Valentine's Day has gradually become a commercial holiday Like many others, but this is very nice. By evoking cons of February 14, 1979 Francis Vieljeux , it is not at all festive ...
(revised 17 February 2009)
not forget most of those Maori and Malagasy Gasikara .
(revised 17 February 2009)
not forget most of those Maori and Malagasy Gasikara .
's Day Valentine's Day 1979 was very disastrous for the beautiful freighter Vieljeux Francis has "made his hole in the water." I remember like it was yesterday. It happened after some accumulation of causes still unclear today because of this accident sea remains sadly still very poorly explained.
The Francis Vieljeux here brand new in its sea trials in 1973. This regular at the COA (West Coast of Black Africa) sailed for the Naval Sté Delmas Vieljeux Chargers now lost.
The February 14, 1979 between 10:00 am and noon on classic cargo St. Dominic (Navy, Sté Western managers in the Navigation Co. Denis Brothers) returned from the West African Coast by facing as everyone "on area" a very violent storm off the English coast. My fellow officer's radio electronics "Dominique" suddenly informed the bridge hearing appeals walrus Francis Vieljeux who claimed to have a heavy list constant and asked assistance in case ...
That said, without giving further details on problems. If what? Was certainly thought about ships that heard it.
The sea was very high with a swell of more than 12 meters. The Frenchman returned Vieljeux (among others) of Mombasa in Kenya on the African coast to the east, having "taken" the Suez Canal and crossed the Mediterranean past Gibraltar. This trip was particularly difficult, the ship was responsible "brands" and from Mombasa, they had very bad time with a single period of calm, the Suez Canal ...
The Eric Vieljeux another of the 8 beautiful "Vieljeux brothers."
He was answered that call even more easily than the two ships were close and in sight of one another, it is indeed a "seaway" busy. Both were soon in sight of each other and took the road parallel to lunch which was suddenly "disrupted", not only by the bad weather is the least we can say ...
During the luncheon, radio alarm rang St-Dominique at the precise moment when the head waiter who was on duty at the wardroom seconds remained prostrate in front of a porthole of the show, saying in a broken voice:
- " Come see! is not possible ... "
(" Name of God! "was his second comment)
The Leonce (check) Yvon Perchoc confirms my suspicions:
it is the Peruvian Lima II (ex Stéphane Vieljeux and Taj)
Thus they have all seen the front of Francis Vieljeux rise to heaven just like in a document filmed during the Second World War. They could not believe their eyes, it was so unexpected. At the same time the phone from the dining room of the square rang, then everyone got up by showing his surprise. It was naturally gateway. It was a little over 12:30 and Francis had disappeared. He then left his room for an impressive and wide area with debris of all kinds floating in waves hundreds of feet ...
Commander said a word when the second sentence uttered the fateful
- "Ya fetch more than guys .. ."
- " Quick! "Obviously, the St. Dominic was not the Ocean Jasper in 2007 ... Other times other manners.
(submariners are they really that bad?)
(good conducting vessels)
In Durban, 1990 Tamarind former Stéphane Vieljeux
The Vieljeux Francis was a member of a series of 8 versatile cargo container 171 m length for 24 m wide, with deadweight of 15,175 tons was all built by Chantiers de La Ciotat in the early 1970s. These ships had the distinction of having forms very thin, more elegant same as those of the last great sailing ships.
Developments of these beautiful vessels were almost luxurious, according to the French merchant navy of this bygone era including a large outdoor swimming pool, library, marquetry, carpets, potted plants etc ... His first hit was in Abidjan in July 1973 and his career was "uneventful" until February 14, 1979.
Few contemporary commercial vessels have attracted modelers. But Patrick Vieljeux, 7th in the series and some others, though!
I met a few years later a young novice cook who was cooking at this sad journey. For its first shipment to 17, barely out of school learning Maritime, it was not really lucky. He was "picked up" in extremis by the St. Dominic after more than three hours in cold water first, found sitting in a chair he had managed to corner and grab onto the top of a container floating ...
