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Phil Cook · October 5th 12, 02:41 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

On 05/10/2012 15:05, d wrote:
On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:58:37 +0100
Phil Cook wrote:
Wanting to find a reason for an accident is a result of an inquiring
mind and a desire to prevent further occurrences, it's not about
apportioning blame and suing somebody's arse off. "It just happened" is
the position of a fatalist who just accepts whatever happens.

And the person who thinks there's always some sort of hidden human cause
behind everything is usually known as a conspiracy theories at best but
generally just a delusional nutter.

Perhaps you should invest in a tin foil hat?

Just out of interest - who's fault was the 2004 tsunami?

After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami it was determined that many lives
could have been saved had there been an effective warning system in
place, the earthquake that caused it was of course recorded and there
would have been time to issue warnings before the wave hit the shore.

The Japanese tsunami was caused by an earthquake much closer to shore
and the warning was only in the region of 30-35 minutes before the wave
for the closest coastal regions. The height of the wave was also
under-predicted, indeed it was so high it over-topped the defences that
were in place particularly at the Fukushima nuclear power plant where
the diesel generators that provided backup power for the cooling systems
were inundated despite the tsunami protection in place.
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Phil Cook