Sooo, we seem to have a bit of turbulent weather in our midst. I got to ponderin, based on her projected path, will she do anything to the Texas Clipper. The Speigal Grove was set upright by a storm a few years back. Could we be as fortunate????
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Who knows? They are currently predicting landfall somewhere between northern Mexico all the way up to Corpus Christi. Pretty big target right now, but Port Isabel is pretty close to the center of that area. Those meteorologists like to give themselves plenty of leeway. 
MichaelBaranows
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I don't think that there is much of a chance that the Clipper will be righted. I know the Speigel Grove was righted but those odds have to be once in million years. From the videos I have seen the Clipper was listing before she was sunk so even if it doesn't get moved around I don't think there is a very good chance that it will be righted.
Consider a couple things here... the Grove had been sunk for a few years. At least long enough for the currents to dig the sand out from under it and create a trench for it to roll into.
The Clipper hasn't been down that long. The hurricane that rolled the Grove was BIG. This one will barely be a cat 1.
Is the Clipper lying perpendicular to how the surge would be running to get it started rolling?
TwoBit
The Clipper hasn't been down that long. The hurricane that rolled the Grove was BIG. This one will barely be a cat 1.
Is the Clipper lying perpendicular to how the surge would be running to get it started rolling?
TwoBit
OP
Glad to see I'm not the only one who pondered the possibility. Granted, what happened to the grove was against extreme odds, but it did happen. Will it happen again with the Clipper? I personally doubt it, but only the one who created the storm knows for sure.
I hope the artificial reef Clipper stays as is.
ZzzKing
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Well we could head out there with shovels and doubles and get the job done! Come on DIWMITs!!!!!
OP
So you're taking the DIMWIT thing so far you're gonna spell it your way too?
Gotta love those tpyos!
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