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Dennis Smith
Member
Username: kildaman
Post Number: 105
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 1, 2004 - 9:48 pm: | 
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Hi All,
What is it about Ferries, why do they keep on getting into trouble. While I was on a ship in Syros - one of the Greek Islands - the Ferry from Pireaus never made it to our Island, she was bloody close though -
I suspect the comments on the bridge were something like "Who the hell moved that damn breakwater" (Any one else like to contribute a caption??)
The weather was clear, a stiff breeze, nothing more and this happens. Luckily no-one was hurt and all the passengers were OK. It was a fairly modern ship by the looks of it. she had radar and the lights on the breakwater were working. or at least they were when I turned in that night.
Why does it happen - complacency, bad seamanship, a combination of both? Whatever the reason it carries on and on and .....
Just to let you know this happened in the 80's, about 84 I think.
Best Wishes and Rgds
Dennis
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Andrew Johnston
Member
Username: akita
Post Number: 51
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 1, 2004 - 11:54 pm: |
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1)Carelessness of work
2)Poorly maintained mechanicals and fundamentals
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3)Terrorism
4)...............etc.............?
"Oceanos' Sinking" fan!
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Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 8114
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 3:16 am: |
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I'd put money on options 1 and 2, but don't forget to factor poor crew training into the mix and a willingness to fill these things like sardine cans as well as do something really stupid. Like set off while overcrowded in the teeth of some really bad storms. This seems to happen in Bangladesh all the time.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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T. Eric Brown
Member
Username: jack_phillips_lives
Post Number: 24
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 13, 2005 - 11:01 pm: |
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Also, ferries are smaller than cruise ships and therefore minor incidents that happen to bigger ships would be catastrophic on a ferry.
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