[Fitzcarraldo]

Could the props on an oil tanker do this kind of damage?

[Howlin]

No.

This was NO boating accident.

[Toespi]

Props on any type of water vessel can do this type of damage and more. However, it would be unlikely that only specific extremities would be neatly severed. An entire body would show signs of the propeller cuts as the entire body would more than likely be caught in the rotation. These type of cuts would be very easy to determine.

[Blood of Tyrants]

3 1/2 months under water and natural decay could easily cause it.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Could the props on an oil tanker do this kind of damage?

Possibly. Tanker draft in that channel could be no more than a few feet. But one might expect to see obviouos damage from the prop blades. IMO, it is more likely that the body was tied to a weight at the feet, hands, and possibly the neck, and wave action caused the torso to become detached from the limbs. The unborn infant was expelled from the womb and the unbilical cord snapped. The missing chest cavity organs are a mystery to me.

[al baby]

chief brody says it was a shark attack