Interpid is stuck
Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:02 am
It didn't seem like it was going anywhere – and it isn't. They pulled all morning and decided it was too stuck to keep trying. And this was with the highest of high tides to help.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:14 am
What will they do now?
Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:17 am
I don't think they've figured it out yet. Highest tide of the year, they dredged around the stern, they emptied the ballast tanks.
They had 5 tugs pulling away at one point churning up the river. They said it moved about 5 feet.
They had 5 tugs pulling away at one point churning up the river. They said it moved about 5 feet.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:42 am
It was quite a scene. Some of those tugs were monstrous. When the pleasure boats drifted away a little after 10:30 it was clear the game was up. More dredging and another try asap is likely the game plan.
I didn't see/hear any flyovers. Have those been scrubbed also?
Some carriers used to run up the aircraft on deck and use their thrust to help move the ship. Too bad the SR-71 is inoperable...
August
I didn't see/hear any flyovers. Have those been scrubbed also?
Some carriers used to run up the aircraft on deck and use their thrust to help move the ship. Too bad the SR-71 is inoperable...
August
Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:07 pm
I was in a perfect spot at the north end of Liberty State Park
right across from Ground Zero. They stopped trying to pull it out
when they started losing the tide. Lots of news choppers and
Coast Guard but that was all I saw flying over the river.
Bill
Looking north, tug heading back down river after move canceled.
right across from Ground Zero. They stopped trying to pull it out
when they started losing the tide. Lots of news choppers and
Coast Guard but that was all I saw flying over the river.
Bill
Looking north, tug heading back down river after move canceled.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:24 pm
Time to start removing anything that can be un-bolted.
The Oriskany (sp?)had a much shallower draft (hope that's the right terminology) when they were through, but that was pretty extreme--some rather large holes in her at that point.
I haven't been following this, are the aircraft still on board the Intrepid? Would offloading them help? Or is that just the proverbial drop in a 36,000-ton bucket?
The Oriskany (sp?)had a much shallower draft (hope that's the right terminology) when they were through, but that was pretty extreme--some rather large holes in her at that point.
I haven't been following this, are the aircraft still on board the Intrepid? Would offloading them help? Or is that just the proverbial drop in a 36,000-ton bucket?
Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:30 pm
The aircraft are still aboard. They were talking about draining the pipes throughout the carrier – that doesn't seem like it would do much, but who knows. From my vantage poimt on West 36th Street, I could just see one of the tugs pulling. And pulling.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:38 pm
As Chief Brody said, "You're gonna need a bigger boat!"
wls3 wrote:
Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:41 pm
Simple problem, simple solution:
Hillary is waaaaay too heavy and is on the starboard.
Move her (use Tilly) to port, and when the vessel is unstuck, move her aft and past center, so that the Intrepid can ride like a speed boat.
Saludos,
Tulio - naval solutions, inc.
Hillary is waaaaay too heavy and is on the starboard.
Move her (use Tilly) to port, and when the vessel is unstuck, move her aft and past center, so that the Intrepid can ride like a speed boat.
Saludos,
Tulio - naval solutions, inc.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:08 pm
Tulio wrote:Simple problem, simple solution:
Hillary is waaaaay too heavy and is on the starboard.
Move her (use Tilly) to port, and when the vessel is unstuck, move her aft and past center, so that the Intrepid can ride like a speed boat.
Saludos,
Tulio - naval solutions, inc.
You might just have something there!
Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:42 pm
Just get all the politicians below decks, go to full watertight conditions, then tell them it's a televised debate.
All the hot air will have that ship riding like a hydrofoil in no time.
All the hot air will have that ship riding like a hydrofoil in no time.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:24 pm
chico wrote:Just get all the politicians below decks, go to full watertight conditions, then tell them it's a televised debate.
All the hot air will have that ship riding like a hydrofoil in no time.
I thought you were going to say that it's because "turds float"!
John
???
Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:18 pm
Do they give refunds on that $100,000 ride?
Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:28 pm
Why would they give a refund, Jack?
They got on the ship, they untied the ship, they moved the ship! The buyer also got to spend the better part of the day on the ship.
What else were they supposed to get ?
They got on the ship, they untied the ship, they moved the ship! The buyer also got to spend the better part of the day on the ship.
What else were they supposed to get ?
Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:59 pm
Do they give refunds on that $100,000 ride?
Man, that sucks!
Didn't anyone try to get out and push?
