tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post6132139886339636488..comments2024-03-28T16:40:20.681-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Ocean Station November- 59 Years AgoComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-67954499459676664792015-10-16T18:43:50.179-04:002015-10-16T18:43:50.179-04:00Fascinating video, but the obvious loss of the tai...Fascinating video, but the obvious loss of the tail made me read some more about the incident. The previous year another 377 ditched and had its tail tear loose and they lost 4 people (not clear if that was the cause). In this case, the Captain directed the Purser to clear the rear of the plane.<br /><br />Pulling up the seating diagram for the 377, it shows that 32 passenger seats were located forward of the main entrance door, just aft of the wing, which appears to be about the point the tail ripped off. Very lucky on the landing, except for the swell hitting a wing and causing the rotation, excellent work by the Coasties.<br /><br />The best ocean ditching example is the DC-9 off St. Croix, in 1970. 22 of 57 passengers died, along with 1 of 6 crew. The flight crew was prepared for ditching, but no one told the cabin, and several people were unbelted. Not a good sample, really.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-74759549258250701582015-10-16T16:10:15.832-04:002015-10-16T16:10:15.832-04:0031 people aboard...24 passengers,7 crew. I can on...31 people aboard...24 passengers,7 crew. I can only wonder at how well this would owrk in open ocean with a modern jet liner and over 100 people. Scully pulled it off on the Hudson, but there was plenty of help and relatively flat water.<br />Good account here:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_6Stewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-55248063624376903372015-10-16T13:24:55.771-04:002015-10-16T13:24:55.771-04:00Miss Fit:
LIFE Magazine article on Capt. Ogg'...Miss Fit:<br /><br />LIFE Magazine article on Capt. Ogg's ditching HERE:<br /><br />https://books.google.com/books?id=s0EEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=Ordeal+on+Flight+943&hl=en&ei=e6lpTJ7LKoWKlwfko-ieBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q=Ordeal%20on%20Flight%20943&f=false<br /><br />FVHFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.com