An avoidable disaster
A Talk
Monday, 19th October, 8pm
at Bantry Christian Fellowship Hall
with thanks to Captain Sean O’Mahony
Members, free, Non-members; 5€
Forty years ago, on the morning of November 24th, 1986, the 169, 000 DWT MV Kowloon Bridge grounded off the Stags Rocks, south of Toe Head, Co. Cork. Her subsequent breakup and sinking caused severe oil pollution damage to the coastline and marine life mainly between Roaring Water Bay and the Galley Head. Inexplicably no formal investigation or regulatory review was ever held as to how a storm-damaged ship was allowed to leave her port of refuge in Bantry Bay and put to sea during a violent storm.
We are hosting a talk by Captain Sean O’Mahony on the topic on the 19th October at 8pm in the Christian Fellowship.
All are welcome.
Sean has spent over 55 years in the shipping industry – 17 years sailing in the merchant navy, mainly on tankers. In that time he rose from cadet to master to captain. He spent a further 26 years in the commercial side in the Netherlands, mainly in commercial management and ship broking. For the last 14 years he has worked on the legal side as a maritime arbitrator and consultant.
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