What about attaching something like a Kayak Throw Bag to every life jacket with a nice carabiner to attach it to strategically placed eye hooks...
On the Titanic, of course, they tried to lock the gates to prevent the lower deck passengers from getting up to the upper decks, at least so they...
Do they have all the equipment to raise the Sewol on standby, not doing anything? If they were concerned about standby cost, they would only...
The government is still trying to get an accurate estimate of the cargo. I would think the cranes loading the ship would be able to tally the...
So, the number of arrests is up to 20? More? Remind me never to draw the wrath of the South Koreans. If they start shutting down ferry lines,...
I saw a video suggesting floor drains in RoRo decks dropping into longitudinal below deck compartments. It would seem to me that it would...
They may also fudge logs if they are taxed based on cargo, ship capacity, or believe they could be subject to law enforcement sanctions for...
Ballast, of course must be kept low. Does anybody know how low the vehicle deck was? Ahh, found some layouts from the clip:...
Moral of the story, Don't stand above a closed compartment rigged with explosives. I just can't imagine that they wouldn't have rigged...
Of course the Costa Concordia had an alarm to tell them that they were off course. The crew simply turned off the alarm. I have no doubt the...
Thanks for the Solas 2009 summary link. Many of the new Solas concepts were ideas that I had noticed while looking at the Costa including...
More notes indicate that Captain Schettino "forgot" his glasses in his cabin, and could not see the radar screen well....
http://www.topspeed.com/boats/boat-news/gigantic-cruise-ship-planned-ar32625.html...
Certainly we need to wait to see the ultimate outcome of the investigation, and likely trial will be. Nobody would have died had the captain...
I have to wonder if the water permeability/impermeability of the weathertight superstructure is the key to the stability or instability of both...
