On 2/9/2016 11:11 AM, Ryan P. wrote:
On 2/9/2016 7:37 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/9/2016 8:30 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/9/2016 8:14 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/9/2016 3:52 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

Saw this discussed on "The Weather Channel". They were basically
saying "BS" to the claims by the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines that
the "Anthem of the Seas" was caught in an "unexpected large storm".

TWC showed National Weather Service forecasts as early as last
Wednesday
that accurately forecast the storm and it's severity forming, well
before the ship left New Jersey headed for Florida en-route to the
Bahamas. The ship sailed right into 30+ foot seas and hurricane force
winds.

The Weather Channel meteorologists were at a loss as to why the
decision
was made for the cruise ship to sail anyway, especially along it's
intended course off of Cape Hatteras where the storm had already
formed and was situated.


http://tinyurl.com/jov5edb

As with the ship of state, when things go terribly wrong due to bad
judgement, the captain should be fired. But, it seems, that's not the
American way lately.


This smacks of bean counters overruling or pressuring the ship's captain
as to getting underway or not from New Jersey. To take a so called ship
like that out full of 1,000's of passengers and head directly into 30
foot confused seas and hurricane force winds is beyond negligent IMO.
It's not like it was one of those sudden, surprise hurricanes that
Skipper used to sail his Bayliner into. Knowledge of this storm had been
well established, including it's severity by the National Weather
Service days before it left. Guy should be stripped of his license and
the bean counters should be fired.



No one outranks the captain. Even bean counters.

Once the boat is underway, that is correct... However, the captain can
always be fired for refusing to take the ship out, which is likely what
would have happened if he defied the bean counters.

You have to do what your heart tells you. Obviously the captain's heart
made the wrong choice. I wouldn't knowingly put my life in his hands.