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cargo ship that sunk!
hey i heard on the news today that a cargo ship carrying a bunch of imports such as bmws and mercedes sank today. total of all the cars was acouple hundred million. 
i wonder if there were any hondas/acuras on there, cause if one of our or i mean the newer 7thgen civics were on der man that ship wouldve been carrying a cargo load worth zillions. hehehe [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] hey that just gave me an idea......
02 civic driveout=16,600
aftermarket parts=about 2k
gas=20 bux every other week
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i wonder if there were any hondas/acuras on there, cause if one of our or i mean the newer 7thgen civics were on der man that ship wouldve been carrying a cargo load worth zillions. hehehe [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] hey that just gave me an idea......02 civic driveout=16,600
aftermarket parts=about 2k
gas=20 bux every other week
love for our cars=priceless [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Yeah I saw that too, that ship is actually one of the ones that comes into our local port here. Its one hell of a big ship.
That would suck if you orderd a custom model or something ........
That would suck if you orderd a custom model or something ........
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Rep Power: 0 Took me a bit of searching but I found an article about it .........
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[hr]Two cargo ships collide in English Channel
Associated Press
LONDON — Two cargo ships collided Saturday in the English Channel, injuring no one but causing one of the vessels to sink with nearly 2,900 luxury cars on board.
The Norwegian-registered Tricolor was resting on the bottom of the channel, but since the tide was low it was only partly submerged, the French Coast Guard said.
In heavy fog, the Tricolor collided with the Bahamas-registered container ship Kariba about 50 kilometres east of Ramsgate, southeastern England, at around 1:30 a.m. local time, said the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Per Ronnevig, a spokesman for the Tricolor's owners, Wilhelmsen Lines, said the ship had been carrying 2,862 cars -- high-end BMWs, Volvos and Saabs -- and 77 other items, mainly tractors and large crane parts.
It picked up its cargo in Zeebrugge, Belgium and was bound for Southampton, on England's south coast, and the United States, he added. Ronnevig said the ship was worth about $62 million Cdn and its cargo up to $77 million.
Ronnevig said the cargo was probably damaged beyond repair. "I think we must consider it lost,'' he said. "She probably capsized when she went down. It means that all the cars are probably lying in pieces down there.''
He added the crews of both vessels were spending the night in a hotel in Dunkirk, France and would be questioned by investigators Sunday.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the damaged 175-metre Kariba was heading to port in Antwerp, Belgium, with help from a Belgian warship and the French Coast Guard. It had originally been travelling from Antwerp to Le Havre, France.
A spokesman said the car-carrying Tricolor began to list badly just after the collision and its crew of about two dozen boarded a lifeboat. Another ship brought them safely to Dunkirk.
Workers planned to put a barrier around the 190-metre vessel to prevent fuel spreading if it leaks. Ronnevig said the ship was carrying 2,000 tonnes of fuel oil.
"All the lives have been saved and our action now will involve providing nautical safety around the wreck, which has settled at the bottom tilted on its port side, and on preventing pollution,'' said a statement from the French maritime service responsible for the English Channel and North Sea.
The statement said seas were calm but covered with a thick fog at the time of the collision.
British officials said bad weather was hindering efforts to investigate the cause of the crash. The first priority, they said, was stopping the risk of pollution.
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[hr]Two cargo ships collide in English Channel
Associated Press
LONDON — Two cargo ships collided Saturday in the English Channel, injuring no one but causing one of the vessels to sink with nearly 2,900 luxury cars on board.
The Norwegian-registered Tricolor was resting on the bottom of the channel, but since the tide was low it was only partly submerged, the French Coast Guard said.
In heavy fog, the Tricolor collided with the Bahamas-registered container ship Kariba about 50 kilometres east of Ramsgate, southeastern England, at around 1:30 a.m. local time, said the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Per Ronnevig, a spokesman for the Tricolor's owners, Wilhelmsen Lines, said the ship had been carrying 2,862 cars -- high-end BMWs, Volvos and Saabs -- and 77 other items, mainly tractors and large crane parts.
It picked up its cargo in Zeebrugge, Belgium and was bound for Southampton, on England's south coast, and the United States, he added. Ronnevig said the ship was worth about $62 million Cdn and its cargo up to $77 million.
Ronnevig said the cargo was probably damaged beyond repair. "I think we must consider it lost,'' he said. "She probably capsized when she went down. It means that all the cars are probably lying in pieces down there.''
He added the crews of both vessels were spending the night in a hotel in Dunkirk, France and would be questioned by investigators Sunday.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the damaged 175-metre Kariba was heading to port in Antwerp, Belgium, with help from a Belgian warship and the French Coast Guard. It had originally been travelling from Antwerp to Le Havre, France.
A spokesman said the car-carrying Tricolor began to list badly just after the collision and its crew of about two dozen boarded a lifeboat. Another ship brought them safely to Dunkirk.
Workers planned to put a barrier around the 190-metre vessel to prevent fuel spreading if it leaks. Ronnevig said the ship was carrying 2,000 tonnes of fuel oil.
"All the lives have been saved and our action now will involve providing nautical safety around the wreck, which has settled at the bottom tilted on its port side, and on preventing pollution,'' said a statement from the French maritime service responsible for the English Channel and North Sea.
The statement said seas were calm but covered with a thick fog at the time of the collision.
British officials said bad weather was hindering efforts to investigate the cause of the crash. The first priority, they said, was stopping the risk of pollution.
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