2018—At a UN confab at the Yak and Yeti Hotel in Nepal, the keynote speech is given by robot named Sophia. 2006—MV Queen of the North, a Canadian ferry four miles off course, hits an island at 17 knots and sinks with a loss of two lives. Union reps deny crewmembers were having sex at the time. 2003—The chief officer of RMS Mülheim, getting out of his chair while on watch, catches his trousers on a lever, falls and hits his head, losing consciousness. The ship runs aground at Land’s End in Cornwall, a total loss. 1987—The Mobro 4000, a barge toting 3,168 tons of ... Read more