On Apr 17, 4:13*am, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:57:14 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
In a practiced situation there would have been a lot of things done
differently. *There was probably no lifeboat drill like you have today
(even that regulation was changed just a few months ago due to the
Concordia).

The drill may be new for that company, but cruises (5) I've been on in
the past 12 years have a lifeboat drill shortly after sailing outside
the port channel. *You have some snacks while the luggage is delivered
and then the drill starts. *A mandatory drill. Passengers are not
released until every passenger is present. and accounted for. You
bring your life floatation device with you from the cabin. *You have
an assigned deck assembly area, specific to the lifeboat.

...just sayin'

Same old problem. No-one believed the ship was sinking until it was
too late.