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Unreal video shows rough seas snapping freighter's hull in half like a toy boat, half the crew now gone
wnd.com ^ | 3/1/2021 | Garion Frankel

Posted on 03/02/2021 9:12:45 AM PST by rktman

The sea has been indispensable to the growth and development of human civilization. Simply put, it is among the roots of our modern economy, and there is no way we could live without it.

However, the sea has always been an erstwhile ally, at best.

From the Odyssey to Moby-Dick, humanity has captured the majesty, power and sometimes cruelty of the Earth's waters in our culture and literature.

A recent tragedy in the Black Sea, off the coast of Turkey, serves as another reminder.

According to the Maritime Executive, the MV Arvin, a 46-year-old Turkish freighter en route from the country of Georgia to Bulgaria, sought shelter from a powerful storm at the Bartin, Turkey, anchorage on Jan. 15.

As bad weather continued on Jan. 17, heavy waves snapped the Arvin's hull in half, causing the ship to sink.

You can see video of the accident here, via the Turkish Ministry of Transport:

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


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Any of those on here that have been in rough seas know that moment of "Are we gonna make it through this?" feeling. Going to sea in ships is no joke. From mine sweepers to carriers, it's nothing to be taken lightly. The sea is unforgiving.
1 posted on 03/02/2021 9:12:45 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

The seas in that video don’t look especially rough.


2 posted on 03/02/2021 9:17:41 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (The Weak Never Started, The Cowards fail along the way, Only the Strong Survive)
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To: rktman

Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?


3 posted on 03/02/2021 9:18:28 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: rktman
More claims.


4 posted on 03/02/2021 9:20:31 AM PST by EEGator
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To: ClearCase_guy

5 posted on 03/02/2021 9:21:15 AM PST by EEGator
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To: rktman
Video here
6 posted on 03/02/2021 9:21:27 AM PST by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The seas in that video don’t look especially rough.

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You could almost predict when it was going to happen. A swell just passed and was still present on the stern and another swell hit the bow leaving a trough right in the middle of the hull.


7 posted on 03/02/2021 9:21:41 AM PST by z3n
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Isn’t this what they think happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald?

The front and rear of the ship are up on waves and the middle is not supported so it breaks.

You would think it would take bigger waves.


8 posted on 03/02/2021 9:21:51 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: rktman

46 year old freighter. Way past its service life.


9 posted on 03/02/2021 9:23:41 AM PST by Cheesehead in Texas
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

A 46 year old hull facing constant and repeated flexing when it hits a well timed wave that causes the two outermost points of the ship to ride high and the middle to be unsupported.

It’s not something I would expect but it’s amazing what slow moving strong forces can do to metal.


10 posted on 03/02/2021 9:24:13 AM PST by Bogey78O (So far so good.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Yeah, I’ve been in a lot worse. But, a 46 year old poorly maintained Turkish boat............... Prayers up for the crew regardless.


11 posted on 03/02/2021 9:25:28 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’m no oceanographer, but I thought seas like the Black Sea and the Mediterranean generally avoided the types of extremes that are seen in the Atlantic and Pacific because they are mostly land-locked. The Black Sea connects to the Med through a small inlet, and the Med is fed by the small strait at Gibraltar.


12 posted on 03/02/2021 9:25:37 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: EEGator

I didn’t know Nancy Pelosi played the guitar.


13 posted on 03/02/2021 9:25:44 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: blueunicorn6

IIRC, with the Edmund Fitzgerald the speculation was they lost a hatch cover and water filled the compartments below. But, we may never know for sure.


14 posted on 03/02/2021 9:27:43 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: monkeyshine

Nope. The Med can get real nasty real quick.


15 posted on 03/02/2021 9:28:47 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: EEGator

“Fellas it’s been good to know ya!”


16 posted on 03/02/2021 9:29:03 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: blueunicorn6

Hot, right?...


17 posted on 03/02/2021 9:29:57 AM PST by EEGator
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The ship was 46 years old. Steel wears out from the constant pounding it takes, not to mention the inherently corrosive environment it lives in. There comes a time when a ship’s hull is just too thin to take the abuse of even moderate seas. In this case when the failure came it was catastrophic. Sad.


18 posted on 03/02/2021 9:30:13 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: rktman

That was simply a weak ship. The seas were not that rough. A sturdy ship wouldn’t have cracked in half like that.


19 posted on 03/02/2021 9:30:22 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Agreed... makes me wonder if this ship had some underlying structural problem.. deferred maintenance... etc.

Not trying to diminish the strength of the sea, but seen far rougher on the Great Lakes


20 posted on 03/02/2021 9:31:25 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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