Rumor at least in our media now is, that the captain was trying to "greet" the island community by sailing so near the shore, and apparently such gestures have been done there before. Can't find a proper English source for this (the only one so far here), it might be just the usual nonsense following any such accident.

Edit: four pages already? In that case I feel obliged to say: Obama did it, but Bush was involved so it doesn't count.

That's what I'm thinking too Jim, there's a lot of stuff flying around at the moment. The captain has denied that he left the ship before the evacuation was complete, and I'm inclined to believe him until proven otherwise.
In regards to the direction of the roll, I'm pondering if the other side flooded to counterbalance the initial water surge and it over-compensated and rolled.

LOL :DL

There are a few 'unnofficial' theories but the press aren't party to them...the official investigation will eventually reach a conclusion.

Let us just say I have a pretty good source on the current thinking but there is a lot of investigative work to be undertaken before a definitive outcome will be reached.

Vessels talk to one another via many means and initial safeguards are often put in place to prevent a repeat on other vessels, even half a world away.

Aha, I'm picking up what you're throwing down. :yep:

You know landlovers. They see one uniform boarding the lifeboats, everyone goes: look it's the captain !!! And it's just the cook

It's always the cook.... :03:

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsA/488-9042.gif

Those Brits always got their game face on even when the fecal matter hits the rotating ocsillator. :salute:

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:o And I was just now listening to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEt41...eature=related

Yes...I believe we are on the same wavelength :03:

I think I understand what you mean. :yep:

:rock::yeah:

We've had a hundred years to practice. :03:

It looks like the company might be throwing the captain under the bus though, they've openly stated that he may have committed errors, which the press have seized on like a pack of hungry wolves. Unless this is to help get them off the trail that they're working on in order to prevent widespread panic. :hmmm:

http://media.insidepulse.com/old/col...image40860.jpg
Yes you are correct!!

114.000 Tons of weight , nothing compared with Titanic ,about 50000 tons , or bismark 60.000 tons.

Could be a bit difficult move it from the place :hmmm:

The question is why the watertigh compartments didn´t work and why it capsized.

Looks like the captains deep in the doodoo http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/w...ship-disaster/

interesting how the company's changed the line from "It's not the captains fault" to "Looks like there was significant human error!" ,the captain deserves to go to jail for a long time just for abandoning ship and his passengers like he did ,then throw in bringing her in so close to shore that he put the ship and passengers in danger ,he wont be seeing daylight for a long time!