Former Member City of Marseille for a second series a bit different.
Get all these people was impossible, only 9 were "caught" in surreal conditions down along the side of the hull of St. Dominic, suspended nets cut. It was impossible because of the sea state to put a boat into the sea one of the rescuers decided to use his helmet, "tired" of the skull without banging against the wall of defense Steel of St. Dominic. On the other hand the precipitation of the people of St. Dominic who crossed too quickly the debris field, they do not facilitate the task. Without going into details of the saddest, everything went according to the Law of the bitch up in its most terrifying.
Imagine a little ... Perched on it ...
This wreck, like many others has occurred in conditions of extreme brutality and suddenness, while the guys did not imagine for one second that this could happen to them. It is indeed a bit like road accidents, "It only happens to other . At mid-morning the strong lodging in combination with the heavy rolling swell into the troubled, but she did not fear even more profound than gradually, except perhaps Maj. Snd and who ordered to stay " to drop items ready to evacuate the ship ... "As à l'exercice du dimanche". Ils avaient certainement compris que c'était très grave , mais peut-être sans l'admettre ou "l'accepter" totalement. Soudain ...
L'un d'eux déclara plus tard que rien ne peut décrire ce que fut leur surprise d'être ainsi jetés "à la baille".
Trahison! En effet l'état d'esprit normal de tout Marin est
de se sentir en Sûreté à son bord, ce qui n'est pas toujours vrai...
C'est arrivé au retour de l'Afrique de l'Est alors que parti de Monbasa (Kenya), il faisait route vers Rotterdam et venait de passer le détroit Gibraltar. The wreck lies today by 1200 m of water 57 miles west of Vigo. According to the 8 survivors, and the investigation that followed naturally, the vessel was "full as an egg" during this trip between the East Coast of Black Africa which was marked by the persistence of harsh weather conditions throughout the travel time except ... The Suez Canal naturally.
was carrying (among other things) more than 5500 t copper and 700 t of zinc, expensive materials that gave rise to a delicate recovery operation in 2006. Copper prices are now " what we know." Some people know accurately keep the memory of shipwrecks. The treasure hunt is not just gold.
The "Geomaster" copper recovery in 2006.
Indeed, a cable ship is "everything" done.
(eg Thévenin to fishing VCR)
Was later accused conception (indeed questionable) panels which holds the seal was known as "not perfect" in the big time. It also seems that a sneaky problem tank (s) of ballast water have worsened the event triggering an unexpected movement of water 'Anything to edge "at the wrong time. This would ultimately lead to capsize the ship, before it is even possible for the board to understand quite quickly what was happening and even less of remedy fast enough ...
These famous tanks designed to reduce body roll in waves during the periods at anchor to load the logs, did not "good news". With hindsight what to think? The entire investigation was never made pubic. As the plane crashes, a shipwreck is usually the sad result of an accumulation of facts more or less important, which alone are generally without great danger. Le cuivre a probablement "rippé" soudain à la suite d'un "incident" cruel et stupide dont l'origine ne m'est pas connue. Le hasard et peut-être aussi un peu d'imprudence...
C’est l’Olympic. De nombreuses photos du Titanic
Mon collègue Officier Radio-électronicien se nommait Chevalier . Il était bien nommé car (on me l'a raconté) il resta "trop" longtemps à son poste lorsque c'est arrivé, comme l'illustre Phillips Titanic. The radar mast would have fallen upon him at the commencement of tipping, just after all the others were thrown into the water from an exit leading to the bridge of boats. The chief engineer for its part would also "too slow" to ensure the machine to stop the main motor ... Do not forget .
A sad list of victims of this disaster, it is unfortunately add a crew member of St. Dominic who stubbornly tried to rescue Francis Vieljeux guys in these conditions more than dangerous. He, too, it is important not to forget. Nine castaways were rescued but one of them did not survive, unable to treat his heart problem on board.
