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Salvage man dies aboard Cougar Ace
Anchorage Daily News ^
| July 31, 2006
| MARY PEMBERTON
Posted on 07/31/2006 7:45:11 PM PDT by skeptoid
A member of a salvage team looking at how to stabilize a listing ship in the Aleutian Islands died when he lost his footing, slid down the ship’s deck and hit his head, the Coast Guard said Monday.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: carcarrier; cougarace; fatalbonk; salvage; uscg
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posted on
07/31/2006 7:45:11 PM PDT
by
skeptoid
To: skeptoid
Very Sad, Did the CG get the crew off ?
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posted on
07/31/2006 7:46:26 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( President Mahmud Ahmadinejad Must Purify Himself in The Waters of Lake Minnetonka)
To: cmsgop
The CG got the crew off about a week ago. Now it is a race to see who can keep the ship from crashing into one of the islands.
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posted on
07/31/2006 7:47:58 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Yeah, I'll vote in 2006, just as soon as a party comes along who listens.)
To: kingu
That ship and possibly 4,500 Mazda's (well washed) could be worth something
4
posted on
07/31/2006 8:03:46 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://www.mises.org/story/1975)
To: skeptoid
Where were his harness, hook, gloves, and helmet?
5
posted on
07/31/2006 8:07:39 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(Whenever a Kennedy is piloting a vehicle near water, someone is going to die.)
To: skeptoid
Maybe I won't be in such a hurry to try to salvage those Mazdas ...
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posted on
07/31/2006 8:36:07 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: skeptoid
The 654-foot ship, owned by Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, is loaded with nearly 5,000 cars. The vessel Monday continued to drift slowly east in relatively calm seas 140 miles south of Amlia Island in the Aleutians. The salvage team determined Sunday that the cargo is still in place. The cars are chained and stacked 14 stories high in the ship. The engine room is dry and in good condition, and the ship’s fuel tanks do not appear to be leaking.
Looks like the salvage team might have a good chance at recovery. And the cargo appears to be okay. It would be most interesting to have a documentary of this salvage operation.
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posted on
07/31/2006 10:12:09 PM PDT
by
rawhide
To: skeptoid
8
posted on
08/01/2006 6:03:20 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: skeptoid
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posted on
08/01/2006 7:20:10 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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