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Divernan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 11:30 AM
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6. Towing is extremely tricky. The Caribbean is littered with sunken ships
which sank while being towed. This has often happened when derelict ships are designated to be sunken to form artificial reefs, but ended up sinking en route, sometimes breaking up in the process.
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  -Japan urged to 'use Greenpeace' (to tow stricken whaling ship) Barrett808  Feb-16-07 10:18 AM   #0 
  - So the Japanese government will allow more harm to come to people and the environment because they  w4rma   Feb-16-07 10:23 AM   #1 
  - Esperanza is a Russian tug, so it's probably the best ship for the job  Barrett808   Feb-16-07 10:32 AM   #3 
  - "Pride is not a virtue. It is a sin."  utopiansecretagent   Feb-17-07 11:55 AM   #13 
  - Greenpeace has its own history with the Nisshin Maru.  Eugene   Feb-16-07 10:31 AM   #2 
  - Too right.  Ghost Dog   Feb-16-07 06:07 PM   #8 
  - The Japanese government may have a point.  Turbineguy   Feb-16-07 10:58 AM   #4 
  - Interesting, thanks for the analysis. n/t  Barrett808   Feb-16-07 11:03 AM   #5 
  - Towing is extremely tricky. The Caribbean is littered with sunken ships  Divernan   Feb-16-07 11:30 AM   #6 
  - Salvage rights  Pavulon   Feb-17-07 07:30 PM   #17 
     - Maritime Law is NOT THAT simple  panzerfaust   Feb-18-07 08:01 AM   #18 
        - lloyds open salvage form  Pavulon   Feb-18-07 06:09 PM   #20 
  - Esperanza arrives at the crippled Nisshin Maru (photos)  Barrett808   Feb-16-07 05:36 PM   #7 
  - Good!  Zachstar   Feb-16-07 06:31 PM   #9 
  - I thought Japan said the ship was no longer listing?  Zachstar   Feb-16-07 06:34 PM   #10 
     - Here's the photo:  Barrett808   Feb-17-07 11:17 AM   #11 
  - Japan: Gov’t rejects New Zealand’s Greenpeace plea  Barrett808   Feb-17-07 11:21 AM   #12 
  - It's drifting closer to shore  Zachstar   Feb-17-07 12:56 PM   #14 
  - Japanese ship may continue whaling even after fire  Barrett808   Feb-17-07 06:17 PM   #15 
  - Australia: Monitoring of whaling 'too expensive'  Barrett808   Feb-17-07 06:58 PM   #16 
  - Greenpeace: Arriving on scene with the whaling fleet  Barrett808   Feb-18-07 05:39 PM   #19 
 

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