But at time of the disaster the skipper had plotted a shorter than normal route, in effect cutting a corner, and it was the ship's cook who was on watch in the bridge.
The power of Wall Street, in effect, to corner markets worldwide in vital basic commodities, has played havoc with the business cycle and has fostered bubbles, allowing them to occur more often and with ever increasing amplitudes.
On the stroke of half-time, Schwarzer produced a wonderful one-handed save to tip away Arteta's shot that threatened to dip into the corner of the net as the Spaniard used his right boot to devastating effect.