Multiple systems stopped working in the game last night; I reported this to the GMs on staff. They replied that they would try and fix it; it seems that the problem was that the system could not handle the sudden rush of people who were training in water lore. Simutronics asks that players please observe a moratorium in training this skill, and if possible unlearn at least a few ranks, so as to alleviate the burden on the server.
That's not a bug, it's a feature!