MAC Goes Into The Cold With The Little Red Ship

Are you ready for the Poles? asks Maritime Accident Casebook in its latest two-part podcast The Case of the Little Red Ship.

Increased interest among commercial shippers in using the traditionally closed North-East and North West Passages in the Arctic and growing tourism to the Antarctic driven by interest in the World's last remaining pristine wildernesses, the answer to the question affects the safety of passengers, ships and ultimately the health of the global climate.

Maritime Accident Casebook, the web-based safety resource for seafarers and educators, covers the sinking of MS Explorer in a two-part podcast series with part one now online. The Case of the Little Red Ship looks at what happened, how it happened and how such incidents can be avoided.

Says producer and narrator Bob Couttie: "When it comes to the polar regions we're no longer just talking about hazards to passengers, crew, ships and the immediate environment but potentially to global well-being. Ironically, it is hazards to the Polar areas that drive interest in them: loss of ice in the Arctic is making transit through the area more and more economically viable and people feel they want to see what's left of the Antarctic while it's still there."

Like all Maritime Accident Casebook podcasts The Case of the Little Red Ship draws on real-life incidents to enhance safety awareness aboard ship and help make seafarers, their ships, and the seas safer.

Now in its fourth year, Maritime Accident Casebook, http://maritieaccident.org , provides both free and premium-based resources for seafarers and others concerned with safety management and awareness training, is supported by subscriptions, donations and services to the industry.

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