The cargo ship sunk

[AZjeff]

Burnt Bentleys, Audis, and Porsches on the bottom of the ocean. Will it be recovered?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...g-bentley-audi-porsche-cars-sinks/9342408002/

 

[Rand]

Dont forget the electric vehicle they think started the blaze. It sank too.

Its 2 miles down.. doubt its recoverable. esp since its not in any country's coastal waters etc.

 

[Malo83]

At 10,000 ft depth probably not, betting it was scuttled.

 

[AZjeff]

At 10,000 ft depth probably not, betting it was scuttled.

Was wondering how a big metal ship sinks that didn't hit anything or get torpedoed.

 

[vw7674]

Was wondering how a big metal ship sinks that didn't hit anything or get torpedoed.

I imagine those batteries are like the blood from the creature in the 'Alien' film. Cut through the steel bulkheads...............
Acid etch......

 

[DirectRejection]

This is rich.
Sidebar.
I saw an Astin Martin SUV today. DBX.
AND a Lamborghini SUV. Urus.
On the highway.
Two that made it
on the treacherous journey across the Atlantic.
Curse those electric cars !

 

[PimTac]

Was wondering how a big metal ship sinks that didn't hit anything or get torpedoed.

There are plenty of ways to sink. Not sure if they had activated a water sprinkler system for the fire before evacuation but that eventually fills the ship. There are lots of intakes in the machinery spaces that can be affected by fire thus allowing water in. Another way is that the fire, if it’s hot enough can cause structural failure.

 

[Owen Lucas]

At 10,000 ft depth probably not, betting it was scuttled.

Can commercial ships be scuttled? Do they actually carry explosives?

 

[K.Aoi]

Can commercial ships be scuttled? Do they actually carry explosives?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seacock

 

[Lubener]

Scrap metal. I would doubt it will be recovered at those depths.

 

[Astro14]

At 10,000 ft depth probably not, betting it was scuttled.

It was abandoned. Not scuttled. With fires continuing to burn, sinking was a matter of time.

 

[Astro14]

Was wondering how a big metal ship sinks that didn't hit anything or get torpedoed.

Water gets into ships. That’s why there are bilge pumps that run continuously. The seals on the propshafts aren’t perfect, water is always getting by them.

When the bilge pumps stop running, the ship begins to fill up, slowly. As it fills up, water comes up to the vents, and other hull perforations, and the end comes quickly.

The fires of burning cars could’ve caused additional leakage, via more hull perforations, or failures.

Sprinklers adding water over time would cause it to ride lower, and lower, until the sea comes pouring in. The bilge pumps should be able to handle most of that, but pickups can get clogged. Power cables to the bilge pumps could’ve been damaged by fire and they stopped working.

It was abandoned for weeks. The sinking was inevitable.

 

[Kira]

From the linked story: " ... Portuguese Navy said....only a few pieces of wreckage and a small patch of oil were visible.....Tugboats broke up the patch with hoses, it said."

Breaking up oil spills with water? Is that like throwing a cigarette butt down on the ground...You know, once it's on the ground it's gone?

Please, someone make a TV show about processing the insurance claims for one of these events.

 

[zzyzzx]

At least the fire got put out!

 

[PimTac]

Sprinklers adding water over time would cause it to ride lower, and lower, until the sea comes pouring in. The bilge pumps should be able to handle most of that, but pickups can get clogged. Power cables to the bilge pumps could’ve been damaged by fire and they stopped working.

Once the water level reaches the electrical panels and such it’s usually done for. Everything stops at that point.

 

[PimTac]

Breaking up oil spills with water? Is that like throwing a cigarette butt down on the ground...You know, once it's on the ground it's gone?

Actually the lighter oil will dissipate with agitation. Heavy crude oil will eventually sink.