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...kinds of vessels may be too dangerous for passenger service. There had been little reason to fear for the Estonia when it steamed out of Tallinn on Tuesday, bound for Stockholm on its thrice-weekly run. Two Swedish inspectors noted wear on the rubber seals of the large, watertight bow doors but concluded it was not serious enough to require immediate repair. The weather on Tuesday was bad -- winds gusting to 62 m.p.h., raising seas as high as 32 ft. -- but no worse than usual for this time of year. The ride was bumpy enough, however, to force the nightclub...
...first sign of trouble appeared shortly after midnight on a closed- circuit television monitor in the engine room. One of the engineers on , watch saw that water was entering the ship near the bow doors. Believing it was only rain, the crewmen activated the bilge pumps. But within minutes the sea was pouring into the lower car deck near the waterline, and the ship began rolling heavily onto its left side...
...Sweden-bound ferry that sank Tuesday, killing 1,102 people, had a door missing in its bow, according to Swedish authorities. Investigators said the door may have been ripped out by crashing waves, causing the ship to roll over and sink in a matter of minutes off the southwestern coast of Sweden. Another possibility is that the door "may have been left untied," says TIME reporter Ulla Plon in Copenhagen. Authorities maintained that the ferry complied with Swedish maritime safety standards. "They are now looking at whether those safety standards should be changed," says Plon. Investigators are using an unmanned...
...third solo part and cadenza. Kremer showed a pair of weaknesses. His violent charging at his violin with the bow occasionally gave his notes unsteady attacks. If the problem was due to excess energy, it's excusable: few violinists have so able a bow arm as Oistrakh had. In addition, Kremer's tone seemed to run sharp now and then. Perhaps he was rattled by losing a string from his bow during the lick...
...sometimes be found at the Bow and Arrow pub when he isn't playing minor league baseball, but that won't help you much. God couldn't make an ID for a freshman that the Bow's bouncer wouldn't spot...