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Ship Pilot Dies in Accident off Panama City
Originally posted by http://gcaptain.com/panama-city-ship-pilot-killed/
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Full story http://gcaptain.com/panama-city-ship-pilot-killed/
?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?
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Oh man that's horrible
My thoughts go out to his family and fellow pilots.
Question is, why did he fall? The g-captain article makes no mention of weather conditions, only that it was dark. They also mention that he'd fallen off a ladder before, and that he was 76. I find myself wondering, were the physical requirements of the job a bit much for a 76 year old man? I have no doubt that he was an excellent pilot, seafarer and navigator, and to be fair I have sailed with riggers on the tall ships that were around that age, who were up and down the rigging like monkeys still. But the Panama retirement age is 62, although it is not compulsory.... What are other people's thoughts? -
Just to clarify s4 - it was Panama City, Florida... Not the one in Panama
But yes your point about age is certainly valid.?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?
? Mark TwainmyBlog | @alistairuk | flickr | youtube Views and opinions expressed are those of myself and not representative of any employer or other associated party. Comment
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Don't think you can generalize that much S4. Their are pensioners who run marathons and teenagers who get out of breath going up a flight of stairs.Comment
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As I said, I've sailed with riggers on the tall ships who were that age and were up and down the rigging like monkeys.
It may well not be that he wasn't fit enough, but all possible contributing factors have to be considered...Comment
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