[BITList] salvor

[x50type at cox.net]

From: Ronald L Sutton 
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 11:09 AM
To: x50type at cox.net 
Subject: Re: first off
>From what I have read, both Greeks and Italians have been known to do this......how would you like to be the Salvage Surveyor on this one?

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Carnival Corp. said the grounding of the Costa Concordia off Italy's Tuscan Coast that killed at least five people will cost the company as much as $95 million, or between 11 cents and 12 cents a share in fiscal 2012. Nicole Itano reports on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown" with Linzie Janis and Owen Thomas. (Source: Bloomberg)


On 01/16/2012 10:19 AM, x50type at cox.net wrote: 
      the alleged early departure of the captain of the stricken costa cruise ship reminded me of a similar passenger ship incident off south africa some years ago.
      the captain was reportedly one of the first to leave the ship by helicopter and headed to the nearest hilton hotel.
      asked to explain this – he said the hotel was the best place for him to conduct and assist in the rescue operation. 



should be quite pleasant.
although I went to a ship aground off Sardinia in winter. the nearest town/village was only open in the summer for holiday makers, consequently all the hotels, cafes etc. were shut.
one café kindly opened for us and the agent found a bed n breakfast for me. there was no heating anywhere – a 1 Kw electric fire in the agent’s stone cavernous office.
when I got to the b+b I was frozen and there was no heat. so I thought I will run some hot water in the bath and thaw out. the water was hot so I put the usual amount into the tub.
I removed my garments in the cold bathroom in anticipation of submerging my self in hot water but when I dipped my tow in the water it was icy cold...............................!
apparently the hot water heater had a capacity of only a gallon or so of hot water, when that was gone only ice cold water came out of the hot tap.
I don’t think I ever got over that.
ct

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