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How Do You Remove A Bridge Quickly?

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You crash a ship into it.

The bow of the Delta Mariner was covered in twisted steel and chunks of asphalt from the two-lane bridge. The boat hit the bridge Thursday night on the Tennessee River on its way to Cape Canaveral, Fla. .....The five-story high Delta Mariner was too tall to pass through the portion of the bridge that it struck (you don't say), and the resulting collision left a 300-foot wide gap.

Skipper! You got some 'splainin to do!

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Got Milk? (Monday Morning Mishap)

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So there you are, cruising along and you hit a reef. Things then start to tumble into the sea. (like big containers)

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Half and half?

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The next thing you know, you've got bags of powdered milk on the beach.

A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split into two pieces after being lashed by pounding seas, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears a fresh oil spill could wash ashore, maritime officials said on Sunday.

The wreck of the Greek-owned Rena was described as New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster even before the rear section of the ship, lashed by pounding seas, broke away overnight. The ship previously spilled heavy fuel oil that fouled pristine North Island beaches and killed up to 20,000 seabirds, and despite salvage efforts nearly 400 tons of oil remain onboard.

Sources: Telegraph | Globe and Mail | The Australian | SF Gate

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Wreck On Wednesday.

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An aerial shot shows the sunken M/V Asia Malaysia at the seas of Panay and Negros islands, central Philippines, August 2, 2011. M/V Asia Malaysia, a passenger cargo ship, sank near Iloilo in central Philippines on Sunday and all 147 passengers and crew were rescued after the vessel tilted to its right side due to strong winds and choppy waters, a Philippine coast guard official reported. Picture taken August 2, 2011.

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Fuego!

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Break out the dogs and marshmallows.

The Belgium-flagged Privilege 495 catamaran Ker-Tidou exploded shortly after sunrise last weekend on the coast of Baja California Sur, in a fishing village called Bahia de Tortugas. The cat burned to the waterline and sank within 40 minutes.

Thierry Bonnefille escaped the inferno by scrambling aboard his dinghy. According to Enrique Castro of El Gordo's fuel dock the boat had been experiencing electrical issues, which may have interacted with cooking gas to cause the explosion.

I guess the boat is not for sale anymore.

Via North American Sailor and Latitude 38.

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Wednesday (Almost) Wreck.

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The Fryderyk Chopin lost both her masts when she was hit by gale-force winds about 100 miles southwest of the English coast on Friday. The ship, which is used to train young sailors, was towed into Falmouth harbour Monday.

Via Conjuminando, who got it from .sNIPEOUT.., who got if from la Rupubblica.