Hong Kong collision: ITF comment
News Release
International Transport Federation (ITF)
October 4, 2012
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US>Hong Kong
collision: ITF comment</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN></SPAN>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>Commenting on the
collision between two passenger vessels in Hong Kong waters on Monday, ITF
(International Transport Workers’ Federation) seafarers’ section secretary John
Whitlow said: “This is a sad loss of life, and all of us must be thinking of
those affected, and of the continuing rescue and medical efforts.”</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>He continued: “It is
deeply regrettable that crew members from both vessels have been arrested. The
priority should be to quickly discover what has gone wrong and stop it happening
again – not to risk terrifying crews into silence.”</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>Captain TT Chung, general
secretary of the MNOGHK <I>(</I></SPAN><SPAN class=st><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Merchant Navy Officers'
Guild<I>-</I></SPAN></SPAN><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hong
Kong)</SPAN></EM><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-US>,</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-US> and member of the ITF’s fair practices committee steering group,
said: “This accident has been a dreadful reminder of all that we strive to
prevent. Ourthoughts are with all those who have been affected. We hope that the
lessons to be learned will be learned in a reasoned way, and will not be clouded
by any reflexive search for someone to blame.”</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>Tomorrow, 4 October, has
been set as an official day of mourning in Hong Kong for thevictims of the
accident.</SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US>Hong Kong
collision: ITF comment</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN></SPAN>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>Commenting on the
collision between two passenger vessels in Hong Kong waters on Monday, ITF
(International Transport Workers’ Federation) seafarers’ section secretary John
Whitlow said: “This is a sad loss of life, and all of us must be thinking of
those affected, and of the continuing rescue and medical efforts.”</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>He continued: “It is
deeply regrettable that crew members from both vessels have been arrested. The
priority should be to quickly discover what has gone wrong and stop it happening
again – not to risk terrifying crews into silence.”</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>Captain TT Chung, general
secretary of the MNOGHK <I>(</I></SPAN><SPAN class=st><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Merchant Navy Officers'
Guild<I>-</I></SPAN></SPAN><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hong
Kong)</SPAN></EM><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-US>,</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-US> and member of the ITF’s fair practices committee steering group,
said: “This accident has been a dreadful reminder of all that we strive to
prevent. Ourthoughts are with all those who have been affected. We hope that the
lessons to be learned will be learned in a reasoned way, and will not be clouded
by any reflexive search for someone to blame.”</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US>Tomorrow, 4 October, has
been set as an official day of mourning in Hong Kong for thevictims of the
accident.</SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>