tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410986998219881936.post5951317302988838298..comments2024-01-28T16:54:42.876-08:00Comments on The Flaming Nose: The Titanic: Still Down But Definitely Not Out at 100 Years...Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345830456539347899noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410986998219881936.post-90157342137595467782012-04-15T11:05:47.810-07:002012-04-15T11:05:47.810-07:00A persistent thru the last trip ,coal fire is cred...A persistent thru the last trip ,coal fire is credibly reported by CBC,would logically explain the breaking in half,metal fatigue on steel plates<br />of the ship after a starboard impact on the berg .The unabated 22 knot speed <br />would speak to the captains state of mind,while his stevedores fought the <br />persistent fire unsuccessfully to the end...dlsurjik@hotmail.comdavid l.surjiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410986998219881936.post-62241065222288648372012-04-12T16:18:10.554-07:002012-04-12T16:18:10.554-07:00I've been on two cruise ships, one Royal Carri...I've been on two cruise ships, one Royal Carribean to Mexico and one Disney to the Bahamas. I never had a speck of worry the whole time, I just don't fear the water, and maybe that's irrational. I figure even on the Titanic there were SOME survivors. But when a big jet goes down on land or at sea, sorry that's all she wrote for everyone! Sometimes I just wish I could travel everywhere by train! How cool that sub captain lecture must have been. I have a dear friend who was stationed on a nuke sub through much of the 80's during the cold war!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572701545593934188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410986998219881936.post-68349583334689869332012-04-11T09:03:16.483-07:002012-04-11T09:03:16.483-07:00The Titanic is always fascinating; the two main PB...The Titanic is always fascinating; the two main PBS docs were terrific last night. Watch the Cameron docs -- he is genuinely touched by the Titanic and does defer to the guys who really know. Some very emotional moments, too. I will read that Vanity Fair article; we had a great lecture at our local boat club by a former nuclear sub captain and maritime expert who went over the whole incident. Very amazing, definitely shoddy management and he said HE wouldn't go on a cruise ship, not until procedures are changed.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345830456539347899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410986998219881936.post-51327168947352215102012-04-11T08:51:38.978-07:002012-04-11T08:51:38.978-07:00Personally, I can't get enough of the Titanic,...Personally, I can't get enough of the Titanic, so I love this post which gives us a guide to go for all the specials. I'm also fascinated by how the director James Cameron can seem like such a Hollywood ego blimp, but the part of him that loves science and history is actually rather loveable. My favorite Cameron movie to this day is The Abyss, because it showed such a reverance for the ocean. For a modern day ship wreck tale that will curl your toes, I highly recommend the Vanity Fair piece on the grounding of the Costa Concordia in Italy a few months ago. What a complete and utter cluster f@#$%. They are lucky there wasn't a greater loss of life!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572701545593934188noreply@blogger.com