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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2007, 14:19:25 »
There were a Danish guy that proposed to his girlfriend in a liferaft:P...(Romantic) :D
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antartica
« Reply #26 on: November 25, 2007, 16:31:09 »
Quote from: paintar03 on November 24, 2007, 00:09:11
The Liberian registred M/S Explorer,had several deficiencies in its last inspection,including..issues with the lifeboats..a watertight door malfunctioning and missing search and rescue plans  on board the vessel..also Chilean safety inspectors found a number of problems with its nav gear..it,s criminal that the cruise company take passengers money..and set sail with an inadequate safety record..we could see the banning of such ships to Antarctic and Arctic regions in the near future I reckon >:(.....thankfully no one lost their lives.. :)
It also did state that these defects were rectified before it left port!

Since no one 'owns' the artic/antartic region, getting international agreement to prohibit sailings into international waters would prove difficult.

I read about a Greek cruiser which sank by allowing water into the sewerage system which worked its way UP the ship... In that case it was faulty non return valves that allowed the water in



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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #27 on: November 26, 2007, 01:10:39 »
Quote from: marcstrat on November 25, 2007, 07:47:09
Agent/Austin,
Thanks for the nice picture,of this sad moment.
Regards
Marc

NP dude.
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #28 on: November 26, 2007, 16:30:11 »
Quote from: Titanic ship of dreams on November 25, 2007, 14:19:25
There were a Danish guy that proposed to his girlfriend in a liferaft:P...(Romantic) :D

What happened, did she jump out..? :D
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #29 on: November 26, 2007, 17:37:39 »
Quote from: saltydog on November 26, 2007, 16:30:11
What happened, did she jump out..? :D
Haha:P Think she said yes;)
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2007, 21:43:19 »
Quote from: Titanic ship of dreams on November 25, 2007, 14:19:25
There were a Danish guy that proposed to his girlfriend in a liferaft:P...(Romantic) :D

Quote from: Titanic ship of dreams on November 26, 2007, 17:37:39
Haha:P Think she said yes;)

In both cases I think they must have been suffering from irrational behaviour caused by hypothermia...  ;)

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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #31 on: November 27, 2007, 19:28:19 »
You know what they say "Marriage is an institution, and who wants to live in an institution?"

Me please (the Marriage kind anyway) ;D
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #32 on: November 29, 2007, 05:00:58 »
i heared she went down like Titanic
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #33 on: November 30, 2007, 18:38:13 »
Apparently she is now leaking oil, but the weather's too bad to do anything about it..
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #34 on: December 03, 2007, 03:07:27 »
Quote from: trains on November 29, 2007, 05:00:58
i heared she went down like Titanic
Broken in two? no, it actually capsized and went down on its side.

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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #35 on: December 03, 2007, 19:03:22 »
What I want to know is, all these ships that sink, are they simply left there or are they lifted and disposed of?
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #36 on: December 04, 2007, 04:09:07 »
That depends. If it is causing an obstruction (see the tricolor in the channel) then it gets removed. If its an ecological problem, then i may be treated/removed.

Otherwise, the decision to lift it is between the insurers and salvage companies and is based on which i cheaper- repair or replace.

Think how many warships are on the bottom, let alone commercial vessels.

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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #37 on: December 06, 2007, 22:56:51 »
YEP! I saw the newspaper. Poor ship. It was just an old normal ship. No-ones gonna remember it. Im glad everyone was saved but what about the ship itself? I feel like crying!  >:(

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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #38 on: December 06, 2007, 22:57:56 »
Quote from: Captain Titanic on December 06, 2007, 22:56:51
YEP! I saw the newspaper. Poor ship. It was just an old normal ship. No-ones gonna remember it. Im glad everyone was saved but what about the ship itself? I feel like crying!  >:(



Even if the ship IS raised. I think that sadly. it will be ona one-way trip to the scrapyard... :'(
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #39 on: December 06, 2007, 23:41:49 »
Quote from: Shipaddict on December 06, 2007, 22:57:56
Even if the ship IS raised. I think that sadly. it will be ona one-way trip to the scrapyard... :'(

I hope not Shipaddict.....besides, she wasn't that badly damaged was she..?
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #40 on: December 07, 2007, 01:08:18 »
Look on the bright side! All the passengers and Marmite was saved.

As for the ship- it is a steel box. It isn't a person. It doesn't have feelings. Let it rust and give fish a home.

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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #41 on: December 07, 2007, 04:11:55 »
isn't there anything we can do? if a ship is raised, she should not be scrped. she should be put back in service.
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #42 on: December 07, 2007, 18:25:50 »
Quote from: Stuart2007 on December 07, 2007, 01:08:18
Look on the bright side! All the passengers and Marmite was saved.As for the ship- it is a steel box. It isn't a person. It doesn't have feelings. Let it rust and give fish a home.Stu

Blasphemy! You may as well say that Marmite is just goo in a glass jar... :D
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #43 on: December 07, 2007, 18:34:06 »
Quote from: saltydog on December 07, 2007, 18:25:50
Blasphemy! You may as well say that Marmite is just goo in a glass jar... :D

It is ;D :o
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #44 on: December 07, 2007, 18:49:17 »
aah Brutus, you too...? ;)
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #45 on: December 07, 2007, 18:55:50 »
Quote from: saltydog on December 07, 2007, 18:49:17
aah Brutus, you too...? ;)

Eh? I don't follow you i'm afraid ???

Me being a bit thick :(
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #46 on: December 07, 2007, 19:13:39 »
Quote from: saltydog on December 07, 2007, 18:49:17
aah Brutus, you too...? ;)

Quote from: Shipaddict on December 07, 2007, 18:55:50
Eh? I don't follow you i'm afraid ???

Me being a bit thick :(

History is lost on some peeps I guess ::) :D
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #47 on: December 07, 2007, 19:18:45 »
Quote from: [RWP]DJM on December 07, 2007, 19:13:39
History is lost on some peeps I guess ::) :D

Yes, like me! :D
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #48 on: December 07, 2007, 19:37:23 »
Quote from: Stuart2007 on December 07, 2007, 01:08:18
Look on the bright side! All the passengers and Marmite was saved.Stu

First you pretend you care the Marmite was saved, then you call it goo..
Hold on, I get it, you're concerned for the environment. Leaking Marmite jars could be much worse than any oil spillage, not to mention all the whales getting hooked on the stuff.. :D
« Last Edit: December 07, 2007, 19:49:18 by saltydog »
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Re: iceberg sinks Explorer in Antarctica
« Reply #49 on: December 08, 2007, 09:39:04 »
Quote from: saltydog on December 07, 2007, 18:25:50
Blasphemy! You may as well say that Marmite is just goo in a glass jar... :D

 >:( Next you will be calling a childs teady bear 'Marmite' THEN you'll be in trouble.

Quote from: Shipaddict on December 07, 2007, 18:34:06
It is ;D :o

Contempt for that post. Utter contempt!
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