danmichel Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Lately i've heard the tragic stories of two cruise ship passengers lost at sea when they fell overboard.I was wondering why cruise ship passengers and crew are not outfitted with RFID bracelets so they could be located more quickly should they fall overboard.Am i missing something?...Or has no one thought of this simple solution to a really scary and difficult problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leff'tHome Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 This answer is $$$$$$$. Not an inexpensive proposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinberries Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 ehh, if you fall off a cruise ship , this might be considered a darwin award - the process of thinning the herd by natural selection.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Oy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannoman Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Once you get a few feet away from an RFID it can't be read. And, as Laura stated, it's expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmichel Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 If RFID were to be deployed for this purpose it would have to be of a more powerful design than the current generation in use...Expensive can also be defined as how much it costs for search and rescue when you have no clue where the victim is...And the inevitable lawsuits that follow...Also it is terrible publicity for the cruise lines every time someone is lost at sea...If not RFID...then perhaps some yet to be developed technology could be used to help prevent one of the more horrific ends to a sea cruise...Watching your ship cruise away as you bob helplessly in the water with no land in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I find cruise ships a great way to get out of bad marraige. I've thrown 2 nags overboard and I'm planning my 3rd cruise soon. They never really investigate much...as long as you run up a big casino tab... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 nice Tony....I could have used this info when I was married to my first husband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Me to... Tony you are extrodinarily creative! Peanut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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