New Monitoring Network for Scottish Ports
. This wastes time and fuel, and can causes frustration among passengers, who may see ferries come close to a port, but thereafter depart without berthing when conditions are determined by the ferry Master to be unsafe. These ferries provide a lifeline service to the islands, so the reliability of ferry services is important. With multiple sites in island locations, remote access to accurate local data providing live information on tide level and key climatic conditions could facilitate improvements to the service by aiding the masters to make a more informed decision at an earlier stage in
300 Missing After Korean Ferry Capsizes
well as 18 helicopters. A U.S. navy ship was at the scene to help, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said, adding it was ready to offer more assistance. The area of the accident was clear of fog, unlike further north up the coast, which had been shrouded in heavy fog that led to the cancellation of many ferry services. The coastguard said one person was found dead inside the sinking ferry. An official from the Mokpo Hankook hospital on the mainland said another person died soon after arriving at its emergency ward. That person was identified as one of the students on the school trip. Four people were
February 2025