The SOS in Morse code disappeared in 1997.
They were unfortunately "followed" with 21 other shipmates, including two wives who made this trip unfortunately. So it was indeed a sad Valentine's Day. Yet it is normally a great privilege not to say a great gift for wives to make the trip. I myself had the privilege to take my future wife. But she came back. Being widowed
under these conditions is absolutely terrible, they returned to Britain without them ...
Knight said the radio officer like his illustrious predecessor
Phillips, he "lingered" in his post. Do not forget them.
The sinking may be the type of accident most terrible, with what can happen to miners. Anything can happen to us, this is the common point between these two work cultures. Although
navicalement - Thierry Bressol - R / O
The Internav 2 (built in Rouen in 1978) has now become Turkish.
By chance a strong part of the crew of the Internav 2 (also by managers in "Dennis Brothers") who was embedded with me in July 1979, was aboard the freighter classic St-Dominique in January and February 1979. The event was still so "hot", they naturally we have sometimes talked about ...
other hand for myself nearly being wrecked, I was particularly conscious of the terrible accident at sea François Vieljeux simply:
The sinking of the Pamir, September 21, 1957
The Gasikara (former City of Strasbourg) Thanks to Yvon Perchoc .
Big time at sea
The Chartres injured by bad weather
Start a fire on board
ANTILOCUST LONDON!
Technical notes: I'm not one to talk about this disaster that happened in 2007 aboard the website of retired Maj. Herve Cozanet shown on this page, I'm naturally used to find "the numbers" interesting. The Sinking of the M / S Francis Vieljeux was then subjected to a lengthy legal dispute concerning its technical causes. In addition to my knowledge, no other ship of this series was wrecked. They usually knew a long career in South America and Greece.
Maj. Johannes Diebitsch
My witnesses of U-boats have known. In 1936 he told the young students just arrived aboard the four masted Padua:
- " Be ever vigilant, anything can happen at sea ... "
Notes on marine year 1979 : This
1979 was exceptionally painful for shipwrecks French, which never yet not so often. The trauma of the Year 1979 will remain in mind of French sailors of the era, beginning with the warning to be vigilant that formed at the School of the Merchant Navy.
terrible year began on January 8 with the supertanker Betelgeuse Total of a ship built in 1968, which exploded at the terminal in Bantry Bay (Ireland) during the end of his discharge. (56 dead, including 7 staff members, wives and children visitors, make matters worse because it was the day of "succession") The detonation was heard up to 30 km and the oil terminal in Bantry was never rebuilt. The poor maintenance Hull was in question, which reminds us a little bit of Erika ...
Paimpol Memorial to the explosion of Betelgeuse ,
one among many other, for victims of industrial accidents
stupid and neglect.
The Emmanuel Delma s June 26 in the Mediterranean completed the sad series of 1979. Early morning mist, " sea looked like a lake . This stupid collision with the small Italian tanker loaded with gasoline automobile VERA-BERLINGIERI was followed by very intense fire from the stern castle logging Delmas. The fire caused 27 deaths and only four survivors who instantly had the instinct to just "stay down". a gas cloud of gas had secretly formed around the castle back Emmanuel Delmas ...
The Italians were saved for having as a first reflex to jump immediately into the water. They knew what to expect and their cries were not included when a guy from the Emmanuel saw them ...
fatigue and a persistent misunderstanding of the language would be VHF the cause of this collision and its terrible consequences. It is well known that collisions happen very often statistically early morning. This is also a medical fact human "parsed" (and used of course) by the military and aerospace medicine ...
In the series, "it sucks" ...
In this latter regard, the young sailors of today Thalassa has so perfectly displayed at the end of 2007 (also mentioned here) may be tempted to make fun of us, the sailors of the 1970s. This overlooks the fact that they are used quite natural to navigate avec des gars de plusieurs langues! A l'époque du Président Georges Pompidou , nous "tournions" surtout "entre nous":
C'est donc dire que bien avant la Mondialisation, un navire Italien était totalement Italien comme un navire Français était entièrement et réellement Français, on y parlait surtout la langue de Molière ou le Breton, éventuellement l'Arabe et fort peu l'Anglais!
