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2008-01-01 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-01 11:11|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 The guy shouldn't be around, period.

Posted by Parabellum 2008-01-01 11:20|| 2008-01-01 11:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Hole, scumbag. Some disassembly required.

Posted by Slease Mussolini7865 2008-01-01 12:52|| 2008-01-01 12:52|| Front Page Top

#3 California law, wow.
Probably ring up that tiger victim on tresspassing and aggrevated assault.

Off topic, anyone savvy on what really happened with that oil spill in San Fran bay? Local friend says that they were *literally* asleep at the helm which I seriously doubt. I'm no ocean captain but I would imagine there would be some bells and whistles much like an air liner.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-01 16:53|| 2008-01-01 16:53|| Front Page Top

#4 "The guy shouldn't be around children," said Assemblywoman Sharon Runner ...

or animals, corpses, fresh fruit, and people not dressed in suits designed for CBR defense.

Posted by Super Hose 2008-01-01 16:57|| 2008-01-01 16:57|| Front Page Top

#5 swksvolFF: typically a (local) harbor pilot is required to be at the helm during operations in ports like San Diego, San Francisco, etc. It wouldn't have been the Koreans, IIUC

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-01 17:35|| 2008-01-01 17:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Good point Frank G. It even makes less sense now. Maybe weather conditions, I don't know - just what my friend said didn't jive and the story disappeared from mainstream real quick like.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-01 17:38|| 2008-01-01 17:38|| Front Page Top

#7 They blamed it on the Coast Gaurd for seeing the ship leave the channel but not notifying it of the danger. The daily conditions almost always involve fog. They were definitely traveling too fast for the prevailing conditions ... if they had anyone topside keeping a visual watch. If they were steering by radar only, the pilons would have been obscured by the bridge. I don't think that pilots are required through that area. Probably just to come pierside. I imagine that the traffic is so heavy that it would not be feasible to require a pilot for all bridge transits, unless the plan was to Shanghai all the homeless in Golden Gate Park and provide them with nautical training. Very few of them would be fluent in Cantonese anyway.

I have some experience on large ships but not of that size. I now live in the SF area, but I also have never sailed in the harbor. I would imagine that there are unhelpful currents based on the TV I have watched concerning Alcatraz escape attempts.

Posted by Super Hose 2008-01-01 17:57|| 2008-01-01 17:57|| Front Page Top

#8 links for current info on the Cosco Busan spill

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-01 18:03|| 2008-01-01 18:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Much obliged -tips hat-.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-01 18:19|| 2008-01-01 18:19|| Front Page Top

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