March 11, 2008: Cargo ship aground in France

Aliantha · 03-11-2008, 03:45 AM

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Police officers walk near an 88-metre-long cargo vessel, The Artemis, aground on the beach of the western city of Sables-d'Olonne due to a storm. Heavy storms caused travel chaos in Britain on Monday, while France was also battered and three vessels ran into problems in the English Channel, one swept up onto a French beach.

I thought this was an interesting story and quite IotD worthy.

I hope you do too. (this is my first go)

spudcon · 03-11-2008, 09:33 AM

Think the cops are giving it a parking ticket?

borisivan · 03-11-2008, 10:44 AM

hahaha heck no, they've come to surrender to their new aqua overlords.

Kel · 03-11-2008, 01:07 PM

They'll probably just turn it into a snack bar.

Really though...does anyone know how they will get that thing off the beach?

glatt · 03-11-2008, 01:16 PM

Wait for high tide, get a few tugboats, maybe dig a little around it to let some water in.. They will get it back in the water.

Edit: Oh yeah, and they will unload it as much as possible.

monster · 03-11-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by borisivan

hahaha heck no, they've come to surrender to their new aqua overlords.

Freshness Dated · 03-11-2008, 03:38 PM

I'm reminded of the Davy Jones Locker hallucinatory dream scene sequences in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Clodfobble · 03-11-2008, 04:08 PM

At least it's bottom-heavy enough that it didn't just fall over on its side.

Aliantha · 03-11-2008, 05:58 PM

If it doesn't have much cargo on board, the hull would be full of balast (water) so perhaps that's what's kept the bottom heavy enough not to dump it over on its side. Also, there'd be a keel under there somewhere I guess.

03-11-2008, 10:44 AM	#3
borisivan Fellow-Commoner Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10	parking ticket? hahaha heck no, they've come to surrender to their new aqua overlords.

03-11-2008, 05:58 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	If it doesn't have much cargo on board, the hull would be full of balast (water) so perhaps that's what's kept the bottom heavy enough not to dump it over on its side. Also, there'd be a keel under there somewhere I guess. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-11-2008, 09:33 AM	#2
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Think the cops are giving it a parking ticket?

03-11-2008, 01:07 PM	#4
Kel Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	They'll probably just turn it into a snack bar. Really though...does anyone know how they will get that thing off the beach?

03-11-2008, 01:16 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wait for high tide, get a few tugboats, maybe dig a little around it to let some water in.. They will get it back in the water. Edit: Oh yeah, and they will unload it as much as possible.

03-11-2008, 03:38 PM	#7
Freshness Dated Writer of Platitudes Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3	I'm reminded of the Davy Jones Locker hallucinatory dream scene sequences in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

03-11-2008, 04:08 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	At least it's bottom-heavy enough that it didn't just fall over on its side.

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