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Re: "Poseidon" movie-style disaster not likely Posted on: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:51:26 -0500

In article , yourDROPTHISvacation@comcast.net
says...
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>"John Sisker" wrote in
>news:Yqlag.1116$921.208@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net:
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>> To Whom It May Concern:
>>
>> We came across this information in the trades, in the form of a press
>> release, and thought it would be of interest to this newsgroup as
>> well.
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>> Could huge cruise ships such as Royal Caribbean's new freedom of the
>> eas -- almost as tall as the Empire State Building -- in real life
>> get turned upside down by a freak wave as portrayed in the just
>> released film "Poseidon?"
>>
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>John, I know you claim no responsibility for the stuff you cut and
>paste, but really "nearly as tall as the Empire State Building"? isn't
>this just a bit too much?
>
I think that what he means is that the length of the ship is almost as
tall as the height of the Empire State Building. I don't that fact
is releveant since the ship will never be stood on its stern.