To: iowamark
What’s wrong with a wooden vessel operating at night/overnight?
20 posted on
04/26/2008 7:46:18 PM PDT by
wastedyears
(The US Military is what goes Bump in the night.)
To: wastedyears
Earlier links discussed it. The General Slocum was a vessel much like the Delta Queen. It caught fire long ago and burnt to a cinder quickly. It had a ghastly scene where women tossed babies overboard in cork lifesavers only to watch the children drown as the lifesaver broke apart.
22 posted on
04/27/2008 4:58:12 PM PDT by
Bogey78O
(Don't call them jihadis. Call them irhabis. Tick them off, don't entertain their delusion.)
To: wastedyears
Since the 1960’s, laws regarding cruise ships operating inside the US have gotten much stricter. Consequently, there are are only a handful of US flagged cruise ships left operating.
There is a presumption that a wooden superstructure is inherently more flammable than steel.
23 posted on
04/28/2008 4:11:35 AM PDT by
iowamark
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