algy Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Heres one for the 'fella's' (and those ladies that may be interested. How Not to dock a ship, I believe the video clip was taken in India or Pakistan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibXVBRhWH2k&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Must have been a female driver! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 I'm not sure I would have carried on filming it with the inevitable obviously about to happen I wonder how much the insurance repair bill was ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 It was done deliberately. They run old ships up onto the beach and then cut them up for scrap starting at the bow. Ship breaking beach Not exactly eco-friendly, and not much in the way of H&S - but it gets the job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Ah ha... so that explains why on a second look the two ships it crashed into have bits missing. Well spotted Inky. Still a good clip though... yours is too although rather sad in a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 ................"Asperity.... I thought you were keeping a bloody lookout!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Evil Sid Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Too busy searching the web for funny videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 It was done deliberately. Bloody hell inky, do you have to spoil everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Too busy searching the web for funny videos. Too busy berthing my ship WITHOUT hitting anything I was on a ship that went to scrap in Taiwan in 1971, we ran it up the beach stern first at full speed. One of life's little experiences 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Too busy berthing my ship WITHOUT hitting anything I was on a ship that went to scrap in Taiwan in 1971, we ran it up the beach stern first at full speed. One of life's little experiences I hope you were wearing your seat belt Asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Too busy berthing my ship WITHOUT hitting anything I was on a ship that went to scrap in Taiwan in 1971, we ran it up the beach stern first at full speed. One of life's little experiences Why stern first? I would have thought it would have gone further bows first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knock off nigel from moore Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Why stern first? I would have thought it would have gone further bows first. Distance wasn't the object of the exercise. The way they scrapped the ship was to remove all the equipment that could be removed, such as electric motors, winches, pumps, derricks etc. Then the ship would be cut down in big chunks by gangs with oxy-acetylyne equipment. Once it was cut down to the waterline they would chop sections off and heave the rest up the beach until it was all gone. Fascinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Sounds like a great experience Asp and great to watch too...but did you have to canoe back home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Thanks Asperity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Sounds like a great experience Asp and great to watch too...but did you have to canoe back home Fortunately this was after the invention of the aeroplane, so we flew home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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