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Chapter 280: Arson, Broken Welds, Open Bow Doors, A Bombing Over Lockerbie, And Dragging Brakes!
"Hello there viewers...Keiko here again...*Keiko proceeds to say this while traditionally bowing to the viewers as usual. To which Keiko then proceeds to bring her attention and eyesight back up again, in order to continue to address the viewers. Keiko also now proceeds to clear her throat, as she then proceeds to continue, to properly address the viewers*...
Now then viewers, this particular chapter is going to be yet a non action packed filler chapter. So viewers for this chapter, we will covering 5 more transportation related accidents. More specifically viewers, we will be covering three maritime shipping accidents, and two aviation incidents in this particular chapter. And all three of the maritime accidents in some form or another, a well known for their own respective reasons. And as for the two aviation incidents? Well one is an actual disaster, while the other is one of the most infamous acts of terror in the history of aviation...
And we will start viewers, by going all the way back to April 7 of 1990. Which on this particular day, the car and passenger ferry MS Scandinavian Star was conducting a crossing from Oslo, Norway, to Frederikshavn, Denmark...
And at about 2 a.m. local time, a fire broke out on one of the lower decks of the ship. But it was discovered by a passenger and was brought to the attention of the receptionist. However, the fire spread from deck 3 to 4, and then stopped at deck 5. However, the stairwell and ceilings acted as chimneys for the fire to spread. And although the bulkheads were made of a steel structure with asbestos wall boards, a melamine resin laminate was used as a decorative covering and proved extremely flammable in subsequent testing, which unfortunately played a big role, in spreading the fire throughout deck 3. The burning laminates produced toxic hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide. To which the fire then spread to deck 4 and deck 5...
And tragically, out of all of those on board,159 people were killed...
And now viewers, we will be moving onto the next maritime accident in this chapter. And to do this, we are now going to be going forward a bit in time, all the way to September 28, 1994...
When on this day, the passenger and car ferry MS Estonia, was conducting a crossing, with 989 passengers and crew on board. But tragically, an improperly done weld on the ferries visor. Which was designed to stop sea water from getting into the ferries many car decks, wound up failing. And in just an hour, the ship sank, killing a total of 852 of the 989 passengers and crew on board. Which makes it one of the deadliest recent maritime accidents, since the sinking of the Titanic...
And now viewers, for the third maritime disaster in this non action packed filler chapter, we will be going to the date of March 6, 1987...
And on this particular date, the ship MS Herald Of Free Enterprise, left her berth in Zeebrugge inner harbor at 6:05 pm. And was a crew of 80, 459 passengers, 81 cars, three buses and 47 trucks. But tragically, as she passed the outer mole at 6:24 pm, she wound up suddenly capsizing in a span of only four minutes. The cause of this tragedy? Well when the ferry reached 18.9 knots, or 35.0 km/h, or 21.7 mph. For those of you who want the other conversions with regard to the Herald's speed. But anyway, 90 seconds after leaving the harbor, water began to enter the car deck in large quantities. And sadly, the resulting free surface effect destroyed her stability. And in a matter of seconds, the ship began to list 30 degrees to port. And though the ship did wind up briefly righting herself, the point of no return had already been passed. As the Herald simply wound up listing to port once more, and thus wound up capsizing. An event lasting only a mere 90 seconds. But yet still wound up in the deaths of 193 people. All because of the MS Herald Of Free Enterprise leaving port, with both of her bow doors still fully open. A tragedy, that was completely preventable...
And now viewers, we will now be moving onto one of the two aviation incidents in this particular chapter...
And as for the first one? Well we will now be going to the date of December 21, 1988. In which Pan American Airway Flight 103, a Boeing 747 named 'Clipper Maid Of The Seas,' was conducting an overseas flight, from London to New York. On board, were three pilots, 13 flight attendants, and 243 passengers...
And sadly as Pan Am Flight 103, call sign 'Clipper 103' leveled off at its cruising altitude of 31,000, or FL310, or Flight Level 310. A bomb situated in the forward cargo hold, wound up tearing the plane apart in mid air. Killing all 259 passengers and crew on board Flight 103, and a further 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland. And as for those who were responsible? Well it is painfully obvious, as Libya was deemed ultimately responsible for the bombing of Flight 103. And interestingly enough, a brother in law of one then Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was deemed responsible for the bombing of Flight 103, was deemed responsible for the bombing of UTA Flight 722...
