I bet they used a wrench or 3 here.
I have been captivated by the refloating of the Cruise ship in Italy for a while. today they are "parbucking" or standing it upright.
live video here:
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Raising_the_Costa_Concordia
I read about this yesterday. Looks like it is working-what a giant project!
It's truly amazing what CAN be done!
Top 10 things you don't want to hear while refloating a cruise ship:
1) Oops.
I heard about that earlier on the the news
That had to be one expensive mistake that was made.
Just the salvage fees will be over $1Billion.
That doesnt include the ship, contents , environmental damage, or loss of 32 lives
Quote from: rusty on September 16, 2013, 05:54:16 PM
Top 10 things you don't want to hear while refloating a cruise ship:
1) Oops.
and from your tattooist ..
two "O"s in Bob , right?
Top 10 things you don't want to hear when you are piloting a 1000 ft cruise ship near an island.
1) Oops.
Next week it will be a Carnival Cruise ship!
Quote from: skipskip on September 16, 2013, 07:35:26 PM
Quote from: rusty on September 16, 2013, 05:54:16 PM
Top 10 things you don't want to hear while refloating a cruise ship:
1) Oops.
and from your tattooist ..
two "O"s in Bob , right?
Or your dentist. Bill Cosby had a great routine about this, in relation to dentists. When I asked my dentist about it, he claimed that dental students are taught to say, "there!" as if the awful pain they just caused by letting the tools slip was a necessary part of the work.