Ships At Sea

    Twice recently, really big ships, presumably with the latest in modern navigation, have run aground.

    First it was a container ship that broke up off New Zealand several months ago, and now, of course, the cruise ship that capsized off the Coast of Italy.

     At least Titanic--- almost exactly 100 years ago---lacked most of that modern equipment.

     According to last night's CBS News, the company that owns the passenger ship has had a history of problems, and the Captain is in police custody for abandoning ship before many of the passengers were evacuated.

     If we ever need proof that life is fragile, that even the most routine activities can go bad, stories like those are more than ample.

[UPDATE: The best navgation equipment in the world won't do any good if the Captain intentionally steers close to shore so the family of one of his crew can see the ship from their coastal home.]