The survivors and the families of the fishermen are mad and I think we might all be in that situation. I have heard several reports that the majority of the Japanese people are far more angered over their leader continuing his golf game for another two hours AFTER hearing the news.

Seems odd, this accident, but when you consider the number of air collisions................As Amos says, that is a very small target in any hind of sea at all. In '84 I was on the opposite end of one of these things when the 52 foot sloop I was crewing in the SORC was nearly run down at night by a supertanker. Due to bad weather and visibility, we didn't see that monster either until it was less than a half mile away. We were lucky to be on an opposite bearing and not on a crossing one. They were far to the north of the "normal" tanker lanes for some reason. Makes me scared as hell every time I remember it.

I feel for the loss and for the families, and also for the men on the Greenville. I'm sure this was not in their plans either and that they too feel deeply for the loss.

Spaw