Tom:
I was at Homestead. We had a site there, after the storm we had a 40' X
60' concrete slab, swept clean! I called my boss to report and he asked where was the equipment? I said somewhere back in the swamps. He said I should go look for it. I said the snakes and gators had survived just fine and if he thought any of the equipment was still usable he could go look for it himself. Dedication can be carried too far!Bill Shuey
Nick
What I read about USS Alabama was that it got that same tilt from other hurricanes - it's no big deal & they know how to fix it when the time comes. Apparently, it buttons up pretty well.
JM
Would I be right in guessing it's just a small leak in some sealed compartments down below? Bit of pumping out and cleaning up.
Nick
My guess is that it was picked up by the storm surge & settled back into mud that had partially filled the depression where it normally sits. Maybe a couple of weeks suction dredging to level it out again? A small leak would be an ongoing issue, not just suddenly appear when the storm hit (not that there might not be plenty of those as well).
JM
John Mianowski wrote: : : A small leak would be an ongoing issue, not just suddenly appear when : the storm hit (not that there might not be plenty of those as well). : If the site is without power, then the bilge pumps are not running, and that would account for a slight list.
Normally, the bilge pumps will deal with the seepage.
Bruce
There was a short blurb on the news last night about the D-Day museum. It seems looters broke in there while the caretaker was inside. According to the caretaker, the looters ransacked the office spaces and took computers and some other office-type stuff but didn't bother with the historical items.
Sure, but it's not going to show up noticeably, instantly, unless it's a very unstable ship to begin with.
JM
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