On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:49:20 -0400, Joe Bleau
wrote:


But today! I would probably be scared ****less if I were ever caught
in a real blow on one of those floating hotels. They are simply not
designed to take it.

I am not convinced that the officers have the seamanship--or are
allowed to practice it--when these luxury barges are "scheduled" to
cross the Gulf Stream with the current on one beam and the wind on the
other, which I believe was the case here.

Beancounters don't sail ships, even inappropriate ones. The captain of
the Norwegian ship was either inexperienced or getting whipped from
shore to ignore the weather like that.

From what I've read, anyway. There may be more to it that the
generally sea-ignorant press hasn't reported.

R.