How Do You Remove A Bridge Quickly?

You crash a ship into it.

The bow of the Delta Mariner was covered in twisted steel and chunks of asphalt from the two-lane bridge. The boat hit the bridge Thursday night on the Tennessee River on its way to Cape Canaveral, Fla. .....The five-story high Delta Mariner was too tall to pass through the portion of the bridge that it struck (you don't say), and the resulting collision left a 300-foot wide gap.

Skipper! You got some 'splainin to do!

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Another View Of The Costa Concordia,

Did someone move the water?
Via kasparallenbach.ch

Got Milk? (Monday Morning Mishap)

So there you are, cruising along and you hit a reef. Things then start to tumble into the sea. (like big containers)

Half and half?

The next thing you know, you've got bags of powdered milk on the beach.

A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split into two pieces after being lashed by pounding seas, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears a fresh oil spill could wash ashore, maritime officials said on Sunday.

The wreck of the Greek-owned Rena was described as New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster even before the rear section of the ship, lashed by pounding seas, broke away overnight. The ship previously spilled heavy fuel oil that fouled pristine North Island beaches and killed up to 20,000 seabirds, and despite salvage efforts nearly 400 tons of oil remain onboard.

Sources: Telegraph | Globe and Mail | The Australian | SF Gate

Monday Maritime Mishap.

Rescuers from Dumaguete in the Philippines hold on to a rope as they form a human chain to rescue 32 passengers and crew of the M/V Ever Transport III, which sank after running aground off barangay Calindagan, Dumaguete City. (photo by Melissa Alexandra B. Pal)

Wreck On Wednesday.

Oh look, someone is going to be happy. Those guys are wearing helmets.
Basta on helmets!

Wreck On Wednesday.

Leo Solinap / Reuters

An aerial shot shows the sunken M/V Asia Malaysia at the seas of Panay and Negros islands, central Philippines, August 2, 2011. M/V Asia Malaysia, a passenger cargo ship, sank near Iloilo in central Philippines on Sunday and all 147 passengers and crew were rescued after the vessel tilted to its right side due to strong winds and choppy waters, a Philippine coast guard official reported. Picture taken August 2, 2011.

The Sea Can Be A Bitch!

The romance of being at sea goes out the window when you're in a washing machine.

Rough seas in the Southern Ocean for the crew of this Kiwi fishing boat.

Wrecks On Wednesday.

There is nothing sadder than coming down to the marina and finding your boat pretending to be a submarine.

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More sad sights for sailors.

The Ferry Building.

From the turn of the 20th century.

The Sea Is Not For The Weak Of Heart.

One moment she's sweet and lovely, and the next she's throwing a huge tantrum.

Three For Thursday. [Video]

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Don't take going to sea lightly, it can be rough.

ANL Birrong.

Fuego!

Break out the dogs and marshmallows.

The Belgium-flagged Privilege 495 catamaran Ker-Tidou exploded shortly after sunrise last weekend on the coast of Baja California Sur, in a fishing village called Bahia de Tortugas. The cat burned to the waterline and sank within 40 minutes.

Thierry Bonnefille escaped the inferno by scrambling aboard his dinghy. According to Enrique Castro of El Gordo's fuel dock the boat had been experiencing electrical issues, which may have interacted with cooking gas to cause the explosion.

I guess the boat is not for sale anymore.

Via North American Sailor and Latitude 38.

Monday Morning Mishap. [Video]

Can you say OOPS?

Via Capt. Richard Rodriguez.

Collision At Sea.

Here are a three videos showing the collision of the Chinese fishing boat Nippon Chinese with the Japan Coast Guard ships Yonakuni and Mizuki sent to intercept it as the boat sailed in waters claimed by Japan. The incident, which happened back in September.

Bumper cars?

Via .sNIPEOUT and DFIndia

Wednesday (Almost) Wreck.

The Fryderyk Chopin lost both her masts when she was hit by gale-force winds about 100 miles southwest of the English coast on Friday. The ship, which is used to train young sailors, was towed into Falmouth harbour Monday.

Via Conjuminando, who got it from .sNIPEOUT.., who got if from la Rupubblica.

If I've Said It Once, I've Said It Twice. [Video}

The sea is not for sissies.
...or people who get seasick.

Gracias Esteban!

The USS Independence. A Navy Trimaran.

The USS Independence (LCS 2) can reach speeds of more than 40 knots (46mph). The 419-foot vessel  has a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) and can also operate in water less than 20 feet deep.

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Pirates beware!

Wreck On Wednesday.

What happens when you try to enter a harbor during a storm?

Since you're lucky, you end up on the beach as a local tourist attraction. 

Via Conjuminando and handbreit.

The Sea Is Not For Sissies. [Videos]

Four for Friday.

Sailing big waves via Conjuminando.