Depending on what you want to break, they can be incredibly violent and energetic.
"We had to be a 1/4 mile away from the blast to stay clear of pressure wave and debris."
We probably should have been a 1/4 mile away when they touched off a charge set on a boulder that had a missed charge while building Cowlitz Falls Dam.
I was working swings. Day shift drilled all day and they blasted at shift change, generating about 3000 CY of rock that we moved out of the cut.
One day that had a big solid nugget that was out of the pattern, and rather than build a trail to get a drill to it, Kray Kray Coogan cooked up a shaped charge idea. Oh yeah. He was nuts.
We were above the cut in our yard where those young trees are on the right. CRACK!
Here comes this line drive head sized rock, traveling in a very flat arc. It bounced off the 3' diameter fender log <Bonk, splinters flying> and back down to the cut. Had it cleared the log it would have one-hopped through anything up there, conexs, equipment, us humans.
Wait, they’ve remained on board this entire time
Because the crew doesn't have Visa's for entering the US they are not allowed to get off the ship.
I was going to AK and give a go at using the 310 for the same thing, coming off land bases. Darling wife was not impressed. Something about trying to get out of a sinking plane in 30 F water did not sit well with her.Ohman… I interviewed for a job as a Hughes 500 helicopter mechanic on a tuna boat off of the California coast way way way back in the day.
Small spotter boat stayed out there for a month at a time! The pilot was the actual person who told me "You can make a shit load of money in a short time if we find the fish. We can stay out here for a month at a time if we don't.”
My ex-wife put the kibosh on that deal at the time.
i was once involved in consulting on an insurance lawsuit involving a newly commissioned power plant. one of the transformers blew and so we were investigating the cause of failure. the other involved parties had their own consultants, one of whom was an elderly guy with a lot of experience with heavy duty electrical equipment. while the case was awaiting trial, he passed (he was probably in his 80's though).^^^ There is a chance that a few of us here may not be alive by the time they play out, which could be decades.
Especially, if you really don't understand the failure. Just reset it, it will probably come back up is not a maintenance protocol.Four black out within ten hours prior to departure says negligence in even leaving port.
Not bad for a DEI Mayor and Governor.Progress.
Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapse
ABC|19 hours ago
Maryland transportation leaders have approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after it collapsed under the impact of a wayward container ship ...
Some stupid pushed pin somewhere. The bane of my previous existence.
Well since it’s the justice department the lawyers will get their grand government salaries.How many years? How much will the lawyers get?
U.S. sues Dali ship owner and operator for $100 million over Baltimore bridge collapse
“The ship’s owner and manager … sent an ill-prepared crew on an abjectly unseaworthy vessel to navigate the United States’ waterways,” the Justice Department says in its new civil claim.
Why would we care how much the defense lawyers cost? Your comment seemed to implying the suit wasn’t a good idea because of how long it would take and how much would go to lawyers.The 'defense' lawyers are not Government.