Joe,

I'm pretty much with Scotty on this one. With Satellite viewing, Radio
check in, and Sea-Air Rescue, staying ON STATION is the proper thing to
do!

For your "Let's Pretend" You don't say which ocean your on but if you
hit an Iceberg you are at a high latitude N or S. You are never without
a crude sextant as long as you have a arm and a fist.( A closed fist at
arm's length is 10 degrees. The sun rises in the East and sets in the
west. Local Noon has the shortest shadows.

If you have a smashed sextant abroad that means you have the "Sight
tables" with you. You should have no problem getting your Lat.

LON; With out a watch is a little difficult. A estimate is possible by
figuring your, SS Mickey Mouse is a fairly new Vessel and cruises at
around 20 knot and the LNT + the time she left the last port shouldn't
be to far off

But stay on Station, in this day and age is the proper thing to do; if
your cruise ship sinks.

Now, if that rust bucket was taking on more water than the pumps could
handle that would be another story.




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