PHOTOS: Four boat related "oops" pictures that were sent to me.
 

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I think that one on the beach they are just cleaning the bottom :D:D

Jon

oop's
 

those are all "SUPER OOP'S":D

Oh, no Jon. They can float that boat off. When the Polar Ice Caps melt:D Boat looks nice. I like the white, it makes the boat look longer. Just a few stripes will make it look good. Keep it classic and simple and you can change it when you want. Plus thats what it is, a classic.

Holy schnileys!!!
 

Has anyone else noticed that #2 has it's anchor out?!?!? :eek: I've heard of shallow anchoring, but that's TOO shallow don't ya think! :eek::p

Wow ! Thats Cool ! :cool:

Funny , thats the business I am in.
Nice pics
Very funny to see competitors containers floating!!

It looks like they launched #1 without the plug.

#3 - Houston/Galveston's first attempt to rebuild Redfish Island!

(For those not from here, Redfish Island was a great boater destination in Galveston Bay that eroded away, but is now in the process of being rebuilt.)

My wife sells container space for K-Line America. Those pictures are her worst nightmare...and mine, if you know what I mean. Makes for very unhappy clients.

Paul

Someone please explain how the hell you get a container ship a half a fuggin mile up onto a beach????????????????????

Or is there a place on this planet that have 100' tides?????:eek: :eek: :eek:

My father and his guys removed a large bulk frieghter off the beach in the 80's up on Lake Superior near Duluth. It was late November and the ship was anchored and was attempting to weather a fierce storm. The anchors dragged and it ended up on the beach just like the ship in photo 2. Getting the ship on the beach was easy. Mother Nature can to incredible things. Getting it off was the trick. It took several large tug boats, maybe 12 or so and several spud barges with cranes and excavators to dig around the ship. My father has photos of the ship on the beach in his house. The photos put everything in perspective becuse you can see the HUGE tugs n relation to the ship and the tugs look tiny.

Baja Daze
 

It' called a hurricane, the anchors were out to stop it from being blown ashore. Force 5 winds on a 300' hull laughed at 2 little 5 ton anchors set out. Tidal surge of 10-15 feet no problem. How to get it off? Big Dredge after you unload it.

Wannabe

I saw a show on the Discovery Channel once, a few weeks back, on guys who do this for living. It was INTENSE!! One ship was large fishing vessel, that had a fire, and its cargo holds were FULL TO THE BRIM with rotten FISH. Can you believe they lived on the boat for several weeks as they dismantled and recovered it? Can you imagine? Did anyone else catch this show?

Incredible! Thanks guys!
So, like what's the draft on something in pic two?
I can see the surge being a factor now. :)

Sydwayz,
I believe I saw that, too...The salvage operations. Awesome show! :)

The ship that beached on Lake Superior was 760'.

Looks like a typical day on the Chain of Lakes in Illinois.

Yeh Sydwayz that was an awsome show. I hope they air it again

Hey, thats the boat they shipped my OSO stuff on, Hmmm that's why I never recieved it:eek:

hey brian i saw that show, those guys have some serious balls sleeping on that ship during that storm!! you could hear the ship coming apart and they were just sitting there eating some hot dogs:eek:

Rob