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Old 16-01-2012, 02:56 PM   #61
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they are good at making them big, they still have`nt learnt how to make them sink proof.
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Old 16-01-2012, 09:41 PM   #62
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they are good at making them big, they still have`nt learnt how to make them sink proof.
That's like saying they still haven't learnt how to make cars crash proof....

....the ship did not sink itself....
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Old 17-01-2012, 12:56 PM   #63
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they do infact make small vessels that are unsinkable, i think they could do the big ships also if they really wanted to, but don`t want to spend the $$$.
it`s pretty obvious if this one had have been in deeper water it would have went down like a stone.
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Old 17-01-2012, 01:01 PM   #64
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unsinkable.....hmm..if there is a will there is a way
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Old 17-01-2012, 01:04 PM   #65
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they do infact make small vessels that are unsinkable, i think they could do the big ships also if they really wanted to, but don`t want to spend the $$$.
it`s pretty obvious if this one had have been in deeper water it would have went down like a stone.
I'm not an expert, but surely if it had been in deeper water it wouldn't have hit something?
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Old 17-01-2012, 06:40 PM   #66
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well this true, but as long as humans are that helm they will probably at some stage still find something to hit, another ship, a submarine,an iceberg, a bridge, an island.
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Old 18-01-2012, 01:39 PM   #67
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Rena time lapse video

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rena-oil-s...lery_id=123440

Amazing the containers forcing the hatch cover open at 2.06
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Old 19-01-2012, 10:23 AM   #68
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i think this one will be played out in the courts for quite some time...

salvage on it will be interesting lol

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at least the hole is accessible
Italian Captain Mr Magoo is now claiming he tripped and fell into the liferaft "accidently as it was being dropped".. and having no choice other that to just have to "suffer" with being grouped with survivors..
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Italian Captain Mr Magoo is now claiming he tripped and fell into the liferaft "accidently as it was being dropped".. and having no choice other that to just have to "suffer" with being grouped with survivors..
I want to hurt this douche more than anything right now. What a blatant outright lie. I hope he gets done for murder and not manslaughter.

The prosecution case on this has got to be water tight, they have all the evidence in the world against him.
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