But anyway viewers, we will now be moving onto the last transportation incident of this chapter. And for this one, we will be heading to June 18, 1998...
And on this date, Propair Flight 420, which was a domestic charter flight from Montreal, Quebec to Peterborough, Ontario. On the day of the accident Flight 420 was being operated by a Fairchild Metroliner SA226...
The pilot of the flight, was 35-year-old Captain Jean Provencher. He began his pilot career as a first officer on the type in November 1986 to May 1996. He served as captain and as check pilot on similar aircraft types for several air carriers. In May 1996, he was hired by Propair as company chief pilot. He had accumulated a total of 6,515 flying hours, of which 4,200 of them were on the type...
And the co-pilot of Propair Flight 420, was 35-year-old Walter Stricker. Stricker began his pilot career in June 1995. And in March 1998, he was hired as a first officer by Propair. He earned his first officer endorsement on May 9 and started his training and line check phase on May 13. He had accumulated a total of 2,730 flying hours, of which 93 of them were on the type...
But sadly, the aircraft wound up suffering an in-flight fire shortly after take-off from Dorval, due to the left hand wheel brakes being locked on the takeoff roll, resulting in what's known as 'Brake Drag.' And though the crew elected to conduct an emergency landing at Montreal–Mirabel International Airport. The intense heat of the fire wound up causing a structural failure in the left wing, during the landing at Mirabel. Which wound up resulting in the left wing coming apart, and the aircraft rolling completely inverted until it was completely upside down. And tragically, wound up causing deaths of all 11 passengers and crew on board...
But anyway viewers, this now marks the end of this non action packed filler chapter. And we will be getting right back into the action in the next chapter. So viewers, from me, Angel Bluebell, Zachary, Catherine, and the rest of The Four Aces Alliance, we all look forward to seeing you lot in the next chapter, okay?...*Keiko proceeds to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of her brown eyes closed, and also while she has her head tilted to one side, in her usual very cute looking manner as well*"
"Hello there viewers...Keiko here again...*Keiko proceeds to say this while traditionally bowing to the viewers as usual. To which Keiko then proceeds to bring her attention and eyesight back up again, in order to continue to address the viewers. Keiko also now proceeds to clear her throat, as she then proceeds to continue, to properly address the viewers*...
Now then viewers, this particular chapter is going to be yet a non action packed filler chapter. So viewers for this chapter, we will covering 5 more transportation related accidents. More specifically viewers, we will be covering three maritime shipping accidents, and two aviation incidents in this particular chapter. And all three of the maritime accidents in some form or another, a well known for their own respective reasons. And as for the two aviation incidents? Well one is an actual disaster, while the other is one of the most infamous acts of terror in the history of aviation...
And we will start viewers, by going all the way back to April 7 of 1990. Which on this particular day, the car and passenger ferry MS Scandinavian Star was conducting a crossing from Oslo, Norway, to Frederikshavn, Denmark...
And at about 2 a.m. local time, a fire broke out on one of the lower decks of the ship. But it was discovered by a passenger and was brought to the attention of the receptionist. However, the fire spread from deck 3 to 4, and then stopped at deck 5. However, the stairwell and ceilings acted as chimneys for the fire to spread. And although the bulkheads were made of a steel structure with asbestos wall boards, a melamine resin laminate was used as a decorative covering and proved extremely flammable in subsequent testing, which unfortunately played a big role, in spreading the fire throughout deck 3. The burning laminates produced toxic hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide. To which the fire then spread to deck 4 and deck 5...
And tragically, out of all of those on board,159 people were killed...
And now viewers, we will be moving onto the next maritime accident in this chapter. And to do this, we are now going to be going forward a bit in time, all the way to September 28, 1994...
When on this day, the passenger and car ferry MS Estonia, was conducting a crossing, with 989 passengers and crew on board. But tragically, an improperly done weld on the ferries visor. Which was designed to stop sea water from getting into the ferries many car decks, wound up failing. And in just an hour, the ship sank, killing a total of 852 of the 989 passengers and crew on board. Which makes it one of the deadliest recent maritime accidents, since the sinking of the Titanic...