C'était d'ailleurs presque "inutile" entre nous à l'époque et il se trouvait presque toujours au moins un jeune qui se débrouillait pour intervenir en cas de besoin. Ce fut souvent moi d'ailleurs. La plupart des navires du monde pratiquaient beaucoup plus souvent le "Globish" than English ... Now, we can not settle for this "approximation".
Ville de Marseille
For the record, the hull of the Emmanuel Delmas was then towed to Toulon. Its castle completely burnt me back "chilling" because I've seen. Too ripped to be towed, Vera Berlingieri sank the day after the collision. The Emmanuel
was bought by the Greek Good Challenger Shipping Co. following strange and unusual adventures. The "nose" of Emmanuel had been folded into the port side of Vera Berlingieri, but her hull and machinery space had absolutely nothing suffered. The ship was therefore "healthy", beyond the castle he had rebuilt. This finally made him a "good opportunity" because of all the ways SNCDV not (all) want to keep ... It's going very well this kind of bad memories.
Moreover heard rumors about it could be an entire article right here if I knew a little more. And repaired, it "renavigua" very normally from 1980 to 1999 under the successive names of Good Challenger and Nefeli .
other hand the "maritime legend" also said that his crews still felt very ill on board, as they "knew". Some vessels are indeed deemed to be haunted, so there is not just Scottish castles in this case. For my part, I remain a bit skeptical. Without doubt he was not telling them anything since learned that everybody was charred on board should not put at ease, even if it is not very rational.
The Francis Vieljeux here brand new in its sea trials in 1973. This regular at the COA (West Coast of Black Africa) sailed for the Naval Sté Delmas Vieljeux Chargers now lost. The February 14, 1979 between 10:00 am and noon on classic cargo St. Dominic (Navy, Sté Western managers in the Navigation Co. Denis Brothers) returned from the West African Coast by facing as everyone "on area" a very violent storm off the English coast. My fellow officer's radio electronics "Dominique" suddenly informed the bridge hearing appeals walrus Francis Vieljeux who claimed to have a heavy list constant and asked assistance in case ...
That said, without giving further details on problems. If what? Was certainly thought about ships that heard it.
The sea was very high with a swell of more than 12 meters. The Frenchman returned Vieljeux (among others) of Mombasa in Kenya on the African coast to the east, having "taken" the Suez Canal and crossed the Mediterranean past Gibraltar. This trip was particularly difficult, the ship was responsible "brands" and from Mombasa, they had very bad time with a single period of calm, the Suez Canal ...
The Eric Vieljeux another of the 8 beautiful "Vieljeux brothers." He was answered that call even more easily than the two ships were close and in sight of one another, it is indeed a "seaway" busy. Both were soon in sight of each other and took the road parallel to lunch which was suddenly "disrupted", not only by the bad weather is the least we can say ...
During the luncheon, radio alarm rang St-Dominique at the precise moment when the head waiter who was on duty at the wardroom seconds remained prostrate in front of a porthole of the show, saying in a broken voice:
- " Come see! is not possible ... "
(" Name of God! "was his second comment)
The Leonce (check) Yvon Perchoc confirms my suspicions: it is the Peruvian Lima II (ex Stéphane Vieljeux and Taj)
Commander said a word when the second sentence uttered the fateful
- "Ya fetch more than guys .. ."
- " Quick! "Obviously, the St. Dominic was not the Ocean Jasper in 2007 ... Other times other manners.
(submariners are they really that bad?)
(good conducting vessels)
In Durban, 1990 Tamarind former Stéphane Vieljeux The Vieljeux Francis was a member of a series of 8 versatile cargo container 171 m length for 24 m wide, with deadweight of 15,175 tons was all built by Chantiers de La Ciotat in the early 1970s. These ships had the distinction of having forms very thin, more elegant same as those of the last great sailing ships.
