On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:43:34 GMT, "John R. Carroll"
wrote:


"D Murphy" wrote in message
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"John R. Carroll" wrote in
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When the origin of those
barges is determined, somebody is going to have their tit in a nasty
little ringer. They will also be both culpable and liable to some
degree.

It won't matter. The owner of the barges won't have near enough insurance.
Plus his business and assets won't cover squat. I wouldn't want to be in
his shoes when they figure out who it is. There's probably a million
people
that wouldn't mind seeing his head on a stick on top of a levee.



Looked like a COE dredging barge to me. Could have been a contractor though.
The photos I saw were funny, if that's the word for it. The breaches matched
the barge dimensions side on pretty well. I think that's what clued people
in. That and the reports of noise.
I wonder if there would be criminal liability in a case like this.
Negligence?

How can you prove negligence? That should be and interesting case,
with a Cat 4 hurricane blowing those things around like rubby duckies
in a bathtub full of 4yr olds. Im not sure HOW you could moor one of
those big *******s and get it to stay in place. Silt bottoms make
loosy anchorages and ground anchors...when you see the storm surge
lifting cargo container carriers a half mile inland...shrug..

It will be interesting to say the least. During the last hurricanes
in the Delta..did barges get loose? We know the casino boats got
toteled.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner