This is how you intentionally run a ship aground.

[dennilfloss]

Ramming speed!!

http://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-its-like-to-intentionally-crash-a-ship-1509694636

 

[Exterous]

I feel like thats exactly how alot of people park their cars...

 

[darkewaffle]

I at first expected it to be about the same size as the other two ships lol. Though seeing the filth in the water doesn't exactly give me a good feeling.

 

[purbeast0]

that is pretty neat. i'd like to watch it at home with sound.

 

[sixone]

Ramming speed!!

http://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-its-like-to-intentionally-crash-a-ship-1509694636

Heck yeah. Gotta make sure it doesn't float away from where you parked it.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Crashing an ocean liner is now on my bucket list.

 

[Maximilian]

Why are they wrecking it? Looks okay to me

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[tcsenter]

Why are they wrecking it? Looks okay to me

Upgraded/replaced by newer/bigger ships, and the owner cannot find a buyer who is willing to pay more than the scrap company is offering. Sometimes, due to downturns in the economy or whatnot, companies might have an aging idle ship they cannot lease-out or find any work for, is costing them more to keep it around and maintain than just selling it to a scrap company.

 

[dennilfloss]

I feel like thats exactly how alot of people park their cars...

Yet some can park a bike with awesome skill at a young age!

 

[dennilfloss]

Heck yeah. Gotta make sure it doesn't float away from where you parked it.

Damn floaters...

 

[norseamd]

look at the kid above. he knows tai chi chuan!

 

[sdifox]

In 1983 the USS Enterprise ran aground :biggrin:

Funny thing was, Zulu was onboard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)#1980s

 

[GagHalfrunt]

In 1983 the USS Enterprise ran aground :biggrin:

In 2371 so did the Starship Enterprise.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

ship scrapping is an extremely important industry to shithole countries, however environmental and safety concerns are utterly non-existent.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Wow. That's a lot of inertia.

 

[fjmeat]

that was fun

 

[DrPizza]

Nonsense. THIS is how you run a ship aground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Hk8gnvL_U

 

[Red Squirrel]

I want that job! Just the driving part, the rest is probably hard work.

 

[Fayd]

Upgraded/replaced by newer/bigger ships, and the owner cannot find a buyer who is willing to pay more than the scrap company is offering. Sometimes, due to downturns in the economy or whatnot, companies might have an aging idle ship they cannot lease-out or find any work for, is costing them more to keep it around and maintain than just selling it to a scrap company.

it's more likely due to slow economy that the aging ship was kept in place for as long as it was.

 

[John Connor]

Man! I would love to own that ship! Make a great pad!

 

[Ns1]

there was another thread on ATOT just like this but I can't seem to find it...

 

[Fayd]

Nonsense. THIS is how you run a ship aground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Hk8gnvL_U

based on what we can tell from the video in the op, that boat went way too far inland. not plausible.

 

[Gunbuster]

Came in a little hot. I saw a similar scene at the grocery store reenacted by an old man into a snow banked parking space.

 

[Miramonti]

Joseph Hazelwood would be proud.