I think Florabama was attesting to the previously expressed reactions of disbelief... not trying to inform us of something he heard at his local LDS.
And now, the latest from www.SpiegelGrove.com
"The ship did not actually move... it only rolled upright
as it was meant to be. In the process of attempting to
right it after the original sinking, an anchor cable was
wrapped under the ship and then over the keel and
attached to the propeller shaft on the port side.
Two tug boats were supposed to pull lines attached
on the port side, away from this anchor line, and the
plan was that it would roll exactly as it has done now.
In the attempt, some of the lines broke, and only ONE
tug was actually pulling, and it just did not have the
power needed to roll the ship.
The ship was left lying on the starboard side, with this
anchor cable still in place. With the hurricane that just
passed through here, the waves were building to 20+
feet, and it is believed that these waves were pushing
the currents much faster than they usually run. This ship
was a landing ship dock, which means that the rear half
of the ship is basically a giant cup whose open "top"
was facing INTO this current. With the increased force,
the sea current just did the job that the tug boats had
attempted to do 3 years ago.
A factor which apparently contributed in this is the
fact that the regular currents which run in this area had
created a large void under the rear 50-60 feet of the
ship. This actually allowed the rudders and the props
to pass freely, unimpeded, into this void, where they
are now embedded deep in the sand.
Today, I was able to view about 1-1.5 ft of the top
of the starboard rudder, but the rest of it, and the
prop are now buried completely under the sand.
The most important thing to keep in mind with all of this
is the fact that the anchor cable had been rigged just for
this particular purpose... it was only 3 years later that the
proper force was finally applied to carry out the process."
I like the way whoever wrote this thinks!
And now, the latest from www.SpiegelGrove.com
"The ship did not actually move... it only rolled upright
as it was meant to be. In the process of attempting to
right it after the original sinking, an anchor cable was
wrapped under the ship and then over the keel and
attached to the propeller shaft on the port side.
Two tug boats were supposed to pull lines attached
on the port side, away from this anchor line, and the
plan was that it would roll exactly as it has done now.
In the attempt, some of the lines broke, and only ONE
tug was actually pulling, and it just did not have the
power needed to roll the ship.
The ship was left lying on the starboard side, with this
anchor cable still in place. With the hurricane that just
passed through here, the waves were building to 20+
feet, and it is believed that these waves were pushing
the currents much faster than they usually run. This ship
was a landing ship dock, which means that the rear half
of the ship is basically a giant cup whose open "top"
was facing INTO this current. With the increased force,
the sea current just did the job that the tug boats had
attempted to do 3 years ago.
A factor which apparently contributed in this is the
fact that the regular currents which run in this area had
created a large void under the rear 50-60 feet of the
ship. This actually allowed the rudders and the props
to pass freely, unimpeded, into this void, where they
are now embedded deep in the sand.
Today, I was able to view about 1-1.5 ft of the top
of the starboard rudder, but the rest of it, and the
prop are now buried completely under the sand.
The most important thing to keep in mind with all of this
is the fact that the anchor cable had been rigged just for
this particular purpose... it was only 3 years later that the
proper force was finally applied to carry out the process."
I like the way whoever wrote this thinks!
