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In reply to the discussion: Yacht Explosion Off New Jersey Leads to 'Mass Casualties Incident' [View all]bongbong
(5,436 posts)47. 161 feet
Nowadays 161 feet is just barely "megayacht". There are so many 200, 300, and even 400 foot yachts now that a 161 footer is kinda pedestrian.
Those "job creators" are creating LOTSA jobs - for shipbuilders - and almost exclusively overseas. The FREE MARKET works!!!
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Yacht Explosion Off New Jersey Leads to 'Mass Casualties Incident' [View all]
nadinbrzezinski
Jun 2012
OP
Propane is heavier than air. A boat is an excellent reservoir for propane vapor.
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2012
#43
Reminds me of one of the most god-awful fucking evil cases of disaster capitalism I ever read:
Blue_Tires
Jun 2012
#22
Well, when the USCG gets a SOS call, they must mobilize S+R and investigate...
Blue_Tires
Jun 2012
#60
Thank you. Cheap shots only discredit the one who takes them. I think most people here have the
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#71
Look, come on I know the Devils lost that game in a completely full bonehead way...
TheMightyFavog
Jun 2012
#58