as a merchant seaman this truly surprizes me that a shipping company could be so stupid. on the other hand, you go with foreign flag vessels, you takes your chances. good luck collecting on the lawsuits, providing you're still around...
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Dinner, with myself and the crew will be served at eight...once, that is, we've dealt with the poltergeist issue!!"
it was P & O's Pacific Sun in August 2008 between Vanuatu and New Zealand in the%uFEFF middle of a storm, a rogue wave hit the side of the boat as they made a turn to get back on course. the ship lurched from side to side and nearly rolled over as the stabilisers had broken off.Reports say about 42 passengers were injured were bruises and broken arms.
"the stabilisers had broken off"
That's what I was thinking, is it possible that due to the modern super intelligent stabilizers they don't need to bold the tables to the floor anymore ? I tried to search this but didn't find any info on it
My girlfriend works in the industry, and she states, bolting the furniture to the floor would not allow the rooms to be multi-function rooms or events. Space versus safety I guess. Most Ships, run from weather though. The captian of this ship ignored the weather and plowed through.
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