#FremantleHighway#Accident "Update: Jul 26, 2023 5:23 am
All 23 crew members were evacuated from the burning vessel. Part of the crew is brought ashore by a KNRM vessel and part of the crew is brought ashore by helicopter. The Fremantle Highway is currently located approximately 15 nautical miles north of the Ameland coast. There is still a fire on board. The Coast Guard and emergency services on site are trying to further damage" #marine#ship#fire
"Around midnight, the Coastguard Center received a report from the Fremantle Highway vessel that there was a fire on board. The vessel has 2857 cars on board, 25 of which are electric cars. The 23 crew members are currently being evacuated. Several KNRM lifeboats and a Noordgat salvage vessel are on site. " (google translated) #Fremantle#Highway#FremantleHighway#ship#accident#Netherlands
(Imagined dialogue) "Helios! Did you let Phaethon borrow the chariot AGAIN?!?! What have you done?!?! Zeus is not going to be happy about this happening again, and we're going to have to take the chariot back in for repairs!" #PostcardsFromTheAnthropocene#hatwave#greece
In short: bad #teenage driver, too much #horsepower, inadequate use of force policy for the #police department, and power-mad official shot his weapon at a moving car (which always ends up very bad), causing an #accident.
Holding Putin Accountable Would Require an Actual Rules-Based World Order
Washington’s long-standing hostility to the International Criminal Court undermines any future war crimes prosecutions over Ukraine. If for no other reason....
Far from risking the
prosecution of “peacekeeping” forces, as US officials claimed when justifying their refusal to submit to the court, being party to the ICC would mean US war criminals might face some actual justice.
#SantaBarbaraCounty (via SBC Fire PIO) "Vehicle Rollover: HWY 1 NB at Graciosa Rd. Santa Maria. Single vehicle found on it’s roof, off the roadway, approx 10’ over the side, w/single driver occupant. ... 54 yo male patient trapped overnight. Vehicle was noted by passerby who call 911. Patient transport to MMC by ground ambulance w/ minor injuries. Cause under investigation w/CHP." #accident#rescue