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To: Zeneta

>> “as the ship is crushed and broken into pieces.” <<

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It’ll happen.

Unless they have steam boilers to allow the ship to melt free and rise, it will get crushed.


86 posted on 12/31/2013 3:58:38 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

Shape and construction of the hull is also a factor. Some hull shapes are pushed more ‘up’ than ‘in’ by ice pressure, but most hull shapes don’t. The ice would beat this one given enough time. Chopper rescue may also be a problem. After all they are stuck just offshore from Mawson’s old base camp. The windiest place on the planet. Where winds averaged 50mph over a whole year and reached 200mph. Oddly Mawson’s expedition brought the first ever airplane to Antarctica. They never were able to get it aloft but did use it some to pull sleds.


95 posted on 12/31/2013 4:15:42 PM PST by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
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