Costa Concordia

[empip]

Nav error and/or electrical problem - including a hefty dose of bad luck ?

A potential fault with electrics :-

RMS Queen Mary 2
Summary:
MAIB Report on the investigation of the catastrophic failure of a capacitor in the aft harmonic filter room on board RMS Queen Mary 2 while approaching Barcelona on 23 September 2010. Report No 28/2011. Published 22 December 2011.

About one half hour without propulsion - luckily in open water, but nearing port of call.

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[Alarm]

News just said the commander took an unauthorized route not in the navigation programing.

 

[RedHerring2]

There's two different ships, two different incidents being referred to in the previous two posts.
The thread title refers to the most recent Italian ship disaster, as does Alarm's. The quote in the first post refers to A Queen Mary incident

 

[merlin50]

he went inshore to wave to his friends

 

[wotan]

His career has hit rock bottom.

 

[merlin50]

His career has hit rock bottom.

 

[Alarm]

Edit by self

 

[Alarm]

His career has hit rock bottom.

Bloke rings a model shop and asks if they have a Cruise liner, shop says yes. Bloke says "put it on one side for me".

 

[helpdad]

There's two different ships, two different incidents being referred to in the previous two posts.
The thread title refers to the most recent Italian ship disaster, as does Alarm's. The quote in the first post refers to A Queen Mary incident

I think empip is fully aware of thet, he was merely highlighting a recent "electrical fault" that could have resulted in a tragedy.

 

[Alarm]

I think everyone noticed that.

Someone is just trying to be busy.

 

[Alarm]

His career has hit rock bottom.

After getting on dry land he asked for a drink, when asked how he liked it he said "on the rocks"

 

[Infidel]

Maybe the Queen would be interested in a used slightly dented guaranteed low milage new Royal Yacht (needs a major service).