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Win2Win
24th June 2008, 08:30
MANILA, Philippines – Divers managed to get inside an upside-down ferry Tuesday but found only bodies and no survivors three days after the vessel capsized during a powerful typhoon with more th...

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aromulus
24th June 2008, 08:50
MANILA, Philippines – Divers managed to get inside an upside-down ferry Tuesday but found only bodies and no survivors three days after the vessel capsized during a powerful typhoon with more th...

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My blood ran cold years ago when the "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsized in the Channel.

But this is much, much worse.
My thoughts are with the families that lost loved ones.

As an ex seafarer, I am aware of the risks involved as the weather at sea changes within minutes without notice.

KeithD
24th June 2008, 08:55
If you put this plugin into Google Earth www.gearthblog.com/blog/archi...r_and_sto.html (http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archi...r_and_sto.html) & switch on the Tropical overlay, you can see how the typhoon caught everyone out by surprise, as it suddenly turned 90 degrees.