History

Pride & Stability, The Final Story: 'Tom Wakes Up in the Night Hearing Screams'

Understanding Stability May Have Saved the Ship. Instead There Was Denial

Jul 25

Pride & Stability 7: The People in Charge Poorly Understood the Physics

And The Coast Guard Blithely Relied on Erroneous Data

Jul 19

Pride & Stability 6: Disaster Math 101

Improvements Had Been Made to Enhance Stability...Reportedly

Jul 14

Orca Revenge in History and Pop Culture

The Concept Runs Deeper Than Vaguely Anti-Capitalist Memes

Jul 9 •

Pride & Stability 5: Author IDs One Ship as Most Likely To Capsize

Presentation on the Topic of Stability Was Happening as Actual Disaster Unfolded

Jul 6

Pride & Stability 4: Author Takes Covert Measurements During Onboard Cocktail Party

Ship's Designer Had Volunteered Little Accurate Data

Jun 28

Leo of Tally Ho Takes Issue With Article

Rebuts Some of the Folks Quoted, Defends Fiber Rigging

Jun 27

Are These The Same Boat? What Would Plutarch Say?

The Riddle of the Refit and How It Applies to Tally Ho

Jun 26 •

Pride & Stability 3: Team Renews Effort for 'Believable' Data

Reported Righting-Arm Curve Based on Erroneous Assumption

Jun 24

Pride & Stability, Part 2: Author's Career Trajectory Leads Directly to the Case

Getting Pride of Baltimore Data for the Coast Guard Proves Difficult

Jun 19

'Pirate Ship' Hit by Lightning at Tourist Town. No Injuries Reported

Reminder: This Happened to Sailing Ships All the Time Before Ben Franklin

Jun 18 •

Pride & Stability, Part 1: About That 'Microburst' Theory of Sinking...

Disaster Did Not Require Extreme Winds To Happen, Naval Architect Roger Long Says

Jun 14

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