tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post2095240439644260323..comments2023-10-28T05:20:11.357-05:00Comments on Bob Barbanes: The YachtBob Barbanes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-38306240870303650512007-01-10T13:10:00.000-06:002007-01-10T13:10:00.000-06:00In aviation, we calculate safety stats on "fatal a...In aviation, we calculate safety stats on "fatal accidents per flight hour" or "accidents per 100,000 passengers carried." The Staten Island Ferry may have killed/injured more total people than our "yacht," but I'd love to see how many passengers the one in New York City carries on a weekly basis compared to ours. <br /><br />Although I'm sure your final question was in jest, yes, the locals Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-13942089415585559042007-01-10T09:51:00.000-06:002007-01-10T09:51:00.000-06:00Now, Bob - according to the news in Oct. '03, I th...Now, Bob - according to the news in Oct. '03, I think the Staten Island ferry is ahead of the Bonacca ferry on points; 11-0 just in the last four years. Should the locals really aspire to US standards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-45360585787786618052007-01-09T17:13:00.000-06:002007-01-09T17:13:00.000-06:00I thought you might be interested in a letter to t...I thought you might be interested in a <a href="http://www.hondurasthisweek.com/editorial.htm">letter to the editor</a> published in Honduras This Week Online about the Galaxy ferry that runs between Roatan and Ceiba.La Gringahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14603699579838114841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-11591216964445826082007-01-06T09:05:00.000-06:002007-01-06T09:05:00.000-06:00Nice! But think of the hundreds of thousands (mayb...Nice! But think of the hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) who ride buses every day, too. <br /><br />There was a terrible accident not too long ago where apparently the bus was tied to the underframe (whatever it is called) with a rope! There was an accident and people were killed and maimed. <br /><br />The bus company said the bus driver did it and they didn't know. The bus driver said theLa Gringahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14603699579838114841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-88561881867080109382007-01-05T17:38:00.000-06:002007-01-05T17:38:00.000-06:00Third-world country. Yes. I am reminded of that ...Third-world country. Yes. I am reminded of that every day of my life. It's still jarring. Shocking, maybe, at what passes for "acceptable" in these third-world countries. We Americans lead our insulated lives. We hear about ferry accidents in India or someplace with a huge loss of life, and we cannot comprehend how it can happen. Because our image of a "ferry" is one that says "Staten Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-72720968076997286112007-01-05T17:04:00.000-06:002007-01-05T17:04:00.000-06:00Dude its a third world country! Not the QE2 Still...<b> Dude its a third world country! Not the QE2 </B> Still interesting though. At least there are life rafts! (But are there enough?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com