Hundreds Of Square Miles Of Open Sea What Are The Odds.......

[janzman]

.....how very unlucky....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38038992

[EDDIE51]

It was not in 'open sea' it was the Straights of Dover the most overcrowded shipping lane in the world !

[woofgang]

yup, even without the weather its a nasty place to navigate.

[janzman]

OK so it wasn't hundreds of square miles it was a 200metre ship and a barge full of rocks...still a pretty unfortunate collision in 'quite a lot of water', don't you think....

[Zacs-Master]

This might change your mind
http://www.shipais.co.uk/currentmap.php?map=dover

[237SJ]

Yes, it was unlucky - don`t listen to the Googlers

[janzman]

OK what ever the circumstances don't you think it's an unlucky break

[ladybirder]

Enough sea in that picture to frighten the living daylights out of me janzman.

[Zacs-Master]

Yeah that's right, don't listen to the googlers, you know, those who've actually presented some facts to show what a busy place the Dover Straits are. Sheesh.

[woofgang]

collisions are unfortunate...all collisions but unlucky......well I’d like to see the MAIB report before commenting.

[237SJ]

ZM - I have have sailed many a Beneteau around the Solent so I do have some idea of what I am talking about. Do you?

[ladybirder]

Are you regretting posting this jazzman;-).

[Mamyalynne]

It's about the time to wish you hadn't bothered isn't it?

[237SJ]

When I learnt to sail I was told that if you can sail in the Solent, you can sail anywhere. That still stands.

[Zacs-Master]

Why were you told that 237?

[237SJ]

Because I had a good teacher ZM

[237SJ]

a RYA teacher

[woofgang]

I have travelled through the Channel many times on many sizes of commercial shipping. You don’t want to know what seafarers say about yacht sailors.

[janzman]

I seriously don't follow the world in which you live, but then I'm not in your clique am I. I think I'll dip in and out as is wanted if thats ok with you

[DTCwordfan]

were the crews stoned?

[Zacs-Master]

No, I meant why were you told that if you could sail the Solent you could sail anywhere?