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Comments on the sinking of the MV Sewol 16 April 2014, Part 3: Playing the blame game or asking difficult questions — written by Prof Ed Galea, 23 April 2014 23:00
It is human nature to want to blame someone after a tragedy. But when a disaster of this magnitude occurs, it is time for a nation as a whole to reflect on its safety culture, and not simply blame a few individuals. We should be looking at the safety culture on board the Sewol, in the company that owns and runs the vessel, within the South Korean maritime industry and within South Korean culture as a whole. To address the real problem and ensure that this type of disaster never happens again, we must identify and address the root cause(s) of the problem and this is likely to be the result of a number of factors, beyond the actions of the Captain and crew. Continue reading
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Comments on the sinking of the MV Sewol 16 April 2014, Part 1: What do we currently know about the Sewol incident — written by Prof Ed Galea, 20 April 2014 01:30
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Sinking of the MV SEWOL 16 April 2014 — written by Prof Ed Galea, 19 April 2014 14:30
My best wishes go out to the traumatised families of the dead and missing in the Sewol disaster. The loss of so many innocent people, mainly school aged children is a terrible tragedy which is felt by not only the families of those involved but all the people of South Korea and the world. Continue reading
Rescue Operations on the Costa Concordia — written by Prof Ed Galea, 20 January 2012 09:50
I hope that the rescue divers have searched the lifts/elevators onboard the Costa Concordia. It is not clear when the power went out, and the ship did rapidly heel over so there may have been passengers trapped in the lifts/elevators.