Indeed. Too bad we can't impose some sort of regime ensuring all captains are as thoughtful and prudent. My father and grandfather spent their...
And well you should!:)
Interesting, thanks. That provides a good metric to evaluate what transpired on the Concordia, once we have a report on it. I wonder how...
ok, smartbight put me onto a good source of info http://www.cruisejunkie.com If you look at this page Groundings, you will see several...
That is an interesting question as well. Is it acceptable? I know the Titanic comparison is done to death, but there are some interesting...
Fair enough, but what inputs would you factor in before making that decision? Surely you wouldn't just run for shore at the first sign of...
I made my comment about stock shorting directly to powerabout. There are others who are making emotional posts devoid of facts as well - adding 2...
What makes you sure? Please share this info with the rest of us. I'm very interested in the answer to that question: Was beaching the right...
I will assume you are inferring I am a troll. Not at all. I joined this forum to discuss the Concordia, and am simply trying to combat...
Well now you've gone and connected us to this thread as well by posting the same thing in both of them. The rest of my response is over there....
Explorer and Oceanos - both very old ships pushed past their limits, and the Oceanos was in poor repair. Even then, and despite poor efforts on...
Where do you get the part about the fully computerised ballast and stability control? Which captain are you referring to? Are you saying...
Most of those were hard groundings requiring tugs to free them. I can't say how much damage was done. They may or may not have been holed. So...
That is the key question, and I suspect the answer will be that, had proper damage control protocol been followed, and had she not been beached,...
Polar Star grounded and survived (albeit not a purpose built cruise ship) Atlantic Star (formerly FairSky, Pacific Sky, Sky Princess and Sky...
No, I haven't seen you post any facts, just conjecture. Example: You said that cruise ships "seem to go to the bottom at first chance". Can...
I've heard and read about a lot more sunken warships, tankers and freighters than I have cruise ships. I'm not making any claim one way or the...
No, it seems you would rather talk emotionally in fragments of broken English, so nobody is quite sure what you mean. Perhaps there should be a...
Where did the 80 deg list figure come from? And how quickly did it happen? I've been looking for that information. From what I've read, there...
I'm surprised to see so much unsubstantiated fear mongering on a boat design forum. People stating their own fears and fear based opinions as...