Developments of these beautiful vessels were almost luxurious, according to the French merchant navy of this bygone era including a large outdoor swimming pool, library, marquetry, carpets, potted plants etc ... His first hit was in Abidjan in July 1973 and his career was "uneventful" until February 14, 1979.
Few contemporary commercial vessels have attracted modelers. But Patrick Vieljeux, 7th in the series and some others, though! 
I met a few years later a young novice cook who was cooking at this sad journey. For its first shipment to 17, barely out of school learning Maritime, it was not really lucky. He was "picked up" in extremis by the St. Dominic after more than three hours in cold water first, found sitting in a chair he had managed to corner and grab onto the top of a container floating ... 
Former Member City of Marseille for a second series a bit different. Get all these people was impossible, only 9 were "caught" in surreal conditions down along the side of the hull of St. Dominic, suspended nets cut. It was impossible because of the sea state to put a boat into the sea one of the rescuers decided to use his helmet, "tired" of the skull without banging against the wall of defense Steel of St. Dominic. On the other hand the precipitation of the people of St. Dominic who crossed too quickly the debris field, they do not facilitate the task. Without going into details of the saddest, everything went according to the Law of the bitch up in its most terrifying.
Imagine a little ... Perched on it ... L'un d'eux déclara plus tard que rien ne peut décrire ce que fut leur surprise d'être ainsi jetés "à la baille".
Trahison! En effet l'état d'esprit normal de tout Marin est de se sentir en Sûreté à son bord, ce qui n'est pas toujours vrai...
C'est arrivé au retour de l'Afrique de l'Est alors que parti de Monbasa (Kenya), il faisait route vers Rotterdam et venait de passer le détroit Gibraltar. The wreck lies today by 1200 m of water 57 miles west of Vigo. According to the 8 survivors, and the investigation that followed naturally, the vessel was "full as an egg" during this trip between the East Coast of Black Africa which was marked by the persistence of harsh weather conditions throughout the travel time except ... The Suez Canal naturally.
was carrying (among other things) more than 5500 t copper and 700 t of zinc, expensive materials that gave rise to a delicate recovery operation in 2006. Copper prices are now " what we know." Some people know accurately keep the memory of shipwrecks. The treasure hunt is not just gold.
The "Geomaster" copper recovery in 2006. Indeed, a cable ship is "everything" done.
(eg Thévenin to fishing VCR)
Was later accused conception (indeed questionable) panels which holds the seal was known as "not perfect" in the big time. It also seems that a sneaky problem tank (s) of ballast water have worsened the event triggering an unexpected movement of water 'Anything to edge "at the wrong time. This would ultimately lead to capsize the ship, before it is even possible for the board to understand quite quickly what was happening and even less of remedy fast enough ...
These famous tanks designed to reduce body roll in waves during the periods at anchor to load the logs, did not "good news". With hindsight what to think? The entire investigation was never made pubic. As the plane crashes, a shipwreck is usually the sad result of an accumulation of facts more or less important, which alone are generally without great danger. Le cuivre a probablement "rippé" soudain à la suite d'un "incident" cruel et stupide dont l'origine ne m'est pas connue. Le hasard et peut-être aussi un peu d'imprudence... 
C’est l’Olympic. De nombreuses photos du Titanic représentent en réalité son "frère", qui eut une belle
et longue carrière commerciale sans tâche.. .
et longue carrière commerciale sans tâche.. .
Mon collègue Officier Radio-électronicien se nommait Chevalier . Il était bien nommé car (on me l'a raconté) il resta "trop" longtemps à son poste lorsque c'est arrivé, comme l'illustre Phillips Titanic. The radar mast would have fallen upon him at the commencement of tipping, just after all the others were thrown into the water from an exit leading to the bridge of boats. The chief engineer for its part would also "too slow" to ensure the machine to stop the main motor ... Do not forget .
