From: Greg Stephens (mrsquid_underway@juno.com)
Date: Mon May 23 2005 - 22:18:57 PDT
Not the way the *we* scrap warships. We'd be paying a LOT of money to someone to be sure all of the asbestos, lead paint, and assorted other hazards were properly disposed of. There are also only a few yards that could bid on the work...using American labor and OSHA rules.
Gregory F Stephens
-- MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com> wrote:
>>Probably a lot cheaper to sink her than to scrap her..
No, it was certainly a financial loss to sink the ship rather than scrap
it. Scrap is going for over $100/ton right now and that is in small
quantities at the local yard. That ship was worth a lot of money in
scrap value. I sure hope they got a lot of good data - otherwise it was
a very expensive experiment that you and I paid for.
Dave
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Greg Stephens wrote:
> Gone but not forgotten. Probably a lot cheaper to sink her than to scrap her, and data gained in the tests will help save lives...a naval crash test if you like.
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> Gregory F Stephens
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