we've all seen it & chuckled
here is the story behind it. and its salvaging.
http://www.wired.com/science/discove...urrentPage=all
we've all seen it & chuckled
here is the story behind it. and its salvaging.
http://www.wired.com/science/discove...urrentPage=all
Interesting read Mowgli
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I never knew there was such a big story to the fail boat.
Pretty Interesting
iain
Have i missed how it capsized in the first place?
Originally Posted by John H
there is a law that says you must empty the ballast tanks before entering us waters & refill them with 'local' water so there is no chance of bringing any odd species or disease ashore.. the tanks were part drained & a large wave got it.
In a nutshell, they take on water to stabalise the ship. They then drain this off, but the tanks failed.
My Rebuild
They're over there with their new toys. Someone brought them in. No idea who bought them though.....
some guy died in the salvage operation also
My humour misses the mark again! Good read mowgers!
That is one heck of a story man, good find Mowgli