The Miami Herald is reporting that a 21 year old woman has been sexually assaulted after having pulled over in her car because she was having car problems.   This is a particularly unsettling crime because of the opportunistic nature of the crime.

According to the report – the incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. this past Sunday.  An unidentified woman, who was having problems with her car, pulled off of I-95 at Northwest 103rd Street and stopped near Northwest Sixth Avenue.

According to the report – as the woman was at the front of the car, checking on the trouble, she was reportedly hit on the head and forced to the ground. The attacker punched her in the face several times and sexually assaulted her, police said.

Miami-Dade police have released a sketch of the man, shown here.

Police asked anyone with information to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Primary Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/31/2481544/police-woman-sexually-assaulted.html#ixzz1cSTzqWHA

This past weekend g really strange happened on the Norwegian Cruise Lines ship the Dawn.  But first, how about some history?  In 2005, the ship as the ship sailed from the Bahamas to New York, where the ship calls home, the Dawn was hit by a 70 foot wave.  Think about that seventy foot – a wave almost as high as the ship itself.  Reporting at the time was chock full of all kinds of damage reports, including smashed windows, broken dishes, and frightened passengers.  But, as bad as that was, at least there were no reports of death.  But,the Dawn would not be so lucky this time.

However, this time there was no 70 foot wave.  There was just a discovery of not one – but two – dead bodies aboard the ship.  What makes this even stranger, just days before Halloween, is that the two incidences are completely separate, and are being treated as “death by natural causes” by authorities.

In both of the deaths authorities have decided not to release the names of the deceased.  So, we will suffice to simply describe the deceased.

In once of the deaths a 67 year old woman from Tiverton, Rhode Island died after succumbing to “chronic illness” according to a spokesperson for Norwegian.

In the second instance,a 23 year old, from Littleton, N.H., also died aboard the ship, though no cause of death has been issued.  What’s telling is that, in this second instance, even though police say there is no suspicion of foul play, the room was reportedly processed for evidence.

Authorities issued a statement saying “In the absence of criminal charges, not further details will be released.”

So, here is the question.  Knowing this about the Norwegian Dawn, would you be less likely to sail on this ship given its past?  Two unrelated deaths from natural causes on the same ship that had been slapped with a 70 foot wave years before?  And all this occurring just days before Halloween?

Sound off, let us know what you think.