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Old 01-30-14, 05:00 AM   #1
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it might have been done on purpose but you don't see it often.
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Old 01-30-14, 05:50 AM   #2
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Congratulations! You passed the practical exam. Here's your ship drivers license.
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Old 01-30-14, 06:02 AM   #3
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It was not the Captain's fault that he ran in to the dock
He was blowing his horn but the dock refused to give way.
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Old 01-30-14, 06:48 AM   #4
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*captian leans out of window* "Honey, I'm home!"
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Old 01-30-14, 07:12 AM   #5
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Ten out of ten for precision parking.
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Old 01-30-14, 07:49 AM   #6
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Ten out of ten for precision parking.
My thoughts exactly, great parking!
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Old 01-30-14, 07:49 AM   #7
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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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Old 01-30-14, 09:58 AM   #8
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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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Old 01-30-14, 12:30 PM   #10
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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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