Ship stuck on Bramble Bank.
Discussion
doogz said:
Why?
If they can find the issue, get the right tide, and correct the list with ballast, as long as the draft doesn't increase too much as a result, she'll float again.
She went up there at the top of a fairly high tide.If they can find the issue, get the right tide, and correct the list with ballast, as long as the draft doesn't increase too much as a result, she'll float again.
As it happens, I see reports that they have got her moving a bit.
KTF said:
hidetheelephants said:
That's a belter; being gently tilted over at 50 degrees is more damaging to cars than hitting potholes at 30 mph for 80k miles. 
Physics not a strong suit? I appreciate that underwriters are herd animals though, so I can see this lot being palmed off on some less fussy market like Africa or Russia where no-one gives a s
t; the cost of doing so will be a lot less than disposal by crushing and recycling.hidetheelephants said:
Huntsman said:
KTF said:
hidetheelephants said:
That's a belter; being gently tilted over at 50 degrees is more damaging to cars than hitting potholes at 30 mph for 80k miles. Physics not a strong suit? I appreciate that underwriters are herd animals though, so I can see this lot being palmed off on some less fussy market like Africa or Russia where no-one gives a st; the cost of doing so will be a lot less than disposal by crushing and recycling.ked batteries argument I can swallow but the rest is hysterical "OMG! Won't somebody think of the children!" nonsense. Steel, aluminium, and plastic do not lose their structural properties when leant to one side.Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff