the last birthing compartment i was in had belts built into the bunks so you could strap yourself in when necessary . how did you like going up and down the ladders during rough weather ? :o} [ the only place in the world where gravity pushes you up a ladder ]
On Jan 12, 3:47 pm, Mark <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote: > first and only time i was ever seasick.... but then EVERYONE was > seasick. (and tied to their station or rack) > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM, florida mike ! > > > > > > <littlemike...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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 - > > -- > Mark M. Kahle > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... 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