A sad list of victims of this disaster, it is unfortunately add a crew member of St. Dominic who stubbornly tried to rescue Francis Vieljeux guys in these conditions more than dangerous. He, too, it is important not to forget. Nine castaways were rescued but one of them did not survive, unable to treat his heart problem on board.
The SOS in Morse code disappeared in 1997. They were unfortunately "followed" with 21 other shipmates, including two wives who made this trip unfortunately. So it was indeed a sad Valentine's Day. Yet it is normally a great privilege not to say a great gift for wives to make the trip. I myself had the privilege to take my future wife. But she came back. Being widowed
under these conditions is absolutely terrible, they returned to Britain without them ...
Knight said the radio officer like his illustrious predecessor Phillips, he "lingered" in his post. Do not forget them.
navicalement - Thierry Bressol - R / O
The Internav 2 (built in Rouen in 1978) has now become Turkish. By chance a strong part of the crew of the Internav 2 (also by managers in "Dennis Brothers") who was embedded with me in July 1979, was aboard the freighter classic St-Dominique in January and February 1979. The event was still so "hot", they naturally we have sometimes talked about ...
other hand for myself nearly being wrecked, I was particularly conscious of the terrible accident at sea François Vieljeux simply: spectacular picture, February 4, 1982
board the Manhattan (1)
the morning of Feb. 4 board (2)
The February 4, 1982 at 17:00 lt (3)
The February 4, 1982 after 17:00 lt (4)
Motorsports Extraordinary Adventures
The sinking of the Pamir, September 21, 1957
The Gasikara (former City of Strasbourg) Thanks to Yvon Perchoc . The sinking of M aori is evoked by the excellent website of Mr Prioux son of an oiler died in the sinking. On the other hand we should not forget our cousins the Malagasy GASIKARA (former City of Strasbourg is also the "series") disappeared January 30, 1991 in Indian Ocean with its entire crew in the South West of Rodrigues, between Mauritius and Diego Garcia, when he was expected at the meeting with Rice in Southeast Asia. There was the hurricane "Bella". ..
BIG time at sea and hazards
Containers twistlock and bad weatherBig time at sea
The Chartres injured by bad weather
Start a fire on board
ANTILOCUST LONDON!
Technical notes: I'm not one to talk about this disaster that happened in 2007 aboard the website of retired Maj. Herve Cozanet shown on this page, I'm naturally used to find "the numbers" interesting. The Sinking of the M / S Francis Vieljeux was then subjected to a lengthy legal dispute concerning its technical causes. In addition to my knowledge, no other ship of this series was wrecked. They usually knew a long career in South America and Greece.
Maj. Johannes Diebitsch - " Be ever vigilant, anything can happen at sea ... "
Notes on marine year 1979 : This
1979 was exceptionally painful for shipwrecks French, which never yet not so often. The trauma of the Year 1979 will remain in mind of French sailors of the era, beginning with the warning to be vigilant that formed at the School of the Merchant Navy.
terrible year began on January 8 with the supertanker Betelgeuse Total of a ship built in 1968, which exploded at the terminal in Bantry Bay (Ireland) during the end of his discharge. (56 dead, including 7 staff members, wives and children visitors, make matters worse because it was the day of "succession") The detonation was heard up to 30 km and the oil terminal in Bantry was never rebuilt. The poor maintenance Hull was in question, which reminds us a little bit of Erika ... 
Paimpol Memorial to the explosion of Betelgeuse , one among many other, for victims of industrial accidents
stupid and neglect.
The Emmanuel Delma s June 26 in the Mediterranean completed the sad series of 1979. Early morning mist, " sea looked like a lake . This stupid collision with the small Italian tanker loaded with gasoline automobile VERA-BERLINGIERI was followed by very intense fire from the stern castle logging Delmas. The fire caused 27 deaths and only four survivors who instantly had the instinct to just "stay down". a gas cloud of gas had secretly formed around the castle back Emmanuel Delmas ...
