VW/Audi/ Porsche Cargo ship blaze, Crew has been rescued / Ship + cargo loss |
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VW/Audi/ Porsche Cargo ship blaze, Crew has been rescued / Ship + cargo loss |
Maltese Falcon |
Feb 17 2022, 03:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,819 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Just checked this news out today...Cargo ship in the Atlantic looks like a huge loss of Porsche, Audi & VW's. Crew has been rescued...looks like a total loss and an Eco mess for now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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mate914 |
Feb 18 2022, 08:38 AM
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Matt Group: Members Posts: 782 Joined: 27-February 09 From: Eagles mere, PA Member No.: 10,102 Region Association: North East States |
Look at the water line on the ship. I think that ship is empty. Look at any large ship and you will see a water line for safety. Insurance fraud?
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lesorubcheek |
Feb 18 2022, 12:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 21-April 21 From: Florida Member No.: 25,463 Region Association: South East States |
Look at the water line on the ship. I think that ship is empty. Look at any large ship and you will see a water line for safety. Insurance fraud? Matt (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) Good eye Matt. The headline stating it was full of thousands of vehicles just doesn't add up, unless they were Matchbox or Hot Wheels vehicles. Dan |
wonkipop |
Feb 18 2022, 01:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,624 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Look at the water line on the ship. I think that ship is empty. Look at any large ship and you will see a water line for safety. Insurance fraud? Matt (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) Good eye Matt. The headline stating it was full of thousands of vehicles just doesn't add up, unless they were Matchbox or Hot Wheels vehicles. Dan i wouldn't conclude that yet. ro ro ships ride high and use ballast to adjust for stability. in the photos i have seen she appears to be listing giving the appearance it might be riding high. they don't sail riding high because they are empty or half full ship. they use ballast to set themselves up for the load and for stability to a pre set level. if it is riding high that would point to a problem other than fire or being half empty. she is built to carry 4000 cars - vw has said close to 4000 cars on board. its hard to know if news reports are accurate. |
Jamie |
Feb 18 2022, 02:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,057 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Georgetown,KY Member No.: 2,939 Region Association: South East States |
Look at the water line on the ship. I think that ship is empty. Look at any large ship and you will see a water line for safety. Insurance fraud? Matt (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) Good eye Matt. The headline stating it was full of thousands of vehicles just doesn't add up, unless they were Matchbox or Hot Wheels vehicles. Dan i wouldn't conclude that yet. ro ro ships ride high and use ballast to adjust for stability. in the photos i have seen she appears to be listing giving the appearance it might be riding high. they don't sail riding high because they are empty or half full ship. they use ballast to set themselves up for the load and for stability to a pre set level. if it is riding high that would point to a problem other than fire or being half empty. she is built to carry 4000 cars - vw has said close to 4000 cars on board. its hard to know if news reports are accurate. I'm curious about location? Ship might not be damaged enough to sink, then recovery becomes an even bigger problem. |
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