Perhaps a chilling parallel to the current Boeing "Dreamliner" supply
problems caused (partly) by the lack of "fasteners".... (rivets?)

http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6539816.html




"Herodotus" wrote in message
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I post this as there has been past interest in the Titanic.

http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/...ectid=10504501