The raising of the USS Cole

[dgskydive 0]

My mom just sent this to me. Pretty cool.

http://www.pianoladynancy.com/recovery_usscole.htm

Dom

[Michele 1]

Wow, cool pix. I had heard about how they did it, but never saw any sort of photo for it. Very interesting.

And saddening, too. What a hole in the side of it. 17 dead. Damn.

Ciels-
Michele

~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~

[McDuck 0]

Quite a poignant event.

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[LouDiamond 1]

Those and many more have long been circulating within the military community. The close up ones are even more of an eye opener as to the damage caused.

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[kai2k1 0]

Any links Lou? Id like to see those pics

There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan

[misskriss 0]

Very poignant pictures .... but remember the Cole is back and better than ever. Here's a link from my local area..

http://www.wvec.com/news/military/wvec_military_111303_uss_cole_deploy_preps.140e854.html

[Unstable 9]

Absolutly amazing.......

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[LouDiamond 1]

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Any links Lou? Id like to see those pics

Unfortunately, no. They are not accesible to the public

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[dgskydive 0]

That ship is amazing!

Dom

[GARYC24 3]

Get this.
I got 2 older gentleman standing behind me after asking them if they heard of the "Raising" of USS Cole, they say it never sunked.
So, I finally figured out this is photos of them "Transporting" the ship..
At first I thought "raising" of the ship meant they raised it from the bottom..
That is not so..
Anyone else thought that?

[n2skdvn 0]

i live close to where it was repaired and have a photo when it was in dry dock in pascagoula,ms

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
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[dgskydive 0]

Sorry for the misunderstanding Gary. It wasn't sunk, but it did get raised out of the water.

Dom

[b1jercat 0]

I have worked on several military boats in the repair yard and I can tell you that the damage you see didn't even come close to sinking the ship.
They are built like an egg carton with many separate compartments and the hull is armor plate steel. I liked working on the military ships the best because they are usually cleaner than the cruise ships.

Blue skies to the fallen.

Jerry

[kiltboy 0]

THey used the same technique to return HMS Nottingham after it was parked on a rock near Australia.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2349449.stm

David

[dgskydive 0]

Looks like it may be the same boat they are using. Bet they get paid real good.

Dom

[kiltboy 0]

Nottingham was on the MV Swan, Cole was on MV Blue Marlin.
It cost 3million to bring it back
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2655671.stm

The officers were all court martialled and the Captain reprimanded.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3098902.stm


David