Wijsmuller Salvage - Wreck removal of the M/V Bretagne

Watch this classic parbuckle operation from the time before the chainpuller

[@steves4639]

the old cargo hold ships, while not in the same league as container ships for efficiency, sure did provide a lot of employment

[@gizmonicman9879]

What is that hand-cranked gadget at 2:15? A rotary calculator of some sort, like a Kurta? Interesting!!

[@nickbreen287]

Why did she take on water?

[@stephenvictorbailey4055]

i remember this

[@Trollemharder]

Interesting and educational, weren't those frames the same as used on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor ?

[@corneliusdejong6490]

you must be joking.....

[@Trollemharder]

@@corneliusdejong6490 Are you confused. go do some research, same style of recovery that was used on several Battleships at Pearl Harbor in 1942-43. I merely commented on the similarity, and you chose to be sarcastic. Why the sarcastic remark ?

[@raincoast2396]

A very expensive screw up by the load master, cargo unstability in stormy seas. No cargo hold partitions. One big hold.

[@corneliusdejong6490]

what the fuck do you now about this vessel!? i think fucking nothing

[@Tekwyzard]

@@corneliusdejong6490 Whereas you apparently know everything! So dear sage, pray tell what exactly happened to cause this vessels loss of stability? Or do you in fact know very little to nothing about it beyond mere speculation?