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1 posted on 01/12/2016 1:49:03 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Only minor damage but it was a slow speed impact.


2 posted on 01/12/2016 2:11:56 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Clearly the bridge was at fault - changed lanes without signaling.

(Well, at least that’s what it looked like to me - but then I’m mostly still asleep, so I can’t be certain.)


5 posted on 01/12/2016 2:21:40 AM PST by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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What is the Old Evripos Bridge and why is it famous? The story makes it sound like the bridge is something special but gives no reason. I did a little searching and if I’ve found the right bridge, the current structure was built in 1962 and refurbished in 1998. It would appear to be a modern highway bridge over a narrow channel. What’s the big deal?


8 posted on 01/12/2016 3:03:12 AM PST by sphinx
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oops


9 posted on 01/12/2016 3:03:19 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Ok, there was nothing really sharp on the bridge - basically flat concrete. But that ship appeared to be fairly heavily laden - low in the water. It takes a lot of force to deflect that and heel it over like that. Ground some steel off to be sure and maybe bent in the sheer strake / gunwale area.


13 posted on 01/12/2016 5:59:09 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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Must be because of global warming and the rising sea levels, otherwise it would have cleared.


14 posted on 01/12/2016 6:50:23 AM PST by Right Brother
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