"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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> "JP" wrote:
>
> >"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
> >news:Xns98C96915BEC6DVeebleFetzer@127.0.0.1...
> >> john5240@verizon.net (JP) wrote in news:P93wh.9927$Hb6.1194@trndny02:
> >>
> >> > Then, AFTER the passengers are removed, the
> >> > ship will sail for 40 HOURS to Argentina. Go figure!
> >>
> >> In fact, the cited article said
> >>
> >> "The statement said a British warship was also meeting the Nordkapp,
> >> and would send down divers to inspect the damage to its hull and then
> >> escort the ship to port in Argentina."
> >>
> >> Presumably, the ship will sail to Argentina only if the hull
> >> inspection shows no significant damage.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
> >
> >Fine. How long will it take divers to check the damage? 2 hours? The
people
> >can eat and get loaded onshore, while that is going on at the ship.
> >If the ship is SAFE ENOUGH to sail to Argentina, then it could carry
the
> >passengers for the remainer of their cruise.
> >
> As to the time, it probably depends on the weather among other things.
>
> It may be that some repairs need to be made in order to have the ship
> able to proceed safely.
>
> Would you want to sail on a ship that you knew had been damaged, just
> on the assurance of the people who ran it aground in the first place
> that it was safe enough? I'm not sure that I would. I'd be nervous
> at every creak and groan or movement of the ship.
>
And...what do you think they have life boats for??? To make the ship look
nice?
Let the cruise continue and if they have to evacuate the passengers, so be
it.
geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh.......................!
JP
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