner was to loose power off the Fiordland Coast it would be Violently Destroyed with in minutes in a westerly storm... If it Lost Power in the Sounds it would Take Weeks for a Tug to be dispatched from Singapore and evacuation would overwhelm the Local Rescue services.
It’s all a big Gamble but as more and more tourists avoid the Land and our local pay rates the Ships will increase and so will the Chances of a mishap
Who would Pay for it Is another Problem... But on the bright side any “Costly Recovery” from sinking would be near impossible in the South West Corner of New Zealand.
A pity about the environment though.
Dear Sir:
I had an Interesting Talk to a Civil Defence Coordinator for Southern New Zealand on the Subject of the 100 some odd Cruise ships Planning to Visit the Fiordland Area this coming Season and I asked him what if we had a Costa Concordia type Accident in Fiordland and He had to admit it would be a total disaster. If a Large Mega Liner was to loose power off the Fiordland Coast it would be Violently Destroyed with in minutes in a westerly storm... If it Lost Power in the Sounds it would Take Weeks for a Tug to be dispatched from Singapore and evacuation would overwhelm the Local Rescue services.
It’s all a big Gamble but as more and more tourists avoid the Land and our local pay rates the Ships will increase and so will the Chances of a mishap
Who would Pay for it Is another Problem... But on the bright side any “Costly Recovery” from sinking would be near impossible in the South West Corner of New Zealand.
A pity about the environment though.
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