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Ship stuck in the Suez Canal
- Thread starter Omega Man
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akbeemer
SURVIVOR
Now is the time for an enterprising entrepreneur to step in. This may just provide an opportunity to make a few bucks. How about selling souvenirs of the grounding; small packets of the sand that was removed to float the ship, t-shirts commemorating the grounding or a miniature model of the ship inside a small liquid filled ball. There must be profit in this for someone other than the tort lawyers.
Rinty
New member
The damages are going to be stupefying.
riderr1150gsadv
Well-known member
Not only to the economy and the shipping industry, but also to the vessel. Highly likely it will need to go to a dry dock to for a full inspection as the forces needed to get that vessel off the sand could have damaged some of the hull plating/frames. A few divers will be sent in at first but they can only see/do so much and if welding is needed, this has to happen out of the water.....
riderr1150gsadv
Well-known member
Probably related to this event, the Science Channel has had some “how it’s built” episodes on construction of these giant vessels.
A 129 ton propellerAmazing.
Pretty cool
OM
That’s why there is a special engine and gear set that keeps the prop rotating even while in port or moored. It keeps the prop shaft from bending due to the weight hanging on one side..
Wow. Thanks for teaching me something today.
riderr1150gsadv
Well-known member
You're welcome. I used to do prop cleaning in Rotterdam port as a side gig to offshore diving when I was in a rotation of 2 weeks on/2 weeks off. Then after Piper Alpha went up like a Roman candle, that schedule went out the door and that year I worked 8 months straight. Either on rigs or working from boats so the logbooks were correct...
I doubt that this happens today as those were the good old days..
