It only takes a small amount of water to get onboard, and it sets up a sort of uncontrollable rocking effect that actually turns the vessel over quite quickly. They can sink in no time flat.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

These sorts of ships are famous for having stability problems. We can't rule out anything at this stage.

It's a roll-on, roll-off ferry, and there is a big question mark over the stability of this kind of ship.

It's a roll-on, roll-off ferry, and there is big question mark over the stability of this kind of ship. It would only take a bit of water to get on board this ship and it would be all over. ... The percentage of this type of ferry involved in this type of disaster is huge.

I went to see what was going on. I seen him standing on the reef, waist deep in water. He yelled, help! then he was looking around, then bent over, look in the water, stand back up. I yelled back at him, Ed, help what?