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Old 09-10-07, 10:51 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by java`s revenge
Thanks mate for the explanation. But the cause was that she had mines under the deck.
That always helps.:rotfl:

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So now comes the point that everybody looks to the (target)ship but not at the cargo she carries if you know what i mean.
I always ask myself 3 to 4 torps for a tanker, how is that possilbe?
If you drop a match into a full gas tank on a car, the match will go out. If you drop a match into an empty gas tank, there will be a blast that will shoot flames out of the filler tube. Cars in movies are rigged with explosives that make them go boom. Cars in real-life wrecks occassionally burst into flames, but it is rare.

Sinking ships usually spill fuel into the water, and sometimes it burns. Sailors die from the flames, or they drown in the fuel oil. Tankers are more likely to spill oil everywhere than to burn, or sink quickly.
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