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  pathat at 05:59 PM JST - 22nd June

  This is a terrible tragedy. Maybe it would be a good idea not to complain when I am on the crowded trains in downtown Tokyo tomorrow.

  Things could be much worse.

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  Taka313 at 07:10 PM JST - 22nd June

  One thing the story didn't mention that I am very curious to know is the maximum capacity of the ferry. Obviously that would have nothing to do with the engine failure but 700 people on one ferry makes me wonder if it wasn't over-crowded and overweight.

  Taka

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  Zen_Builder at 07:27 PM JST - 22nd June

  The 23,824-tonne ferry, the Princess of the Stars, has a passenger capacity of 1,992.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7467696.stm

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  USNinJapan2 at 09:12 PM JST - 22nd June

  Taka

  She is, sorry was, a pretty good-sized boat. Don't think she was overloaded... http://www.sulpiciolines.com/vessels.php?p=str

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MVPrincessoftheStars

  Kind of suspicious though that she lost all propulsion...

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  Beelzebub at 09:20 PM JST - 22nd June

  The point is, these ships have a notorious reputation for sinking in typhoons, and nobody seems to ever take a lesson from it! It never should have been permitted to sail. Sulpico Lines, the company that owns it, is responsible and should be shut down permanently -- after paying compensation to the victims.

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  VOR at 10:50 PM JST - 22nd June

  why were there passengers on this ferry in the first place. were they stranded a day or two before the typhoon hit or did they cut it too close when they set sail? i fail to see this as tragic. it appears more criminal than anything else.

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  rjd_jr at 11:20 AM JST - 23rd June

  Sad.

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  WilliB at 01:17 PM JST - 23rd June

  That is horrible. The "Poseidon Adventure" for real.

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