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minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoQuite a few crappy ferries sink weekly in South East Asia, usually overloaded way beyond safety margins.
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoYou’d figure the extra passengers would make the ratio go down you know?
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThe extra passengers make the ferries go down in the first place, so there’s that…
minus-squaretoddestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoOn the other hand, most ferry trips aren’t that long, distance-wise.
minus-squareTyphoonigator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI guess it depends how many billion people were on the ferry when someone died
minus-squareBloomcole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoProbably same with busses. Half a century old going down a mountain with no barriers.
Quite a few crappy ferries sink weekly in South East Asia, usually overloaded way beyond safety margins.
You’d figure the extra passengers would make the ratio go down you know?
The extra passengers make the ferries go down in the first place, so there’s that…
On the other hand, most ferry trips aren’t that long, distance-wise.
I guess it depends how many billion people were on the ferry when someone died
Probably same with busses. Half a century old going down a mountain with no barriers.