Devil 49....how many ditichings occurred this year due to engine failures while in cruise? How many twins ditched following an engine failure at any stage in flight? The numbers are interesting and put paid to the notion that twins are not worth the money (if it happens to be yer butt sitting in them). One 105 ditched a year or so ago...but it was overloaded for its "stay-up" weight limit. Wise loading (not a GOM practice) would have prevented that accident. (Ditching in the ocean equals accident in my book)