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Old 01-30-14, 07:12 AM   #1
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Ten out of ten for precision parking.
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Old 01-30-14, 07:49 AM   #2
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My thoughts exactly, great parking!
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Actually it seems to be normal procedure there. The other ships are beached in the same fashion.
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Actually it seems to be normal procedure there. The other ships are beached in the same fashion.
It is, they operated similarly at a marine scrapyard in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) when I was there.
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So they brake them before breaking them.

Must be hydraulics.
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They pull the anchor chain inland, connect it to a winch and pull the ship inshore cutting each section clean off as it is free of the waterline.
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