yup that would do it alright On Jan 12, 3:06 pm, Mark <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote: > class four typhoon off Taiwan for me. It was my first at sea storm on > LSD-40 (fort Fisher) > > On 1/12/09, florida mike ! <littlemike...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > the first you get caught out in a strom at sea brings that pont home > > with a vengence > > > On Jan 12, 11:08 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Indeed, The sea is everyones love and no ones lover. > > > > On Jan 12, 5:16 am, "florida mike !" <littlemike...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > The Sea is a cruel and fickle mistress and may God have mercy on all > > > > who travel upon her! > > > > 250 still missing in Indonesia ferry > > > > sinkinghttp://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/12/news/12INDO.phpJAKARTA, > > > > Indonesia: Rescuers were losing hope Monday of finding about 250 > > > > people still lost at sea after a passenger ferry capsized a day > > > > earlier off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. > > > > > ad weather impeded rescue efforts throughout the night Sunday, > > > > forcing > > > > military teams to wait until early Monday morning to search for > > > > survivors. Officials in the port town of Majene, the closest city to > > > > where the ship is thought to have sunk, said it is unlikely anyone > > > > would have lived through the night in the turbulent waters of the > > > > Makassar Strait. > > > > > "There are already two rescue teams searching for survivors, but bad > > > > weather and low tides have forced additional rescue teams to delay > > > > their departures," said Jesaja Sarita, head of the Marjene port. > > > > > About 20 people, including the ferry captain, were rescued by a > > > > passing fishing boat after they floated on life rafts for several > > > > hours after the accident. Another 20 people were found among small > > > > islands off the coast, although their condition remains unknown, > > > > according to another Majene port official. > > > > > No other survivors have yet been found. > > > > > Today on IHT.com > > > > Crisis imperils 2-state planGas deal in Europe is undone and > > > > redoneU.S. regulators pressing Citigroup to shake up boardThe > > > > accident > > > > reportedly occurred 50 kilometers, or about 30 miles, offshore. The > > > > last contact with the boat, the Teratai Prima, which had 267 people > > > > on > > > > board, came in the early morning hours Sunday when the captain > > > > reported rough seas and waves of 7 meters, or 23 feet. > > > > > Several survivors told local media that the boat had been capsized by > > > > a huge wave. Another survivor said only three life rafts were on > > > > board, although officials were not immediately able to confirm that. > > > > > The accident is another setback for the country's transportation > > > > sector, which has been struggling to improve its safety image in > > > > recent years. A string of ferry and plane accidents in 2006 and 2007 > > > > prompted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to increase Indonesia's > > > > transportation budget by almost 65 percent for 2008 and demand > > > > companies adhere to safety standards. > > > > > The European Union has banned all Indonesian aircraft from entering > > > > its airspace since 2007 and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration > > > > has assigned the country its lowest safety rating. The United States, > > > > Australia and Great Britain have issued warnings to their citizens to > > > > avoid tourist travel within Indonesia if possible. > > > > > In May, a ferry caught fire with 800 passengers on board. The boat > > > > lacked any firefighting equipment, so the Indonesian Navy had to > > > > evacuate all the passengers. > > > > > In December of 2006, more than 300 people died in a ferry accident > > > > that led to public outcry over lax safety standards. > > > > > The last fatal ferry disaster, which came in July of 2007, killed 70 > > > > people. Storms have also wracked the region around Sulawesi over the > > > > last few days but a port official in Parepare, the ferry's starting > > > > point, said seas were calm when the boat left Saturday evening. It > > > > was > > > > bound for the city of Samarinda in East Kalimantan, the Indonesian > > > > half of the island of Borneo. Indonesia's transportation minister > > > > said > > > > Sunday that a tropical cyclone had been moving through the area when > > > > the ship set sail. > > > > > Nearly a third of Indonesia's territory is water — it has the second > > > > longest coastline in the world, after Canada — and ferries are > > > > necessary for traveling through the archipelago nation. Many ferry > > > > companies generally allow overcrowding of both passengers and > > > > vehicles > > > > to increase profits. A hike in fares last year has done little to > > > > stem > > > > that practice, officials said.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > Mark M. Kahle > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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