A Surprising Fact About Modern Day Cruise Ships: Still Not Enough Lifeboats

This one definitely falls under myMiscellaneous Thinking category and has nothing to do with the publishing business, but I was genuinely surprised to read this fact in the article “Lack of Backup Power Puts Cruise Passengers at the Ocean’s Mercy” in The New York Times today:

Massive new vessels like the Oasis of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean, can carry up to 5,400 passengers and 2,160 crew members…Experts say that evacuating any vessel is a dangerous, last-ditch procedure. And the pro...