tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274932517551878927.post1855373227434507219..comments2024-03-18T17:02:19.402-07:00Comments on Karen and Jim's Excellent Adventure: Derelicts, Duty, and Dumb LuckKaren Sullivan and Jim Heumannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773839137613871820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274932517551878927.post-37739315740137321542013-01-30T07:24:59.316-08:002013-01-30T07:24:59.316-08:00Your post resonated with me before, but in light o...Your post resonated with me before, but in light of hearing about a boat that recently struck an unidentified object near Tonga (Sailor rescued, boat sinking) - makes it all the more crazy that someone would justify leaving large floating obstacles (because that's what they are) like that ON PURPOSE in the name of "art" ... without thought for the potential consequences. As an artist and a sailor, it's insulting.Kyra and Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417805121851873284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274932517551878927.post-23806762446637597242013-01-21T11:29:18.918-08:002013-01-21T11:29:18.918-08:00One would think that a love of the sea would be a ...One would think that a love of the sea would be a little less passive-aggressive than this. Whether the dice are in violation of MARPOL is uncertain, since the dice are considered art and were actually funded by a grant from the French government. (Google MARPOL or go here: http://www.imo.org/about/conventions/listofconventions/pages/international-convention-for-the-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-(marpol).aspxKaren Sullivan and Jim Heumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773839137613871820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274932517551878927.post-8541171291042204402013-01-19T06:07:32.543-08:002013-01-19T06:07:32.543-08:00Unbelievable!! What an idiot! It's hard enou...Unbelievable!! What an idiot! It's hard enough being on watch and looking out for ships and natural floating objects... now some 'artist' (and I say that tongue firmly planted in cheek) throws garbage in the ocean for us to have to avoid. Nice. Can't wait til we have to cross the Atlantic in two years - that junk may well be right in our path by then. Great!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing<br />CathCathy (aka Catherine) and Bill (aka William)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01509254042685098133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274932517551878927.post-9786760376167801832013-01-18T15:06:46.101-08:002013-01-18T15:06:46.101-08:00I can't believe someone would do that. Since ...I can't believe someone would do that. Since they can be tracked, he should get a hefty invoice for someone to go out and fetch them back immediately and throw them on his car to celebrate "dumb luck" so he can recycle them at his leisure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com