FROM A RETIRED SHELL OFFSHORE EXPERT
On 29 Dec 2012, at 09:47
John,
Interesting facts about the Aiviq on your web site this morning.
Shell’s Alaska Mishaps Continue in Monster Seas
This link takes you to the technical and description of the this Tugboat and its facilities which is American design, American built and crewed, cost more than $200 million!
The technical specification is amazing with four diesel engines and two propellers of the latest and most advanced type, thrusters at both the bow and stern, so much electrical power it could run a small town and redundancy available :- begs the question of why all this advanced specification failed. It is very doubtful that it was any of the main systems, so what was the cause? Maybe the root cause was within the complex control systems and all the interlocks built in to prevent mal-operation by the crew. Me thinks too complex as such a vessel should be manned by fully competent staff who have had the necessary training and experience with such complex control systems and more importantly, knowing what action to take in the event of an emergency situation.
On this occasion Shell paid for the best possible Tug for the Operation but the Owners of the Tug apparently failed to provide the service that they had contracted to provide.
Have a great New Year and continue to expose the “teflon” shouldered Shell Management who continue to hold themselves beyond accountability to the community.
This website and sisters royaldutchshellplc.com, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, and shellnews.net, are owned by John Donovan. There is also a Wikipedia segment.
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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