Friday, November 03, 2006

Man falls overboard and is still missing

During the annual Halloween cruise James Sylvestre, 45, fell overboard from the MS Mt. Washington cruise ship into Lake Winnipesauke in New Hampshire. This occurred around 10 pm during the last half hour of the cruise. The captain stopped the ship, turned on floodlights, and got help from the Marine Patrol, Fish and Game, and fire and police from the nearest towns. The initial search lasted four hours but was cut short due to high winds, driving rain, and darkness which endangered the rescue crews. The weather continued to be dreadful Sunday making a search for the man very difficult. The water temperature was in the 50s which meant that hypothermia would occur in only a few minutes. The search was continued on Monday but was only a recovery mission at that point.

Will this accident hurt the Flagship Corporation, which owns the cruise ship, financially? Will this impact the amount of people who take the cruise? Will the accident change safety rules upon the ship?

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