3 Crew Members Die in Accident!
Joseph Coulter wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:18:39 -0800, Ray Goldenberg wrote: Hi Everyone, I saw this report regarding an accident on the Costa Europa and thought it would be of interest. http://bit.ly/dg2FSj -- Ray Goldenberg 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 Lighthouse Travel http://www.lighthousetravel.com Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/lighthousetravl Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ray.goldenberg another victim of winds. As the ships get bigger and the wind impacted surfaces getting larger this will happen more and more. We had reports of another ship in Caribbean recently getting a gash in the side from a wind gust. Look for more. Joseph Coulter Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations www.josephcoulter.com What is large ship size in your opinion Joseph? The Europa was 53,872tons Which is not huge by any of todays standards. About 800' long I believe. Clay |
3 Crew Members Die in Accident!
On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:28:02 -0500, frijoli wrote:
Joseph Coulter wrote: On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:18:39 -0800, Ray Goldenberg wrote: Hi Everyone, I saw this report regarding an accident on the Costa Europa and thought it would be of interest. http://bit.ly/dg2FSj -- Ray Goldenberg 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 Lighthouse Travel http://www.lighthousetravel.com Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/lighthousetravl Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ray.goldenberg another victim of winds. As the ships get bigger and the wind impacted surfaces getting larger this will happen more and more. We had reports of another ship in Caribbean recently getting a gash in the side from a wind gust. Look for more. Joseph Coulter Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations www.josephcoulter.com What is large ship size in your opinion Joseph? The Europa was 53,872tons Which is not huge by any of todays standards. About 800' long I believe. Clay Clay, I was not commneting on the size of a former Holland America/Homeric ship, I was noting that they get bigger and wind has always been an issue. I was onboard the (then) Radisson Seven Seas Navigator in Boston when we were pinned to the dock requiring two tugs and the better part of a half an hour to get underway. So that is the problem under the old style. Now we have floating wind sail issues that dwarf those entirely. We can expect more docking accidents not less. Joseph Coulter Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations www.josephcoulter.com |
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