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My daughter's best friend's dad is/was on that ship. Her (the friend) FB posts are heartbreaking
It appears 1 body of a crewman has been found already.
http://news.sky.com/story/1563966/body-of-crewman-from-hurricane-hit-ship-found
Seems very unlikely anybody survived. Human being vs cat 4-5 hurricane? Even if they got from the ship in a life boat, life boat is no match for the hurricane.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-32...decision-sail-straight-Hurricane-Joaquin.html
Empty life rings spotted in the Bermuda Triangle where cargo ship carrying 33 people is missing as angry families hit out at captain's decision to sail straight into Hurricane Joaquin
My .02 is that this captain was experienced and had most likely weathered storms before.. and maybe this one quickly turned out to be more severe ?
One can hardly blame the families, they must be worried sick to the point where normal life ceases -- i.e., cannot sleep, eat, etc.
Sounds just like The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
[video=youtube;9vST6hVRj2A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A[/video]
I am so sorry OM. I am continuing to pray.My daughter's best friend's dad is/was on that ship. Her (the friend) FB posts are heartbreaking
Those large cargo ships always look like they try to stack too many containers on those things.
Every time I see one of those ships it looks like it is ready to topple over or sink. It amazes me they float at all even in calm weather.
Maybe its time for some regulations that would have stricter weight limits and less height of the containers.
I do think the captain made a serious error getting anywhere near that storm. I think what happens is on previous trips the captains have probably rode out some tough storms and they think they can handle the next one. Getting too confident about what the ship can handle.
I hope they find some life rafts with people on them. I recently saw the movie about the Olympian that survived 47 days at sea before being captured. They survived in rubber life rafts. Hopefully at least some of the crew is still alive out there. I hope searchers don't give up until they try for some more days looking for survivors.
Prayers for all affected by this tragedy.
As far as I recall it was expected to turn into a hurricane. Maybe not Cat 5, but it was expected to intensify.
Those large cargo ships always look like they try to stack too many containers on those things.
Every time I see one of those ships it looks like it is ready to topple over or sink. It amazes me they float at all even in calm weather.
Maybe its time for some regulations that would have stricter weight limits and less height of the containers.
It appears 1 body of a crewman has been found already.
http://news.sky.com/story/1563966/body-of-crewman-from-hurricane-hit-ship-found
The odds are slim but I am going to keep my hopes and prayers for them.
At least searchers are finding body survival suits and life saving equipment. So there is a chance even if odds are low. Those body suits are meant to keep someone afloat even if they are in the water without a life raft. The rafts usually have ropes and some of them may have tied themselves to the raft. I realize odds are not good but the searchers will keep looking and maybe a miracle will happen.
I can't believe they didn't recover the body. Since they were already in the water to check it, and if for no other reason then to get it out of the water. So they don't keep finding the same body over again. Thats the only thing about their search operation that doesn't make sense to me.