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Broken Container Ship
The MOL Comfort has broken in two pieces off Yemen, all crew safe. This ship was only five years old and due to come back into Southampton on 5th July 2013.
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Made in China lol
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Made in China lol
Made in Japan AIUI.
Impressed that both parts are still floating, albeit some 19 miles apart!
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did they not have any duck tape on board?
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Yeh but its in a container at the bow and the bridge is at the stern!
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Wouldn't want to be a member of Lloyds Register on this one!
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Can't believe it's floating!!
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I think they are made in water tight sections?
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Them Pirates will be having a field day. Car boot sales galore in Somalia.
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What's on it?
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Broken Container Ship
Quote:
Originally Posted by
HUMBER P4VWL
What's on it?
Err, Containers?
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Meant to be over 4000 containers on board. Bow and stern now 19 miles apart and stern is on fire according to Bloomberg and Times of India.VIDEO " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350">
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I don't think it's a new idea.
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Quote:
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willk
Err, Containers?
Terwat
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Typical, i bet my new Laptop is on one half, and the charger is on the other
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Perfect example of how big is not always best, good to see bulkheads worked as they should.
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Will be interesting to follow the investigation of this one. Vessel was pretty new 2008, mostly older bulk carriers carrying heavy cargo are the one braking in two...Guess that the outcome is the result of severall different resons but time will tell.
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Quote:
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Terwat
Ah, that suggests that you already knew it was full of containers. I must presume then that you REALLY meant what is in all those containers?
So, let's go again - "What is in all those Containers?"
Anyone? No?
Stuff, Humber P4VWL, lot's of stuff. But probably a lot less stuff than the Insurance Companies are now being told there is.....
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Quote:
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willk
So, let's go again - "What is in all those Containers?"
Anyone? No?
Lad I know manages the loading of these ships, he's given details of all containers that need loading along with a plan of the ship, then he has to work out which part of the ship to load, apparently there's everthing from food, computers - tyres - toys - clothes and things that could go bang! fireworks chemicals etc, containers are mostly all different weights, and each one will have its designated position, somtimes loading empty containers to pack around the things that could go bang or catch fire. he gets to travel the world, and gets paid loadsa wonga.
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Quote:
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Lad I know manages the loading of these ships
Excellent! Does HE know what's in those containers?
...and did he load that one?
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