How to salvage a really big ship

[Bigbore4]

Take a look at this:

http://jalopnik.com/5584840/how-to-salvage-a-sunken-car-freighter

Look close at the pics and you can see where they sawed right through the front of the engines.  Can't tell if propulsion or generator, but very cool none the less.

[Slide Panda]

Another similar article by Wired about the Cougar Ace - pretty cool. The Cougar Ace wasn't fully sunk so they have to right the huge car carrier w/o flipping over the other way. Not easy.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-03/ff_seacowboys

[zooom]

I read the thread title and was envisioning another Philly tugboat taking out another boat.....


only to be disapointed when I read what is inside....

[cyrus buelton]

Did they recover any of the cars?

might be some slight water damage...........

[rgramjet]

Its eBay time!

[Bigbore4]

Another similar article by Wired about the Cougar Ace - pretty cool. The Cougar Ace wasn't fully sunk so they have to right the huge car carrier w/o flipping over the other way. Not easy.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-03/ff_seacowboys

That was facinating

[Slide Panda]

Did they recover any of the cars?

might be some slight water damage...........

They scrapped all the cars on the Couger Ace, even the ones that never got wet. Too much liability with them hanging from their tie downs at a 45 degree angle for a week. It can carry 5542 cars, and it was a full load out

[cyrus buelton]

They scrapped all the cars on the Couger Ace, even the ones that never got wet. Too much liability with them hanging from their tie downs at a 45 degree angle for a week. It can carry 5542 cars, and it was a full load out

That's what insurance is for 

Actually, probably not on a shipment like that.

My guess the manufacturers and shippers have bonds on their cargo. Nobody would insure 5500 BMW's and Saab's

[mitt]

Another similar article by Wired about the Cougar Ace - pretty cool. The Cougar Ace wasn't fully sunk so they have to right the huge car carrier w/o flipping over the other way. Not easy.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-03/ff_seacowboys

cool article - those salvage guys look pretty tough.

mitt

[Popeye the Sailor]

That's what insurance is for 

Actually, probably not on a shipment like that.

My guess the manufacturers and shippers have bonds on their cargo. Nobody would insure 5500 BMW's and Saab's

Why not?

[Slide Panda]

There's been mention of the Cougar Ace before, quite a while back - I was part of that thread. The OP is all new though.

That story about the guys doing up the Cougar Ace is tool cool not to share again anyway  I claim derby amnesty under the length of separation, and coolness factor clauses.

[cyrus buelton]

Why not?

Why not insurance and a bond instead?

[triangleforge]

cool article - those salvage guys look pretty tough.

mitt

And just imagine flashing something titled Unlimited Masters License next time someone asks you for ID...

[Popeye the Sailor]

Why not insurance and a bond instead?

Why would no one insure 5500 BMWs and SAABs?

[badgalbetty]

the cars were insured, all cargoes are....... I used to work at sea as a seafarer, whereas most of you would have been semen.