Vessel Hits The One Thing It Shouldn't

[Mulboyne]

[American Oyaji]

Nice title Mulboyne!

Why did they not realize before they left port that the engine was acting funny?

[Doctor Stop]

Perhaps the crew had drunk an excessive amount of porter before they had left port, and because of this were unable to report that there was a problem with the port engine's deportment. We should give them our support, as this kind of accident is an ill portent for the entire shipping industry.

[kurohinge1]

. . . Kyodo via Japan Today: Ferry hits lighthouse in Oita . . .

Reminds me of this urban legend:

This is a transcript of an actual radio conversation between a US Naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995.

US SHIP: Please divert your course 0.5 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

CANADIAN REPLY: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

US SHIP: This is the Captain of the US Navy Ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

CANADIAN REPLY: No, I say again, divert YOUR course!

US SHIP: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS NIMITZ. WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY. DIVERT YOUR COURSE NOW.

CANADIAN REPLY: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

[james]

[quote="kurohinge1"]Reminds me of this urban legend:



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that's a well circulated one that still manages to give me a good chuckle i was going to post it but it seems you beat me to the punch.

[dimwit]

It's festival season out in Ehime and people aren't exactly concentrating on their jobs.

Another example of a festival induced laspe.

[Oradea]

[quote="kurohinge1"]Reminds me of this urban legend:



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Fucking class.

[DrP]

..or something else was going on in the helm.. i was on a washington state ferry and for some reason it ran nearly full speed into the rocks!! besides delaying us for about 6hrs we found out later that the captain had invited a young <female> friend to steer the ship ... or possibly more...