tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841606.post2649896191762255927..comments2023-08-10T22:56:36.532+12:00Comments on Noble Wolf: This makes me AngryBrian Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802352695666737088noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841606.post-28568517598805770792011-10-23T05:35:35.011+13:002011-10-23T05:35:35.011+13:00I meant sail under the flag of Liberia. Yes, I kn...I meant sail under the flag of Liberia. Yes, I knew the answer to my own rhetorical question. Liberia's standards are lower than those of many other countries.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841606.post-17821410316710347002011-10-23T05:31:41.035+13:002011-10-23T05:31:41.035+13:00Thanks for the explanation, Birdie. I will certain...Thanks for the explanation, Birdie. I will certainly check any cruise ships I may possibly travel on. Hope all is progressing well with you.Brian Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802352695666737088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841606.post-62339459885038059162011-10-23T03:15:32.867+13:002011-10-23T03:15:32.867+13:00I first learned about Liberia's ship registry ...I first learned about Liberia's ship registry when a freighter (with a Liberian registry) rammed into Florida's Sunshine Skyway in a rain storm at night, causing cars and buses to drive off the broken 300 foot high span into the sea. It was horrible, and the press covered how such a thing could happen.<br /><br />Turns out that countries charge different rates to license a ship to float. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841606.post-2116463222331774992011-10-19T04:34:30.005+13:002011-10-19T04:34:30.005+13:00Brian, I read the continuing story with horror and...Brian, I read the continuing story with horror and get flashbacks to the gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. Why do so many ships from so many different countries fly under the flag of Liberia?June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841606.post-14736889494057717182011-10-16T04:27:06.885+13:002011-10-16T04:27:06.885+13:00This awful event has received wide coverage on the...This awful event has received wide coverage on the BBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com