On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 21:31:21 -0400, Anchor wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:28:48 -0700, engsol wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:18:19 -0400, Larry W4CSC wrote:

Big ferry smashes into marina in BC.....GIF at 11.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...r_on_na/ferry_
aground

Yep, CBC (radio) carried extensive reports. I'm wondering how many of the wrecked
boats will suddenly have new radar, paint jobs, etc. when it come time to file claims.

As bad as it was, the skipper did the right thing in my view. If he had run into the ferry
landing, a whole bunch of cars would have mashed up to the front, possibly killing a
few people....but maybe not...the speed at impact hasn't been reported to my
knowledge, which should have pretty slow.
Norm B

Standard practice is to drop anchors

ERK! Ya know, I've never thought to look for anchors on a ferry. I wonder if they
have any, and if so, where they are. They aren't obvious to the casual observer.

Even if the skipper had let the anchor(s) go, I'm wondering how long it would take
to bring a 500 foot ship to a halt?

Norm B