And now viewers, for the third maritime disaster in this non action packed filler chapter, we will be going to the date of March 6, 1987...
And on this particular date, the ship MS Herald Of Free Enterprise, left her berth in Zeebrugge inner harbor at 6:05 pm. And was a crew of 80, 459 passengers, 81 cars, three buses and 47 trucks. But tragically, as she passed the outer mole at 6:24 pm, she wound up suddenly capsizing in a span of only four minutes. The cause of this tragedy? Well when the ferry reached 18.9 knots, or 35.0 km/h, or 21.7 mph. For those of you who want the other conversions with regard to the Herald's speed. But anyway, 90 seconds after leaving the harbor, water began to enter the car deck in large quantities. And sadly, the resulting free surface effect destroyed her stability. And in a matter of seconds, the ship began to list 30 degrees to port. And though the ship did wind up briefly righting herself, the point of no return had already been passed. As the Herald simply wound up listing to port once more, and thus wound up capsizing. An event lasting only a mere 90 seconds. But yet still wound up in the deaths of 193 people. All because of the MS Herald Of Free Enterprise leaving port, with both of her bow doors still fully open. A tragedy, that was completely preventable...
And now viewers, we will now be moving onto one of the two aviation incidents in this particular chapter...
And as for the first one? Well we will now be going to the date of December 21, 1988. In which Pan American Airway Flight 103, a Boeing 747 named 'Clipper Maid Of The Seas,' was conducting an overseas flight, from London to New York. On board, were three pilots, 13 flight attendants, and 243 passengers...
And sadly as Pan Am Flight 103, call sign 'Clipper 103' leveled off at its cruising altitude of 31,000, or FL310, or Flight Level 310. A bomb situated in the forward cargo hold, wound up tearing the plane apart in mid air. Killing all 259 passengers and crew on board Flight 103, and a further 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland. And as for those who were responsible? Well it is painfully obvious, as Libya was deemed ultimately responsible for the bombing of Flight 103. And interestingly enough, a brother in law of one then Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was deemed responsible for the bombing of Flight 103, was deemed responsible for the bombing of UTA Flight 722...
But anyway viewers, we will now be moving onto the last transportation incident of this chapter. And for this one, we will be heading to June 18, 1998...
And on this date, Propair Flight 420, which was a domestic charter flight from Montreal, Quebec to Peterborough, Ontario. On the day of the accident Flight 420 was being operated by a Fairchild Metroliner SA226...
The pilot of the flight, was 35-year-old Captain Jean Provencher. He began his pilot career as a first officer on the type in November 1986 to May 1996. He served as captain and as check pilot on similar aircraft types for several air carriers. In May 1996, he was hired by Propair as company chief pilot. He had accumulated a total of 6,515 flying hours, of which 4,200 of them were on the type...
And the co-pilot of Propair Flight 420, was 35-year-old Walter Stricker. Stricker began his pilot career in June 1995. And in March 1998, he was hired as a first officer by Propair. He earned his first officer endorsement on May 9 and started his training and line check phase on May 13. He had accumulated a total of 2,730 flying hours, of which 93 of them were on the type...
But sadly, the aircraft wound up suffering an in-flight fire shortly after take-off from Dorval, due to the left hand wheel brakes being locked on the takeoff roll, resulting in what's known as 'Brake Drag.' And though the crew elected to conduct an emergency landing at Montreal–Mirabel International Airport. The intense heat of the fire wound up causing a structural failure in the left wing, during the landing at Mirabel. Which wound up resulting in the left wing coming apart, and the aircraft rolling completely inverted until it was completely upside down. And tragically, wound up causing deaths of all 11 passengers and crew on board...
But anyway viewers, this now marks the end of this non action packed filler chapter. And we will be getting right back into the action in the next chapter. So viewers, from me, Angel Bluebell, Zachary, Catherine, and the rest of The Four Aces Alliance, we all look forward to seeing you lot in the next chapter, okay?...*Keiko proceeds to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of her brown eyes closed, and also while she has her head tilted to one side, in her usual very cute looking manner as well*"