I've got a buddy near me that is a big boat diesel mechanic. Mike at
www.swissdeisel.com. He specializes in repairing Sulzer engines. These are BIG boy engines that make 50,000 + HP and power ocean-going container and cargo ships. I've told him when I retire I want to assist him on some of these monsters, even if that amounts to handing him a 6 foot long wrench. LOL. Anyway since the Golden Ray salvage has its own thread now, I figured it might be fun to start a thread on other big boat screw-ups. For the older guys here, we're talking
Exxon Valdez and the more recent
Ever Given blocking the Suez canal.
Here's on ongoing event right now off the coast of Norway. A cargo ship carrying other smaller ships is adrift in 50 ft seas and the last of the crew has abandoned her.
The first video is some cool Norwegian Coast Guard shots. In the final few seconds where a crewman jumps in, note what is NOT still on the boat.
https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/video-multipurpose-cargo-vessel-adrift-in-15-m-waves-off-norway-64822