I was watching Discovery Channel with family about MV Debyshire (BLUE PRINT FOR DISASTER: THE MYSTERY OF DEBYSHIRE), a 160 thousand ton ship which sank in the Pacific in just two minutes. I find the documentary interesting and the lessons learned can be applied in our career, business, or personal life.

Facts about MV Debyshire :

  • The Derbyshire had an overall length 294.1 metres
  • Extreme breadth 44.28m and a maximum draught 18.44m
  • Gross tonnage 91,654.50, and net tonnage 67,428.51.
  • She was longer than three football pitches and as wide as a six lane motorway.
  • She was built by Swan Hunter at Haverton Hill shipyard, Teesside,
  • This type of ship is called a Bulk Carrier.
  • she was classed A1 by Lloyds Register, the top classification for merchant ships

This ship is built to withstand the wrath of the high seas.

However, on September 8, 1980, MV Debyshire crossed path with typhoon Orchid enroute to Japan and sank in the Pacific not given the chance to send a distress call.

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