> > In three days some cabling couldn't be patched up to get power from =20 > other > generators to at least some ship systems? An interesting question. I would expect that there was someone making =20 higher level business decisions along the lines of "In two days, we =20 can rip apart one of the working generators, patch around the burnt-=20 out generate, and limp into port on the resulting kludge. Maybe. But =20 in three days, we can get towed into port and have proper repairs =20 made. Either way, this batch of tourists isn't gonna be happy. It's =20 a good thing no storms are on there way toward the ship..." BillW --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .