Fossil.......I would tend to agree but I can't quite relegate all of the other factors to a sideshow. Going out at all was an error of tragic proportion and I doubt we find out why as the man who made the decision is dead. He too may have been responsible for the other problems but I think that warrants more investigation to find if there was pressure from the ownership.

The experience factor of the crew and their actual knowledge of their jobs and their ability to perform them is very troubling. While training new people in the skills needed is an important task, sailing with an entire crew (almost) of newbies to that world is a plan for failure.   Attraction versus sailing ship is a problem. Just too many others to mention........None as critical as going out into the storm but one helluva' large sideshow!


Spaw