Slight Miscalculation.
12-04-2006 | 11:57 AM
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Re: Slight Miscalculation.
Originally Posted by Reed Jensen
I wouldn't want to be on the bridge listening to the captain as the bridge came down.... Those big ships take miles to slow down and stop. I'm sure he saw it coming from a long way off. Also... I wouldn't be standing anywhere near as the thing caught fire.... Anyone remember the Texas City fire where a ship caught fire at a dock?.... People were asking, " What's on the ship?".... " Oh nothing dangerous... just some fertilizer..".... A few minutes later...... Ba-Boom..... And the whole town is flattened. 
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12-04-2006 | 12:08 PM
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Re: Slight Miscalculation.
Just seen this on Fox news. Its good to know us OSO ers
are ahead of the news chanels on our videos , even if it is a 5 year old video.
Ok give it up guys which of you sold it to them for gas $$ for next season ?
are ahead of the news chanels on our videos , even if it is a 5 year old video.
Ok give it up guys which of you sold it to them for gas $$ for next season ?
12-10-2006 | 01:36 PM
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Re: Slight Miscalculation.
I was thinking about this thread today and did a little more research.
The vid didn't convey the size ... geez, that ship was 730 ft!
There's more info here:
http://www.boatnerd.com/windoc/
and this link to photos is at the end of the above article:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/media/photo_...054_thumbs.asp
The vid didn't convey the size ... geez, that ship was 730 ft!
There's more info here:
http://www.boatnerd.com/windoc/
and this link to photos is at the end of the above article:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/media/photo_...054_thumbs.asp
12-10-2006 | 03:41 PM
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Re: Slight Miscalculation.
My uncle is a first mate and relief Capt. on the B.C Ferries.. Since the accident was not the Cap's fault and nobody was killed they nicknamed him Capt. Crunch!!!!!!!!
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...1418e6f9e0840&
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...1418e6f9e0840&
12-11-2006 | 07:14 AM
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Re: Slight Miscalculation.
Originally Posted by jayboat
I was thinking about this thread today and did a little more research.
The vid didn't convey the size ... geez, that ship was 730 ft!
There's more info here:
http://www.boatnerd.com/windoc/
and this link to photos is at the end of the above article:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/media/photo_...054_thumbs.asp
The vid didn't convey the size ... geez, that ship was 730 ft!
There's more info here:
http://www.boatnerd.com/windoc/
and this link to photos is at the end of the above article:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/media/photo_...054_thumbs.asp
