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"joevan" schreef in bericht ... http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...-students.html That was not a fun trip after all;-( -- Greetings Bouler (The Netherlands) |
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On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:05:36 +0100, "Bouler"
wrote: "joevan" schreef in bericht .. . http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...-students.html That was not a fun trip after all;-( -The following from Cris J Brady founder of this group.- Now the first comments from survivors are available. The captain blamed a microburst for the accident. "Curry said he and the Concordia's crew had prepared a day beforehand for what they anticipated would be rough but not unusual weather. He was below deck when the ship suddenly keeled — which was normal. It was when it keeled a second time that he knew the vessel was in great danger. The captain blamed the wreck on a "microburst," a sudden, vertical downdraft. When the vessel keeled, the entire surface area of the sails was exposed to the powerful wind, and within 15 seconds, the boat went from sailing normally, upright, to lying on its side and beginning to sink. Thirty minutes later it was completely underwater, Curry said." Read more at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...l/6876901.html CJB |
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"joevan" schreef in bericht ... On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:05:36 +0100, "Bouler" wrote: "joevan" schreef in bericht . .. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...-students.html That was not a fun trip after all;-( -The following from Cris J Brady founder of this group.- Now the first comments from survivors are available. The captain blamed a microburst for the accident. "Curry said he and the Concordia's crew had prepared a day beforehand for what they anticipated would be rough but not unusual weather. He was below deck when the ship suddenly keeled - which was normal. It was when it keeled a second time that he knew the vessel was in great danger. The captain blamed the wreck on a "microburst," a sudden, vertical downdraft. When the vessel keeled, the entire surface area of the sails was exposed to the powerful wind, and within 15 seconds, the boat went from sailing normally, upright, to lying on its side and beginning to sink. Thirty minutes later it was completely underwater, Curry said." Read more at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...l/6876901.html Thanks joevan for the information and the site, very scary for the people involved. -- Greetings Bouler (The Netherlands) |
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Bouler wrote:
"joevan" schreef in bericht ... On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:05:36 +0100, "Bouler" wrote: "joevan" schreef in bericht ... http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...-students.html That was not a fun trip after all;-( -The following from Cris J Brady founder of this group.- Now the first comments from survivors are available. The captain blamed a microburst for the accident. "Curry said he and the Concordia's crew had prepared a day beforehand for what they anticipated would be rough but not unusual weather. He was below deck when the ship suddenly keeled - which was normal. It was when it keeled a second time that he knew the vessel was in great danger. The captain blamed the wreck on a "microburst," a sudden, vertical downdraft. When the vessel keeled, the entire surface area of the sails was exposed to the powerful wind, and within 15 seconds, the boat went from sailing normally, upright, to lying on its side and beginning to sink. Thirty minutes later it was completely underwater, Curry said." Read more at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...l/6876901.html Thanks joevan for the information and the site, very scary for the people involved. We stopped in at Firehouse Subs for lunch today. They have CNN running all day long. The ONLY story we say on the tube was Tiger Woods (repeatedly). Just a small underling about the rescue of the Concordia crew. TV sucks. -- Richard Lamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/ |
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I am glad that the people on board were rescued. It is sad to see such a
vessel sink "cavelamb" wrote in message m... Bouler wrote: "joevan" schreef in bericht ... On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:05:36 +0100, "Bouler" wrote: "joevan" schreef in bericht ... http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...-students.html That was not a fun trip after all;-( -The following from Cris J Brady founder of this group.- Now the first comments from survivors are available. The captain blamed a microburst for the accident. "Curry said he and the Concordia's crew had prepared a day beforehand for what they anticipated would be rough but not unusual weather. He was below deck when the ship suddenly keeled - which was normal. It was when it keeled a second time that he knew the vessel was in great danger. The captain blamed the wreck on a "microburst," a sudden, vertical downdraft. When the vessel keeled, the entire surface area of the sails was exposed to the powerful wind, and within 15 seconds, the boat went from sailing normally, upright, to lying on its side and beginning to sink. Thirty minutes later it was completely underwater, Curry said." Read more at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...l/6876901.html Thanks joevan for the information and the site, very scary for the people involved. We stopped in at Firehouse Subs for lunch today. They have CNN running all day long. The ONLY story we say on the tube was Tiger Woods (repeatedly). Just a small underling about the rescue of the Concordia crew. TV sucks. -- Richard Lamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/ |
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