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Old news to some perhaps but probably not everyone.
A 210 ft coastal cruise ship, the Spirit of Nantucket, struck a previously unknown submerged object south of the Pungo Ferry Bridge and began taking on water. The captain ran the ship aground to prevent sinking. Passengers have been taken off and the leakage stabilized. A salvage plan is in progress. The Atlantic ICW south of Great Bridge, VA is now closed to all commercial traffic, and recreational boats drawing more than 6 ft until further notice. For them, the only way south is around Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks. http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...6626&ran=68933 |
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Wayne.B wrote:
Old news to some perhaps but probably not everyone. A 210 ft coastal cruise ship, the Spirit of Nantucket, struck a previously unknown submerged object south of the Pungo Ferry Bridge and began taking on water. The captain ran the ship aground to prevent sinking. Passengers have been taken off and the leakage stabilized. A salvage plan is in progress. The Atlantic ICW south of Great Bridge, VA is now closed to all commercial traffic, and recreational boats drawing more than 6 ft until further notice. For them, the only way south is around Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks. http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...6626&ran=68933 Did they run into the transmission you dropped? |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:49:02 -0500, HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote: Old news to some perhaps but probably not everyone. A 210 ft coastal cruise ship, the Spirit of Nantucket, struck a previously unknown submerged object south of the Pungo Ferry Bridge and began taking on water. The captain ran the ship aground to prevent sinking. Passengers have been taken off and the leakage stabilized. A salvage plan is in progress. The Atlantic ICW south of Great Bridge, VA is now closed to all commercial traffic, and recreational boats drawing more than 6 ft until further notice. For them, the only way south is around Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks. http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...6626&ran=68933 Did they run into the transmission you dropped? I think I know where that one is. The real mystery is where this obstruction came from. I guess it's possible that last week's storm could have moved something around. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:49:02 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: Old news to some perhaps but probably not everyone. A 210 ft coastal cruise ship, the Spirit of Nantucket, struck a previously unknown submerged object south of the Pungo Ferry Bridge and began taking on water. The captain ran the ship aground to prevent sinking. Passengers have been taken off and the leakage stabilized. A salvage plan is in progress. The Atlantic ICW south of Great Bridge, VA is now closed to all commercial traffic, and recreational boats drawing more than 6 ft until further notice. For them, the only way south is around Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks. http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...6626&ran=68933 Did they run into the transmission you dropped? I think I know where that one is. The real mystery is where this obstruction came from. I guess it's possible that last week's storm could have moved something around. Something big enough to put a hole in a steel ship? |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:24:12 -0500, HK wrote:
I think I know where that one is. The real mystery is where this obstruction came from. I guess it's possible that last week's storm could have moved something around. Something big enough to put a hole in a steel ship? According to the news article they located the obstruction but have to send down divers to identify it. It would have to be a wreck or a rock in my opinion. There are a fair number of tree stumps and logs in that area but I don't think that would be enough to gash the hull. |
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![]() "HK" wrote in message . .. Something big enough to put a hole in a steel ship? Caught a news clip first of the week where a guy claimed that a hugh wave, generated by Post Tropical Storm Noel, moved a 100 ton granite boulder some distance at Peggys Cove. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:49:02 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: Old news to some perhaps but probably not everyone. A 210 ft coastal cruise ship, the Spirit of Nantucket, struck a previously unknown submerged object south of the Pungo Ferry Bridge and began taking on water. The captain ran the ship aground to prevent sinking. Passengers have been taken off and the leakage stabilized. A salvage plan is in progress. The Atlantic ICW south of Great Bridge, VA is now closed to all commercial traffic, and recreational boats drawing more than 6 ft until further notice. For them, the only way south is around Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks. http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...6626&ran=68933 Did they run into the transmission you dropped? I think I know where that one is. The real mystery is where this obstruction came from. I guess it's possible that last week's storm could have moved something around. The winter storms in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior move some monster boulders very long distances, but I would be surprised if last weeks storm could have moved a large boulder in the ICW. You don't have enough fetch to really generate really powerful waves in the ICW. It will be interesting to see what they turn up. My guess is someone unloaded a derelict boat. |
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Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. Something big enough to put a hole in a steel ship? Caught a news clip first of the week where a guy claimed that a hugh wave, generated by Post Tropical Storm Noel, moved a 100 ton granite boulder some distance at Peggys Cove. That would be some wave... |
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I heard he was trying 'to wake' a small sailboat and ran too
close to the edge. :0 "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... Old news to some perhaps but probably not everyone. A 210 ft coastal cruise ship, the Spirit of Nantucket, struck a previously unknown submerged object south of the Pungo Ferry Bridge and began taking on water. The captain ran the ship aground to prevent sinking. Passengers have been taken off and the leakage stabilized. A salvage plan is in progress. The Atlantic ICW south of Great Bridge, VA is now closed to all commercial traffic, and recreational boats drawing more than 6 ft until further notice. For them, the only way south is around Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks. http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...y=136626&ran=6 8933 |
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![]() "HK" wrote in message news ![]() Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. Something big enough to put a hole in a steel ship? Caught a news clip first of the week where a guy claimed that a hugh wave, generated by Post Tropical Storm Noel, moved a 100 ton granite boulder some distance at Peggys Cove. That would be some wave... I'll drive down before the weather turns for the worse and investigate. It's always a beautiful place to visit..... unless you're one of the small lake sailors here who are terrified by a 5 foot swell. |
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