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USS Intrepid's on CNN this morning. After all that ship's been through with Kamikazes and whatnot, tugs moving her ran her aground today. I wonder if her crew's ghosts are laughing or crying over this one.
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Posted 06 November 2006 - 07:33 PM
It's only mud. I'd be laughing. Then again, if I was the Intrepid Museum guys I'd be crying....cuz dredgers aren't cheap...
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Posted 06 November 2006 - 08:04 PM
The hull will move...it's the propellers that are causing the problem. And she hadn't moved hardly an inch when the problem was found. She was supposed to go to a shipyard for some mucn-needed work, as well as the pier where she is tied up to.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 12:51 AM
Think they said it went 15 feet...which is sort of discouraging.
I like the Intrepid, it's one of the high points of any trip to NYC in my opinion.
I like the Intrepid, it's one of the high points of any trip to NYC in my opinion.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 01:27 PM
Schatten, on Nov 6 2006, 10:51 PM, said:
Think they said it went 15 feet...which is sort of discouraging.
I like the Intrepid, it's one of the high points of any trip to NYC in my opinion.
I like the Intrepid, it's one of the high points of any trip to NYC in my opinion.
This is what I get for posting based on CNN. The first report I heard gave me the impression she was under tow and making way when she was grounded. From what you guys say, she was welded to the pier by silt buildup. Maybe a diver should have checked things out first.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 05:31 PM
Well, given that they waited for an "unusually high tide" to make the attempt, I have to figure that they were aware of the possibility. Probably they figured that dredging was so expensive that it was worth trying at fairly marginal odds. Sometimes you just get unlucky ... 
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 08:31 PM
It's also the reason why they over-tugged the tow. According to newsreports, there were several tugs making the attempt. Keep in mind, that adding a couple of hundred thousand more horsepower and not having to worry about trashing the props is a hell of a lot cheaper than getting the dredging permits they'd need. Say thanks to the EPA for that one.
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 10:55 AM
JClark, on Nov 7 2006, 06:31 PM, said:
It's also the reason why they over-tugged the tow. According to newsreports, there were several tugs making the attempt. Keep in mind, that adding a couple of hundred thousand more horsepower and not having to worry about trashing the props is a hell of a lot cheaper than getting the dredging permits they'd need. Say thanks to the EPA for that one.
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When I was in Pearl, we used to say the Bryce Canyon was "Welded to the pier". I always thought it was just a figure of speech.
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Posted 12 November 2006 - 10:07 PM
When I was posted to HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283) the joke was that we were posted to "Building 283, the Jetty Class Destroyer". As far as the coffee grounds go, I would think it would be more likely the coffee mugs that cause problems...as we (sailors) tend to occasinally tip them over the side rather than returning them to the galley.
In the various times Esquimalt harbour has been dredged out (most recently in 94 or so) there has been a lot of stuff found, and CFB Esquimalt's museum has some of the stuff. (some of the base buildings are amongst the oldest in Victoria).
James
In the various times Esquimalt harbour has been dredged out (most recently in 94 or so) there has been a lot of stuff found, and CFB Esquimalt's museum has some of the stuff. (some of the base buildings are amongst the oldest in Victoria).
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Posted 13 November 2006 - 03:16 PM
JClark, on Nov 8 2006, 06:07 PM, said:
Back in the 80s, we said that the only way to get the Yosemite away from the pier was to dredge the coffee grounds away 
You were still working in the 80's? Man you must be younger than I thought....
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"Men have died. Boys. Eighteen year old conscripts. I blew them away and burned them alive. Oh well, it's what I do."
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Posted 13 November 2006 - 08:23 PM
VCDH, on Nov 13 2006, 03:16 PM, said:
You were still working in the 80's? Man you must be younger than I thought....
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Yes, and I'm still working in the 21st century, smartass, and plan to be around a good while more. Just remember, I was building ships when you were just a thought in your daddy's mind, when he was looking at the girls in 9th grade
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Posted 07 December 2006 - 04:27 AM
Fork, on Dec 6 2006, 11:25 PM, said:
PICS!!! Anyone? 
http://www.wesh.com/...366/detail.html
Remember, google is your friend...
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Posted 16 December 2006 - 12:37 PM
James Powell, on Nov 12 2006, 07:07 PM, said:
When I was posted to HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283) the joke was that we were posted to "Building 283, the Jetty Class Destroyer". As far as the coffee grounds go, I would think it would be more likely the coffee mugs that cause problems...as we (sailors) tend to occasinally tip them over the side rather than returning them to the galley.
In the various times Esquimalt harbour has been dredged out (most recently in 94 or so) there has been a lot of stuff found, and CFB Esquimalt's museum has some of the stuff. (some of the base buildings are amongst the oldest in Victoria).
James
In the various times Esquimalt harbour has been dredged out (most recently in 94 or so) there has been a lot of stuff found, and CFB Esquimalt's museum has some of the stuff. (some of the base buildings are amongst the oldest in Victoria).
James
I was in Esquimalt back in the late '70s when I was on the old AO 51 participating in Kernel Potlatch. A really great town with alot of interesting (at least to me) stuff to see and do. I have to admit the liquor laws were a little frustrating for this squid though. Getting a bottle of Jack on Sunday seemed to be an impossibility.
Buddha
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