Oh, yeah, that too! :)
Hey, it took superhuman skills and artistic talent nearly beyond comprehension!
world's Fastest Feadship Papeete to Moorea - YouTube
Works well onboard in Papeete.
It doesn't get "solid" at the kind of temperatures that ship is in. They use an Intermediate Fuel Oil" that is about the same viscosity as engine...
That was the point.
Refer to post #2. Contact flag state to get a valid answer to that.
The concept of "criminalization of seafarers" is separate from my (missed) point about recruiting and retaining competent seafarers. The threat...
Sorry for contributing to thread creep but ... "... how does the USCG have the right to board you 100 nm outside of US waters?" That is a...
You might want to confirm that idea.
The investigation is not complete yet and since the ship grounded just after 0200 while the master was asleep, saying that he "elected" to take a...
Wouldn't you love to see the world's response to that scene? Just imagine a bunch of half naked barefooted cutters scrambling around burned...
Best idea. Those ships have a stability computer on the bridge that is simply amazing. It is possible that such an event occurred as that sort of...
Where have you been for the last century? There is the little matter of self preservation. He had no more desire to perform a half-roll in...
Nor the last ... This is an article I wrote 15 years ago. "Just after sunrise on February 10, 1994, the Bahamian flagged Starward with 680...
It just reads like some disgruntled guy who is (or was more than 3 years ago) tired of boating and wants to get out. He had a bad day and found a...
Yes on all counts, in my far-from-humble opinion. Training requirements are higher than even imaginable a few years ago but performance...
It's not easy being green.
Wow, that jail is even closer to the water than Fort Lauderdale's. What are you in for?
"... sound like you are a salesman for Hinkley and not a buyer" Good point J. It does make one wonder about the motive behind the posts.