On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:37:14 -0500, 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

Yipe - that sucks.

In this recently passed "water projects" bill, did they have any money
in it for dredging the waterway?

On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:10:50 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

In this recently passed "water projects" bill, did they have any money
in it for dredging the waterway?

That would be nice but I haven't heard anything about it. The "thing"
that bit the cruise ship does not appear to have been shoaling
related. My guess is an old wreck that got pushed out of position
somehow, or possibly the cruise ship got wide of the channel in the
dark and moved something around when they hit it.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:10:50 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

In this recently passed "water projects" bill, did they have any money
in it for dredging the waterway?

That would be nice but I haven't heard anything about it. The "thing"
that bit the cruise ship does not appear to have been shoaling
related. My guess is an old wreck that got pushed out of position
somehow, or possibly the cruise ship got wide of the channel in the
dark and moved something around when they hit it.

Poop happens. We had a cargo ship hit the 2nd tower on the San Francisco
Bay bridge yesterday and it spilled 150K+ gallons of fuel oil. The quick
response teams did not respond and some harbors are closed by oil booms and
the coast is getting covered in oil.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:10:50 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

In this recently passed "water projects" bill, did they have any money
in it for dredging the waterway?

That would be nice but I haven't heard anything about it. The "thing"
that bit the cruise ship does not appear to have been shoaling
related. My guess is an old wreck that got pushed out of position
somehow, or possibly the cruise ship got wide of the channel in the
dark and moved something around when they hit it.


The initial report that I read indicated that the ship was taking on water
and the captain purposely grounded it so that it did not sink in the middle
of the ICW.

Eisboch

On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:59:20 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The initial report that I read indicated that the ship was taking on water
and the captain purposely grounded it so that it did not sink in the middle
of the ICW.

Yes, but that was after the initial damage which went unnoticed until
they started taking on water.

On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:10:40 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:59:20 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The initial report that I read indicated that the ship was taking on water
and the captain purposely grounded it so that it did not sink in the middle
of the ICW.

Yes, but that was after the initial damage which went unnoticed until
they started taking on water.

One of the more acceptable opinions about the Edmond Fitzgerald is
that the hatches were leaking and it wasn't noticed until the ship
started to list.

Seems to be a common theme in these types of accidents.