Salvaging A Car Carrying Ship

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06/18/2020 at 19:12 • Filed to: None

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DISCUSSION (10)

Kinja'd!!! John Norris (AngryDrifter) > RacinBob
06/18/2020 at 19:39

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Thanks for posting.  I found it interesting.  

Kinja'd!!! TheJWT > RacinBob
06/18/2020 at 19:41

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Reminds me of this; legitimately one of the best articles I’ve ever read-

https://www.wired.com/2008/02/ff-seacowboys/

Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > RacinBob
06/18/2020 at 19:42

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T he ship i s beyond the environment now, thank goodness.

Kinja'd!!! Nauraushaun > RacinBob
06/18/2020 at 19:42

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Don’t worry, it was only a bunch of Mitsubishis headed for Russia. Thank god

Kinja'd!!! facw > RacinBob
06/18/2020 at 19:45

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Here’s a CGI video of how they are planning to deal with the MV Golden Ray which capsized leaving Brunswick, Georgia:

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Kinja'd!!! Gone > facw
06/18/2020 at 20:42

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The Versabar VB-10000 is a cool (and expensive dayrate!) vessel. Usually used for topside installs and decoms. She’s parked at Sabine Pass. The Claw attachment is cool as hell.

http://www.vbar.com/VB10000/index.html

https://goo.gl/maps/35cKs57zcU1Zd1RC7

Kinja'd!!! dumpsterfire! > TheJWT
06/18/2020 at 21:00

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Wow, that was some story!

Kinja'd!!! Milky > facw
06/18/2020 at 21:02

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I was shocked, SHOCKED! W hen that thing was just in the water while I was on vacation down there.  Glad they are finally taking it out.  

Kinja'd!!! facw > Milky
06/18/2020 at 21:11

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Sounds like there was some legal tussle over insurance and who was salvaging it. But yeah, it does seem a long time to just leave it. Even if they’ve pumped out the fuel and such I’m sure it’s leaking all sort of fun stuff from the cars. I would have thought it would be righted and refloated and the towed off for scrapping, but clearly more knowledgeable people than me feel like cutting it into barge sized chunks for disposal will be some combination of cheaper, easier, and/or less risky.  

Kinja'd!!! Gone > TheJWT
06/18/2020 at 21:15

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Rich got killed in an accident a few years back. Snowboarding maybe?

Titan merged with Svitzer(?) Salvage and formed Ardent a few years ago. We’ve done some work with them, including some UXO stuff. Good group of folks.