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After the captain was informed that she had gone overboard he ordered the ship to turn around and make several passes in the middle of the night looking for her until the Coast Guard took over. The rest of the passengers - the smart ones who don't fall off - arrived at Venice, their final destination, 7 hours late. That fool woman impacted the vacation plans of over 4,600 people - the approximately 2,300 who were either planning on spending a day in Venice or missed their train or plane connections, and the next 2,300 passengers waiting for hours and hours to board so they could begin enjoying their cruise. She will be lucky if she doesn't get sued by people angry at her stupidity.
Well said!
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To anyone who is inclined to believe her story......."You wouldn't be in the market for a bridge, would you?"
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No, it is not true that “...MANY of the ways involve failure to use common sense...” - ALL of the ways involve such failure (or suicide).
There is a saying : “Too stupid to live” ——- which (sadly) generally applies in these fall-off-a-cruise-ship stories.
“Accidents” are events which are NOT the obvious and avoidable results of a person’s actions.
Falling off a cruise ship is the obvious and avoidable result of the faller’s actions.
+1 Exactly.
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The story has been on our news and national news on TV.
The woman says she is lucky to be alive -- no other explanation -- yet.
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This is my 'shocked & surprised' face.
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Am I the only one who thinks that alcohol may have played a role in this incident?
Just sayin' ;)
You're not alone. (However, being a Brit, it is possible that she was looking for an apartment balcony to fall off, since this appears to be a popular pastime among said group. ;) )
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Well, isn’t that ironic.
You noticed that too, eh? ;)
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My support giraffe and I will be on decks 6, 7 & 8. Simultaneously.
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Not that we have any desire to go on this ship, but Knife Edge by Emerson, Lake & Palmer seems apropos.
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Before you go, read The Siege by Arturo Pérez-Reverte :
https://www.amazon.com/Siege-Winner-2014-International-Dagger-ebook/dp/B00CYKHQME
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Small. They'd have to pay us to go on one of the behemoths.
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“Dinning”???
A more refined version of eatting?
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You posted twice, so, so will I:
https://civitavecchia.portmobility.it/en/civitavecchia-train-station
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This might be of some assistance, (I hope):
https://civitavecchia.portmobility.it/en/civitavecchia-train-station
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Do the people who manufacture those clown cars also make tables?
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Anything by Arturo Perez-Reverte, and perhaps especially The Queen of the South:
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Tandem sky diving?
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There's always Two-up.
"Come in, Spinner."
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Areas of the ocean which can be 50-100 miles wide, where ships will follow a course because the "great circle route" (shortest distance between points on a sphere) is there, or because the ocean currents run in that direction. It is not like an interstate, where ships are packed together, they can be on the same "shipping lane", at the same lattitude, and still be out of sight (line of sight is only 20-30 miles, depending on the height of the two ships. Ships don't follow a "lane", they vary course within a general swath to improve seakeeping, improve speed, reduce fuel, or just get away from a converging target.
Guess I should've added /sarc?
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"Daddy, what's a Shipping Lane?"
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In pirate infested areas the ship is as dark as possible. Everywhere else, unfortunately (!), the ship looks like a Christmas tree. I'm starting a new thread immediately! :)
Yes, but what does a Christmas Tree look like in the middle of the night? :D
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The Irish game, characteristically of the Irish, is extremely physical, having its roots in curling,
Or, perhaps, hurling?
Man overboard on Norwegian Star
in Norwegian Cruise Line
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Possibly based on the adage that "When you've placed yourself up to your neck in a hole in the water, try not to ingurgitate more aqueous material than is absolutely necessary"?