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From: Lee Huddleston (no email)
Date: Sat Sep 06 2003 - 22:02:21 EDT
Arild,
Damn!! Reading your post is like seeing the movie "Jaws." Except that
rationally we knew that sharks really were not out there looking for us.
But it does make one a bit nervous about "going back in the water."
This appears to be a very serious and dangerous situation. I am somewhat
surprised and disappointed that I have not read about it in the regular
boating press. One would think that a threat of this magnitude would at
least evoke some exposure.
Where can I learn more about this situation and get hard facts. Before I
go off to try to make changes, I want to be as informed as possible. I am
not shy about pushing politicians. And the job ought to be made easier by
a concurrence of interests -- good commercial shippers and maritime unions
cannot be happy about this.
Of course, if I start trying to raise the alarm and make any headway at
all, I might not just be the victim of incompetence. :-) Would having
brighter lights make me a better target?
Thanks for alerting us to this problem. What do you suggest we might do to
at least reverse the trend. Like my lights project, I am aware that we
cannot completely solve the problem, but collectively we might be able to
make some difference.
I have recently been reading about chaos theory. One principle is, "The
causes and effects of the events that the system experiences are not
proportional." And a little more esoteric, "Unstable or aperiodic systems
are unable to resist small disturbances and will display complex behavior,
making prediction impossible and measurements will appear random." Or, to
put it in plainer terms, one determined person can actually change a
worldwide system way beyond what you might expect. Give me some more
information and leads and I will go kick some ass. :-)
Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove
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