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Old 05-21-14, 12:06 PM   #1
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Default Bad day at work Betonov?

oops.

http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/2557737...#axzz32N2hPigq
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Old 05-21-14, 12:22 PM   #2
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When is a yacht not a yacht?
When it's a submarine of course.
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Old 05-21-14, 12:31 PM   #3
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That one is not ours

But yeah, we almost lost one during launch day. The new owners were happily celebrating their new yacht when someone noticed the draft is getting deeper
The fire department was called to pump out the water until it was lifted out of the water

The embaresment
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Old 05-21-14, 12:39 PM   #4
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Was the yacht named the "Wasa", by any chance?:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)


Who owns the yacht?...


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Old 05-21-14, 05:01 PM   #5
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URL got corrupted in the process of launching it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)
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Old 05-22-14, 03:27 AM   #6
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That one is not ours

But yeah, we almost lost one during launch day. The new owners were happily celebrating their new yacht when someone noticed the draft is getting deeper
The fire department was called to pump out the water until it was lifted out of the water

The embaresment
Probably missing a golden rivet
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