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![]() How would you rate the followings in terms of the number of incidents involving loss of lives along the major cruising routes each year ? Unpredictable storms (during long crossings) Rogue waves Shipping containers Whales Pirates Icebergs Submarines Others ? |
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On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:30:33 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: wrote: How would you rate the followings in terms of the number of incidents involving loss of lives along the major cruising routes each year ? Unpredictable storms (during long crossings) Rogue waves Shipping containers Whales Pirates Icebergs Submarines Others ? Sudden onset mechanical failures. Hull failures Rigging failures. Illness Accidents on board unrelated to causes you listed ======================================== Accidental injuries are very common, sometimes serious, almost always debilitating. Prevention awareness and good first aid training/supplies are very important. I've been on two different boats where people have broken ribs from being tossed across the cabin below decks. I have personally experienced broken teeth, a partially dislocated shoulder and several minor infections that could have turned nasty if not properly treated. A former friend of mine experienced a fatal heart attack while trying to refloat his boat from a grounding. Collisions are common also, sometimes with the bottom, sometimes with debris, and more often than you'd think, with other boats. There is a LOT of debris out there, all different types, and shipping containers are only a small part of the problem. A lot of collisions attributed to whales or shipping containers are more likely due to miscelaneous debris instead: Logs, pilings, whole sections of docks, large steel balls, runaway buoys, trees, fish netting, floating line, etc. You name it, and it's out there, and that's just the stuff I've actually seen. We see a lot during the day and who knows how much we've missed at night. More often than not it does not show up on the radar at all, or only dimly and buried in sea clutter. Several of the collisions that I am personally aware of happened between boats running on autopilot and not keeping a good lookout. Another happened to a boat in foggy conditions with an inexperienced radar operator at the helm, and uncertainty regarding right-of-way. If you have to worry about icebergs or pirates you are sailing the wrong route or at the wrong time of the year. Both are avoidable. Submarine collisions are extremely rare. Unpredictable storms and rogue waves are - - - - unpredictable, but they happen. |
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On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:42:09 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: I read about two or three such incidents each season. ========================== Almost always written by the people still on deck. |
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Gary wrote:
wrote: How would you rate the followings in terms of the number of incidents involving loss of lives along the major cruising routes each year ? Unpredictable storms (during long crossings) No such thing. Rogue waves Very rare. Shipping containers Keep a lookout. Whales Keep a lookout. Pirates Stay away from higher risk reas. Look poor. Icebergs Keep a lookout. (Not on major cruising routes. Submarines Not on the surface. (deep) Others ? Less risky than driving your car to work. The highest risk for me is getting injured or sick enroute or falling off the boat. Gaz Head blown off due to trying to unjam RPG launcher to attack approaching pirates. |
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Wayne.B wrote: Submarine collisions are extremely rare. Tell that to the Japaneese Research Vessel off the big Island..... |
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don't forget fire.......
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![]() wrote in message nk.net... How would you rate the followings in terms of the number of incidents involving loss of lives along the major cruising routes each year ? Unpredictable storms (during long crossings) Rogue waves Shipping containers Whales Pirates Icebergs Submarines Others ? The big one you missed is Sailors who die at home while on the internet replying to Trolls. DP |
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You wrote:
In article , Wayne.B wrote: Submarine collisions are extremely rare. Tell that to the Japaneese Research Vessel off the big Island..... Like I said, rare. Two ever that I know of. |
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