The Italians were saved for having as a first reflex to jump immediately into the water. They knew what to expect and their cries were not included when a guy from the Emmanuel saw them ...
fatigue and a persistent misunderstanding of the language would be VHF the cause of this collision and its terrible consequences. It is well known that collisions happen very often statistically early morning. This is also a medical fact human "parsed" (and used of course) by the military and aerospace medicine ...
In the series, "it sucks" ... C'est donc dire que bien avant la Mondialisation, un navire Italien était totalement Italien comme un navire Français était entièrement et réellement Français, on y parlait surtout la langue de Molière ou le Breton, éventuellement l'Arabe et fort peu l'Anglais!
C'était d'ailleurs presque "inutile" entre nous à l'époque et il se trouvait presque toujours au moins un jeune qui se débrouillait pour intervenir en cas de besoin. Ce fut souvent moi d'ailleurs. La plupart des navires du monde pratiquaient beaucoup plus souvent le "Globish" than English ... Now, we can not settle for this "approximation".
Ville de Marseille For the record, the hull of the Emmanuel Delmas was then towed to Toulon. Its castle completely burnt me back "chilling" because I've seen. Too ripped to be towed, Vera Berlingieri sank the day after the collision. The Emmanuel
was bought by the Greek Good Challenger Shipping Co. following strange and unusual adventures. The "nose" of Emmanuel had been folded into the port side of Vera Berlingieri, but her hull and machinery space had absolutely nothing suffered. The ship was therefore "healthy", beyond the castle he had rebuilt. This finally made him a "good opportunity" because of all the ways SNCDV not (all) want to keep ... It's going very well this kind of bad memories.
Moreover heard rumors about it could be an entire article right here if I knew a little more. And repaired, it "renavigua" very normally from 1980 to 1999 under the successive names of Good Challenger and Nefeli . other hand the "maritime legend" also said that his crews still felt very ill on board, as they "knew". Some vessels are indeed deemed to be haunted, so there is not just Scottish castles in this case. For my part, I remain a bit skeptical. Without doubt he was not telling them anything since learned that everybody was charred on board should not put at ease, even if it is not very rational.
Everything was amazing in this horrible accident. Someone St-Lys radio me related the following about 15 years ago. A "time T" is accurate when the worst happened, the Radio Officer of the Emmanuel Delmas was liaising with them, "the spelling " trying to send radiograms for Vieljeux-Delmas, just to confirm in writing the conditions of this collision supposed "non-serious for them" at the time.
Meanwhile the Chief Engineer (survivor) was "down" with three men (survivors), while others took their breakfast, almost normally ...
Communication Morse was suddenly interrupted and was not not included then. It happens sometimes but not always due to a fault ... Only at midday newspaper France Inter that they understood. This has traumatized, especially the girl who was the spelling "with" Emmanuel. It's like the dot disappears from the radar screen. But there was worse in this horrible event:
When you know that an issuer of shortwave can do (sometimes) sparks at the outlet of the outdoor antenna, it is not all impossible that this officer has Radio lit himself "the torch". We will never know of course ... These small
successive facts may also make us reflect on the terrible cruelty of chance.
Meanwhile the Chief Engineer (survivor) was "down" with three men (survivors), while others took their breakfast, almost normally ...
When you know that an issuer of shortwave can do (sometimes) sparks at the outlet of the outdoor antenna, it is not all impossible that this officer has Radio lit himself "the torch". We will never know of course ... These small
successive facts may also make us reflect on the terrible cruelty of chance.
For anecdote because the unusual marine naturally has its place here, the Stéphane Vieljeux provided for over a year, a container service between India and the COA (West Coast of West Africa) as part of the line Indiafrica the main Indian Co. in 1978 and 1979 and in combination with Co. Nigerbras Lagos (Nigeria). Stéphane was the Vieljeux of this fact and for the occasion, renamed TAJ to find (of course) name the following year at the end of the contract. 
