Two attempts to break the Napoli in two...

[chuns]

... and still she sits there. Another try tomorrow. Why can't they get it right first time?

Obviously harder than they thought to dispose of it - reminds me when they tried to blow up the oil tanker that went aground (was it the Torrey Canyon?) They let the RAF practice bombing on it, and they failed dismally to destroy it!

You kind of lose your confidence, don't you?

 

[Woodlouse]

They are using explosives to cut it in two. Not blow it apart. I think you'll find the idea is to keep the ship in as few pieces as possible and therefore the minimum of explosives are used.


As far as I recall with the Torrey Canyon the RAF went in to bomb the oil slick in an attempt to set fire to it and hence burn it all off.

 

[flaming]

They put it back ashore becasue they thought it was going to break, and now they can't break it with explosives!

Good job guys, good job.

 

[HoratioHB]

[quote(was it the Torrey Canyon?) They let the RAF practice bombing on it, and they failed dismally to destroy it!


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Hate to admit it but it was the RN (Buccaneers) who bombed the Torrey Canyon. They were trying to set the oil alight not actually to blow up the ship and the real problem is that most of the bombs did not go off!!

 

[No Regrets]

Sounds like they should have sent it into a shipyard for repairs!

Except we don't have any remaining in the UK..... /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Koeketiene]

Who's the contracter on the job?

Using explosives to cut her up is rather a 'last century' way of doing things.

When the Tricolor (the one with all the Saabs and beamers) was cut up - she was sawn into 9 bits.
Contractors were Smit Tak (NL) and URS (Belgium).

 

[HoratioHB]

Interesting point - the Russian Kursk submarine had the bow section cut off and she was a long way down!!

 

[Robin2]

In both cases it was possible to position the saw over the boats !!!

 

[Duffer]

Re: Two attempts to break the Na poli in two...

Third time lucky apparently.

 

[ccscott49]

Re: Two attempts to break the Na poli in two...

Sawing with a cable is used when the ships are sunk, explosives is a very efficient way of shearing steel, with shaped charge channeling.