Ship porn

[davesgcr]

Somewhere else , it was suggested a l Panama canal to lay some railway tracks and use chunky heavy diesels to pull the ship off.

You would expect me to thoroughly approve - now a pair of class 56 freight engines can handle a 4000 ton train of iron ore from Port Talbot to Llanwern (or they did) - now this ship weighs 200,000 tons or so - so that needs about 50+

Course they would need some drivers , so ASLEF would be happy to oblige if they got travelling time from say Hither Green to Port Said or wherever.


They jacked up a hotel in Brighton Beach (Brooklyn) - laid tracks under it and let the hotel gently down and hauled it inland. Lateral and brave thinking I reckon

 

[planetgeli]

Well if they will pile the containers higher than the bridge, what do they expect?

It's ok, they've got one of those signs,

If you can't see my mirrors I can't see you.

Or maybe it just says "Steve and Tracey".

 

[T & P]

 

[existentialist]

Holy shit, can we go there?

Urban meet. Ship dodgems.

 

[petee]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Can't they just build a new canal section around the stricken ship, and then sort it out later? They could dam the affected area, drain it and dismantle the ship at their leisure if they wanted too. Can't be that hard - canals are just glorified ditches at the end of the day.

 

[weltweit]

When I raise my hand, conduct a three point turn ..

Wait for it ..

 

[Orang Utan]

What’s to stop them just ditching it?

 

[weltweit]

What’s to stop them just ditching it?

Who?

 

[Orang Utan]

Who?

The crew and the owners. Just walk away with their hands in their pockets nonchalantly whistling

 

[weltweit]

The crew and the owners. Just walk away with their hands in their pockets nonchalantly whistling

And leaving compensation for all the cargo to the insurance companies?

 

[weltweit]

Is it right that they had two pilots on board at the time of the suicidal lurch to the right?

 

[Orang Utan]

And leaving compensation for all the cargo to the insurance companies?

What insurance companies? We kept meaning to send off the documents. What ship? Oh that ship. That’s not our ship. Never seen it before.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Urban meet. Ship dodgems.

who's going to be in charge of first aid?

and will they be armed?

 

[weltweit]

What insurance companies? We kept meaning to send off the documents.

The shippers or the recipients of the goods normally take out insurance, CIF, FOB, incoterms etc

What ship? Oh that ship. That’s not our ship. Never seen it before.

What you mean the one with your company name in 40 ft high letters on the side?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Is it right that they had two pilots on board at the time of the suicidal lurch to the right?

are we talking about this ship, or did you mean to post that on the thread about the labour party?

 

[A380]

What insurance companies? We kept meaning to send off the documents. What ship? Oh that ship. That’s not our ship. Never seen it before.

A very slight flaw being the company name painted on the side in 50ft high letters?

 

[Orang Utan]

A very slight flaw being the company name painted on the side in 50ft high letters?

Evergreen? No that’s not us, we’re Evergreep

 

[mauvais]

A very slight flaw being the company name painted on the side in 50ft high letters?

Just paint a 50ft N in front of it.

 

[existentialist]

who's going to be in charge of first aid?

and will they be armed?

We might have to petition editor to reverse old "boat happy" whatsisname's ban...

 

[weltweit]

I haven't seen photos of many tugs pushing and pulling at it yet ..

 

[existentialist]

I haven't seen photos of many tugs pushing and pulling at it yet ..

There's probably a very good reason for that.

 

[existentialist]

Can't they just build a new canal section around the stricken ship, and then sort it out later? They could dam the affected area, drain it and dismantle the ship at their leisure if they wanted too. Can't be that hard - canals are just glorified ditches at the end of the day.

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That idea has already been lodged, copyrighted, patented, and all rights reserved, as the Existentialist Evergreen Relief Road. Fees will be payable.

 

[StoneRoad]

I haven't seen photos of many tugs pushing and pulling at it yet ..

They did have a go at the old shove n pull, but nowt happened as the Bow bulb/nose was too far into the east bank. Not room to go astern.

The main idea so far seems to be clearing the silt away from the bows, especially on the port side.
Until they have moved enough muck, that baby's not gonna shift, even with 8 tugs at work.

There's a slightly higher tide on Sunday, so with the two extra tugs that should be there soon, and the muck shifted, "Maybe" she'll be yanked out of her predicament.

 

[weltweit]

I haven't seen photos of many tugs pushing and pulling at it yet ..

My mistake, there have been tugs ..

 

[teuchter]

Tugs seem like a stupid thing to use when there is solid land all around. Why not set up a load of winches, fixed into the ground, and get them pulling at it instead?

 

[weltweit]

Tugs seem like a stupid thing to use when there is solid land all around. Why not set up a load of winches, fixed into the ground, and get them pulling at it instead?

Perhaps they could do both.

Making the ship float a bit higher isn't going to be an easy option, I have no idea how they might go about removing containers with the ship positioned where it is.

 

[StoneRoad]

My mistake, there have been tugs ..

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Full ahead both, ... On three, Lads, ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 and shove !!!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That idea has already been lodged, copyrighted, patented, and all rights reserved, as the Existentialist Evergreen Relief Road. Fees will be payable.

Bet you haven't got as good a design as mine though.

 

[MrSki]

Tugs seem like a stupid thing to use when there is solid land all around. Why not set up a load of winches, fixed into the ground, and get them pulling at it instead?

Sounds a good idea but would probably end up with the ship tilting & dumping its load in the canal causing more of a problem.