Posted on 02/04/2006 5:57:20 AM PST by 12B
Survivors of the Red Sea ferry disaster said its captain fled the burning ship by lifeboat and abandoned them to their fate, as hopes faded on Saturday of finding some 800 missing.
Some passengers plucked alive from the sea or from boats after the ferry caught fire and sank early on Friday said crew had told them not to worry about a fire below deck and even ordered them to take off lifejackets.
(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.com ...
muslims have never really been known to put much value on the sanctity of other people's lives, have they? Come to think of it, they don't generally put much value in their own lives either..
Owl_Eagle
"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"-Hillary Clinton
(Yes, she really said that
Peggy Noonan
The Case Against Hillary Clinton, pg 55)
LOL
Reminds me of the other ship disaster where the crew along with zeee capiton made it to their life boat while the masses lost their lives.
geeze.....!
That was my first thought when I heard there were a few in lifeboats.
"We were wearing lifejackets but they told us there was nothing wrong, told us to take them off and they took away the lifejackets. Then the boat started to sink and the captain took a boat and left," he added, speaking to Reuters Television."
"Shirin Hassan, the head of the maritime section of the Egyptian Ministry of Transport, told state television that the fire seemed to have broken out on one of the vehicles which the ferry was carried on the lower car deck."
"Rifat Said, 34, a passenger from Giza near Cairo, said: "We asked why there was smoke and they told us they were putting out the fire but it got worse. The ferry sailed on for two hours listing to the side. Then it just went onto its side and within five minutes it had sunk."
"State news agency MENA said that on Friday morning a ship did pick up a message from the ferry's captain saying he was in danger of sinking. It did not say how the ship reacted."
Captain George Castanza.
Selfless Arabs I have Known is the thinnest book in the library, right after Great Mongolian Yacht Crews.
Was this captain's name Ted Kennedy?
Considering who they have give that award to in the past, don't be surprised if this hero gets it.
Nah. He was going to get help.
Me, too!
I wonder how many lives could have been saved if Egypt accepted the help of the Israeli Navy. What a bunch of schmucks.
He probably felt he could better direct operations with an unobscured view of the ship. :-)
"Fire! Fire! Get outta my way!"
Not a funny subject, but did give me a little chuckle.
ERIC: There he is! That's him!
ROBIN'S MOTHER: That's the coward that left us to die!
I wonder how Muslims will respond with this news regarding the fate of the ferry Captain.
Check out some of the recent heroes who have received the award.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/pica_recipients.html
Hint: Included in the list are McCain and Feingold, Kofi Anan, Gerald Ford and the Alabama judge who made them remove the Ten Commandments.
The captain is obviously a graduate of the Teddy Underwater Naval Academy.
Don't slander Islam!
He's probably in High Anus Port right now trying to talk Joe Gargan into taking the blame for him.
On the plus side, the fire's out.
Turns out to have been the right decision.
Sorry, I will have to disagree with this statement.
The sea was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.
Sorry, I will have to disagree with this statement.
You make a compelling argument. I concede the point, LOL!
Owl_Eagle
"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"-Hillary Clinton
(Yes, she really said that
Peggy Noonan
The Case Against Hillary Clinton, pg 55)
LOL..along with a list of "The Swimmer's" favorite conservatives.
They'll blame it on the Joooos.
Rule of thumb, disregard advice of "officials" when you know something is wrong.
Didn't " officials " advise occupants of the WTC too "stay put" ?
[BIG spittake!] (you owe me a new keyboard! ;-))
Yeah, just like Ted Kennedy. Did I remember to mention that he killed a girl?
You make a compelling argument. I concede the point, LOL!"
I was going to ask based on what evidence or even rumor, but your response was much better, Owl.
When the Andrea Doria was sinking the Italian crew reported to lifeboat stations ... carrying their luggage.
Or so it has been reported.
lmao! That nails it.
Is this the "arab unity" I've heard so much about?
How very Arafat of him.
VG.
I hesitated but then I thought, like myself, all Seinfeld addicts know the characters, except for the innocent Kramer, have absolutely no redeeming qualities. Kinda like the ferry captain.
I beg to differ. Elaine had one redeeming quality...she was reasonably hot. Other than that, no, none.
}:-)4
Is that the "Holding Company" for --The Kennedy School of Diving and Driving?
True!
coward
The JOOS absolutely control Lloyds and the ABS, preventing Egyptians from learning about CG calculations and ballast. That is why this thing looked like it might have been able to capsize at the dock in calm weather.
The JOOS also control the NOOS. The captain did not abandon his post. He was returning to Mecca because he suddenly realized he had forgotten a key part of the ritual. It takes a very brave man to admit that kind of serious mistake.
Any captain who abandons the ship to save his life leaving behind the crew and those entrusted to him has a special place in hell.
well THAT won't look good on his next fitrep...
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