The meeting of the two maritime cultures "on Columbia" and the French was probably sometimes difficult to manage. See this little testimony directly "fired" from the site of Maj. Cozanet :
- " In 1981 and 1982, I was a cadet at Delmas and I remember a few anecdotes about food, chief cuisto being Indian, and the frustration of the Indian Electrical Officer So training Columbia, which had more with the French, the "privilege" of being part of the "staff" under our flag. The poor could not eat the wardroom. Roland. "
( Note "About Me": It would still have been better to welcome on board ...)
School "Hydro" is Le Havre Sainte-Adresse
I confirm I have also heard strange stories, the Taj even made the front page of the "Update" the Sailor at the opening of the Line.
Question: In February 2009, is the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution . This course reminds me a little hazy memories of the 1970s, which also deserves clarification. I like unusual maritime subjects will have been noticed and it is is a very beautiful:
- Who has information on the ship Iranian gas " Razi " ? This ship had the peculiarity of having on board crew and officers partly French. That was before the fall of the Shah and the new leadership of the Persian Co. Line (another name to check ) did not renew this business, following the diplomatic row between France and the new regime. That's all I know or remember.
- Sailors concerned are not numerous, but with a little luck ... As for TAJ , If a (e) you can contact me (thierry.bressol286 @ orange.fr) to tell us more, that would be extremely interesting. Although
navicalement - Thierry Bressol - OR 1
Thanks to the Mailing List of site Maj. Cozanet at Roland Grard and other sites: The most excellent site devoted
Maori in Mr Prioux is to see.
(you can even find the story of Jean-Yves Duclaud the survivor)
Model M / S by Michael Patrick Vieljeux F6IPS
If Gasikara site has not cited here, c ' is lack of time for the February 17 search, but I suppose it exists. On the other hand was missing something here, access Philippe Ramona site devoted to the history of the Maritimes Messaging.
The ship then boarded a crew-majority Indian, (despite the French flag) but retaining some French officers of SNCDV. "Naturally" at a time when the French sailors sailed usually "them", their lives and work on board as all the "little habits" were "shaken up" ...
The meeting of the two maritime cultures "on Columbia" and the French was probably sometimes difficult to manage. See this little testimony directly "fired" from the site of Maj. Cozanet : - " In 1981 and 1982, I was a cadet at Delmas and I remember a few anecdotes about food, chief cuisto being Indian, and the frustration of the Indian Electrical Officer So training Columbia, which had more with the French, the "privilege" of being part of the "staff" under our flag. The poor could not eat the wardroom. Roland. "
( Note "About Me": It would still have been better to welcome on board ...)
School "Hydro" is Le Havre Sainte-Adresse I confirm I have also heard strange stories, the Taj even made the front page of the "Update" the Sailor at the opening of the Line.
Question: In February 2009, is the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution . This course reminds me a little hazy memories of the 1970s, which also deserves clarification. I like unusual maritime subjects will have been noticed and it is is a very beautiful:
- Who has information on the ship Iranian gas " Razi " ? This ship had the peculiarity of having on board crew and officers partly French. That was before the fall of the Shah and the new leadership of the Persian Co. Line (another name to check ) did not renew this business, following the diplomatic row between France and the new regime. That's all I know or remember.
- Sailors concerned are not numerous, but with a little luck ... As for TAJ , If a (e) you can contact me (thierry.bressol286 @ orange.fr) to tell us more, that would be extremely interesting. Although
navicalement - Thierry Bressol - OR 1
Thanks to the Mailing List of site Maj. Cozanet at Roland Grard and other sites: The most excellent site devoted
Maori in Mr Prioux is to see.
(you can even find the story of Jean-Yves Duclaud the survivor)
Model M / S by Michael Patrick Vieljeux F6IPS
If Gasikara site has not cited here, c ' is lack of time for the February 17 search, but I suppose it exists. On the other hand was missing something here, access Philippe Ramona site devoted to the history of the Maritimes Messaging.
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