Car Carrier boat runs aground

cc3 · 01-05-2015, 04:47 AM

Wonder if BMW uses this boat for other vehicles? Looks like out of action for while!! Rolls Royce on board amongst others!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ays-owner.html

hyde · 01-05-2015, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cc3

Wonder if BMW uses this boat for other vehicles? Looks like out of action for while!! Rolls Royce on board amongst others!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ays-owner.html

Whether it had BMW's or not, it's really a shame to see 1400 cars get tilted and possibly pile on top of each other. I know all these vehicles are tethered but there is no way they can handle this much tilt, it takes just one to come loose and there goes everything else. If they update with interior pictures I'd like to see what happened inside.

cobra006 · 01-05-2015, 11:16 AM

Those poor cars. Somebody is waiting for these. I can't even imagine how they plan to get this thing back up right.

opasha · 01-05-2015, 11:23 AM

You would think that the tragedy in South Korea would have made other countries learn from such dangerous weight issues...smh.

Baunton · 01-06-2015, 01:38 AM

Don't know if this link works outside of UK; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30677320

Its full of JCBs, JLR cars and mini's oh and a Roller!

wdimagineer · 01-06-2015, 01:53 AM

This happened many years ago to a car carrier coming from Japan loaded with Mazdas. Nobody knew the long term effects of being at such steep angles for extended periods of time, so all of the cars were destroyed. An improvised device was made to connect to the OBD port and detonate all the airbags before they were crushed/shredded.

While some cars broke free, most were still intact.

I suspect a similar fate here. The vehicles and the carrier are insured. Better to write them off now and not face potential safety issues in future that could be more costly or result in injury/death.

wdimagineer · 01-06-2015, 01:58 AM

Also, Google RoRo safety. These vessels are prone to listing due to their construction. They're practically hollow inside. Any water leakage can create something I think is called free surface effect. It's like holding a skillet filled with water. It sloshes around and causes instability.

The Mazda incident happened due to a bad ballast tank transfer before entering US waters. One of the salvage workers was unfortunately killed during the operation to right it.

Baunton · 01-23-2015, 02:22 AM

Impressive operation....back in Southampton port.
Anyone for a knock-down JLR or JCB?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30933237

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wdimagineer Major 358 Rep 1,377 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 M Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	This happened many years ago to a car carrier coming from Japan loaded with Mazdas. Nobody knew the long term effects of being at such steep angles for extended periods of time, so all of the cars were destroyed. An improvised device was made to connect to the OBD port and detonate all the airbags before they were crushed/shredded. While some cars broke free, most were still intact. I suspect a similar fate here. The vehicles and the carrier are insured. Better to write them off now and not face potential safety issues in future that could be more costly or result in injury/death. __________________ Current: 2015 X5 M - Donington Grey/Mugello Red - DINANTRONICS Stage 2 + Free Flow Exhaust - Bimmerpost Featured! Past: Bimmerpost Featured 2014 X5 xDrive50i · 2014 Jeep SRT · 2013 Tesla Model S P85+ · Bimmerpost Featured 2013 F10 M5 · 2012 550 xDrive · 2011 M3 ZCP
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wdimagineer Major 358 Rep 1,377 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 M Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	Also, Google RoRo safety. These vessels are prone to listing due to their construction. They're practically hollow inside. Any water leakage can create something I think is called free surface effect. It's like holding a skillet filled with water. It sloshes around and causes instability. The Mazda incident happened due to a bad ballast tank transfer before entering US waters. One of the salvage workers was unfortunately killed during the operation to right it. __________________ Current: 2015 X5 M - Donington Grey/Mugello Red - DINANTRONICS Stage 2 + Free Flow Exhaust - Bimmerpost Featured! Past: Bimmerpost Featured 2014 X5 xDrive50i · 2014 Jeep SRT · 2013 Tesla Model S P85+ · Bimmerpost Featured 2013 F10 M5 · 2012 550 xDrive · 2011 M3 ZCP
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