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jrhnewark · 24-04-2011, 01:39

Indeed, that is a terrible way to die. I hope it wasn't that a helicopter wasn't launched due to cost...

In fact, as someone with just a tiny amount of knowledge of mooring boats... it seems these two vessels had throttle applied at the time of the transfer and they weren't tied together.

Surely that's like trying to transfer an item between two cars, both travelling around 30mph and potentially moving away from each other during the transfer?

Apologies if that's a simplistic point of view...

24-04-2011, 01:39	#2
jrhnewark Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,267	Re: Cruise ship woman dropped into sea dies in hospital Indeed, that is a terrible way to die. I hope it wasn't that a helicopter wasn't launched due to cost... In fact, as someone with just a tiny amount of knowledge of mooring boats... it seems these two vessels had throttle applied at the time of the transfer and they weren't tied together. Surely that's like trying to transfer an item between two cars, both travelling around 30mph and potentially moving away from each other during the transfer? Apologies if that's a simplistic point of view...