>> From: Doug Lloyd <dlloyd_at_telus.net> > >> Seriously, if you are referring to the criticism over the foggy >> crossing, you (et al) might be interested to know that statistically, >> clear weather is more likely to produce collisions -- and not just >> because more people are on the water. Apparently, mariners are much more >> lackadaisical during clear, nice weather, and are less prone to be on >> the lookout, etc. Just some trivia from BC's marine scene. Maybe a little off topic, but maybe germaine: Over the weekend, I happened across an extremely interesting website: http://www.cargolaw.com This site is run by a Los Angeles law firm that specializes in customs, marine law, etc. They're particularly interested in cargo losses during transportation, marine accidents, and the like. Anyway, this is quite a website -- I spent four hours on it over the weekend, just skimming the surface. The site is not particularly well laid out, but there is just so much stuff there that it's unbelieveable. For instance, they keep a running log of ship accidents, losses, and piracy. Some parts of the world, piracy is endemic. IIRC, two moderately large ships have been stolen by pirates since the first of the year. In one case, the crew was set ashore on a desert island, and later rescued by natives. Or, would you believe that there were 21 ship sinkings around the world in Feburary alone? Some were little, coasters, fishing boats, etc., but there were some fairly big ones, too. (Admittedly, many if not most were third world ships.) I had no idea that in this day and age commercial maritime traffic was that dangerous. But, it does show that first, there are some people on these ships that aren't real bright, and second, that the sea still can bite, big ship or paddle boat. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 02 2001 - 20:32:20 PDT
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