Accidents thread

[homersheineken]

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Salvage Tug Arrives as Car Carrier 'Morning Midas' Continues to Burn Off Alaska Coast

The Coast Guard continues to respond to a vessel fire aboard the car carrier Morning Midas, located approximately 220 miles south of Adak, Alaska, as the first salvage vessel arrives...

gcaptain.com

"no pollution detected ... but the fire still burns."

 

[TruckDriver9]

"no pollution detected ... but the fire still burns."

No fuel spillage.

 

[TruckDriver9]

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Salvage Tug Arrives as Car Carrier 'Morning Midas' Continues to Burn Off Alaska Coast

The Coast Guard continues to respond to a vessel fire aboard the car carrier Morning Midas, located approximately 220 miles south of Adak, Alaska, as the first salvage vessel arrives...

gcaptain.com

And she sunk.

The vessel sank at approximately 16:35 local time (UTC -9) on June 23 in waters approximately 5,000 meters deep and 360 nautical miles from land. Damage from the initial fire was exacerbated by heavy weather and progressive water ingress that ultimately led to the sinking.
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The 600-foot vessel, built in 2006 and flying the Liberian flag, was carrying 3,159 vehicles, including 65 fully electric vehicles and 681 partial hybrid electric vehicles. Its fuel stores included approximately 350 metric tons of gas fuel and 1,530 metric tons of very low sulfur fuel oil.

Car Carrier Morning Midas Sinks in North Pacific After Three-Week Fire Battle

The car carrier Morning Midas has sunk in international waters of the North Pacific, nearly three weeks after a fire broke out on board, according to salvage operator Resolve Marine. The vessel...

gcaptain.com

 

[TruckDriver9]

Meanwhile in China. Truck hangs off a collapsed bridge.

 

[TruckDriver9]

San Diego. A motor boat crashed into USS Midway - aircraft carrier turned into museum. No one was hurt in the incident, the captain was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence. Estimated damage $100k.

 

[Cooper]

^Did they talk with the captain of that yacht, and find out what her name was?

 

[TruckDriver9]

^Did they talk with the captain of that yacht, and find out what her name was?

 

[TruckDriver9]

 

[The Penitent Man]

That’s the last contract that shipyard ever gets.

 

[homersheineken]

The best days of a boat owner's life is the day he gets the boat and the day he gets rid of it.

Best. Day. Ever!

 

[TruckDriver9]

Meanwhile at the port of Long Beach.

Berthed Containership Loses 67 Boxes Overboard at Port of Long Beach

U.S. Coast Guard units and local emergency responders have established a safety zone at Pier G in the Port of Long Beach following a significant container collapse incident aboard the...

gcaptain.com

Luckily no one got hurt.

 

[RedLagoon]

The best days of a boat owner's life is the day he gets the boat and the day he gets rid of it.

Best. Day. Ever!

Same with classic cars.

 

[TruckDriver9]

 

[TruckDriver9]

Explosion at a munition plant in Bucksnort, Tennessee - 19 people are missing.

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[TruckDriver9]

 

[Cooper]

And so it begins...

 

[Thomas More]

Do we need a wild monkey emoji?

 

[TruckDriver9]

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Not the first time something like this happened:

All loose monkeys accounted for following Pennsylvania highway crash

The vehicle carrying an estimated 100 monkeys was involved in a crash and three monkeys escaped, officials said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Read_Lives_of_Saints]

What could go wrong?

Aggressive lab monkeys infected with herpes and Hepatitis C escape in crash

A truck full of diseased lab monkeys escaped following a crash. Police are urging residents to stay alert.

www.the-express.com

 

[homersheineken]

What could go wrong?

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Aggressive lab monkeys infected with herpes and Hepatitis C escape in crash

A truck full of diseased lab monkeys escaped following a crash. Police are urging residents to stay alert.

www.the-express.com

MSM: Homosexuals most affected.