Ice-covered ship draws crowd as it unloads cars encased in frozen seawater

Accuweather ^ | January 4, 2021 | Monica Danielle

[rockinqsranch]

Like something out of a scene from a famous movie, a ship sailing into a Russian port after an ordeal at sea caught the attention of onlookers -- and its valuable frozen freight was unrecognizable thanks to all the ice.

[Flick Lives]

Seawater, frozen or otherwise, can’t be good for cars.

[libh8er]

The area near Kuril islands during a winter storm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgrDJ3Cai1w

[Harpotoo]

It’s Russia, they are used to the cold etc:-)

[Seruzawa]

Coming to new car dealers everywhere!

[Zathras]

What is Al Gore doing in Russia?

[SES1066]

The unloading may be delayed for a while ... March?

[aquila48]

Well, at least they are well preserved.

[al baby]

good way to capsize the ship

[Bull Snipe]

you bet; the additional top side weight, added by the ice, has caused many a ship to turn turtle.

[FrankRizzo890]

Yeah, wouldn’t touch them with a 39.5 foot pole.

[butlerweave]

Damn you Global Warming

[Obadiah]

So... only a $50,000 dealer mark up for these.

[Responsibility2nd]

They should call these cars Vegas.

After the Chevrolet Vega which actually begin to rust right there in the dealers show room.

In any event, I suspect these cars will be declared salvage.

[misanthrope]

Givya fiddy dollah!

[Obadiah]

Had one as a kid. You joke, but that was the absolute truth!

[cyclotic]

Seems pretty dumb to transport cars on the deck, in winter, in Russia.

I knew a guy who worked the Great lakes freighters. He said a foot of ice buildup on the stanchions and railings was pretty normal

[usconservative]

You Grinch!

[Maine Mariner]

Yes, your friend is correct. I worked on Great Lakes freighters. Coming into Duluth/Superior to load iron ore in December saw at least one or even two feet of ice on the forward parts of the ship.

[fruser1]

Sooo, throughout all of history the sea has been warm and sunny until today?