Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:24:52 +0000 (UTC) From: "Big Disk" <ollisbrownnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: Waterlogged SAABs, or, the Tricolor Adventure
They are planning to move the ship as soon as possible as it is right in the middle of one of the busiest waterways in the world. Two other ships have already crashed into the wreck. "KRBEsq" <KRBEsq_membernopsamguy.com> wrote in message news:av2mo201rhrnopsamnewsguy.com... > Anyone else notice the story on the freighter full of SAABs and other lesser > automobiles that is stuck in the English Channel? > http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/16/channel.wreck/index.html > > Boy, talk about flooded. > > Now I'm curious, were these destined for the US market, and if so, did the > OnStar system try to connect when the ship went "bump." The ship kippered onto > its side, and apparently remains in that position. > > Of course they wouldn't be able to connect from inside the hull, and a continent > away. It would be fun to imagine the expression on several OnStar attendants > faces when they simultaneously hear water rushing into different vehicles. > > Now, on a serious side. Is someone going to get this ship outa there, and if > so, what's going to happen to all the cars on board. I suppose with all the > modern day electronics on board, it would be hard to properly salvage these. > > Kinda remind me of the Alfa with electronic dashboard that did the U-boat thing > during a certain un-named car club's Ice Racing day when it was just a wee bit > too warm. (I stayed home that day for good reason.) > > Looks like the cars were headed for the UK. > http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/15/channel.wreck/index.html > And the Beeb version of the story. > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2575009.stm >
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