Posted on 03/30/2022 8:08:50 PM PDT by Kartographer
I simply cannot help myself-that story strikes a deep and resonant chord in me!
Plus, we know about it, but a lot of people don’t. Everyone likes a story about an arrogant jackass who gets caught with his pants down!
I know I sure do!
They most certainly did get her off...she was only stuck high and dry for about two weeks, but when you read the book, it seemed like a month and a half!
Point is, there was a LOT of frenetic activity, because it was in full view of a busy highway, near the biggest naval base in our country, involved one of the most fabled and largest capital ships, and it was a major blunder.
Lot’s of people scurrying around!!!!! But they did get her off.
Still stuck in the mud as of the 11pm news from Baltimore.
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2022/03/30/stuck-cargo-ship-ever-forward-fails-to-move-forward/
yup... 8^)
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