tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post4012356277597292269..comments2024-03-26T17:58:22.711-07:00Comments on HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb: The wreck of the Costa Concordia: a confluence of downstream effects?Paul, Dammit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-16432533518804378192012-01-20T08:52:56.734-08:002012-01-20T08:52:56.734-08:00Why did the sonar did not detect immediate land un...Why did the sonar did not detect immediate land under belly. I doubt the Captain was getting BJ from someone in his cabin or doing someone, very normal for captains on such ships to flirt with women on board take them to cabin.Rahulhttp://hindisms.org/sms/hindi-love-smsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-84311337616846034932012-01-17T08:33:47.124-08:002012-01-17T08:33:47.124-08:00Good post..
George Marikas
Maritime EducationGood post..<br /><br />George Marikas<br /><a href="http://www.edumaritime.com" rel="nofollow">Maritime Education</a>George Marikasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-8875548204855979662012-01-15T20:02:31.192-08:002012-01-15T20:02:31.192-08:00Firehand- to the lifeboats and liferafts. There...Firehand- to the lifeboats and liferafts. There's a system called AMVER that will direct the nearest ships to render assistance.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-75472718441777497972012-01-15T18:56:24.252-08:002012-01-15T18:56:24.252-08:00I'd wondered about that: if you do have to aba...I'd wondered about that: if you do have to abandon ship, and there's not other ships/shore <i>right there</i>, just where the hell do all those people go?Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-62342635322821562042012-01-15T16:21:54.511-08:002012-01-15T16:21:54.511-08:00Me, I'm hoping that this incident will build d...Me, I'm hoping that this incident will build discussion on just how the hell 5,000 people are expected to promptly evacuate, and how they'd be dealt with in a less forgiving environment that a short swim to the beach. <br />They're just getting too damn big.eastrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-10941576505423542402012-01-15T15:52:11.526-08:002012-01-15T15:52:11.526-08:00BP, it's hard to say at this point. So long as...BP, it's hard to say at this point. So long as there isn't a language barrier, ECDIS units are pretty simple. On my first exposure to an English-based platform (in a simulator, granted), I could handle 90% of the basic nav functions within an hour.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-4634360175696188492012-01-15T15:35:54.742-08:002012-01-15T15:35:54.742-08:00I was going to post about this, but you've cov...I was going to post about this, but you've covered it much better than I could.<br /><br />I expect that you're right about the over-reliance on computer navigation, and there may even be an Airbus style confusion of the helmsman by an overly complex interface. However, I'll wait until I can offer something more than <i>making stuff up</i>.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-45873183673254120682012-01-15T15:35:53.069-08:002012-01-15T15:35:53.069-08:00Good evening Paul
Here are some news articles if ...Good evening Paul<br /><br />Here are some news articles if you havent seen them yet.<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086881/Costa-Concordia-captain-Francesco-Schettino-officer-Ciro-Ambrosio-arrested.html<br /><br /><br />http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/costa-showboating-may-have-caused-disaster-2012-01-15-1.437735Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-23750919044564782272012-01-15T14:48:31.620-08:002012-01-15T14:48:31.620-08:00Well said!Well said!Brian Hnoreply@blogger.com