A VERY fast drydock method

[Sigarms]

Hey, if it works...

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[tookielee]

That tractor seat must have had a big hole cut out of it....

 

[oosik]

I wonder how long it took to clean the crap out of the captain's cabin. That's not a fearless act - more like foolish.

 

[JethroB]

Holy cr@p. I bet OSHA is not involved. . And the way the workers were casually standing there watching.

 

[Sigarms]

And the way the workers were casually standing there watching.

I was thinking to myself there would be no way in heck I would want that ship coming up next to me like that on land. Then I was wondering exactly how do they line the tractor up to be the backstop? Added the fact that it looks like there was another behind it to help slow it down.

 

[Dutch445]

thinking the video is played in reverse... it was a launch..

 

[JethroB]

thinking the video is played in reverse... it was a launch..

I believe you are correct. I played it backwards with my finger on the slider control. Bottom of the ship is dry.
The internet strikes again.....:banghead::mur:

 

[Jstpssng]

You've got to admit though, it sure was fun to watch!

 

[bcp]

And all the rollers start rolling uphill before the ship gets near.

Bruce

 

[Sigarms]

I believe you are correct. I played it backwards with my finger on the slider control. Bottom of the ship is dry.
The internet strikes again.....:banghead::mur:

Bingo. I was duped

That said, given the fact that it looked like it was in China, I would believe they'd do anything if it's faster and they could save a buck...

 

[txdon]

And the people are walking backwards . . .

 

[Captain Dirty]

The Gulf of Khambhat on the W coast of India has a 40' tidal range (Think Bay of Fundy in North America). Indian shipbreakers would run ships aground during a spring tide at Alang; there was a niche for sea captains that specialized in the maneuver.

https://youtu.be/1ouzIt4P4Rc
https://youtu.be/1ouzIt4P4Rc

 

[Alien]

Yeah, no bow wave at all LOL