Ships Collide Near New Orleans...

[rhyano19]

Check out this lil diddy I found on cnn.com just now. It hurts me to ever see any kind of damaged vessel, including the pic from this one

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/16/shi....ap/index.html



NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- A cargo ship heading down the Mississippi River struck another vessel anchored west of New Orleans on Monday, knocking a huge gash in the anchored vessel, the Coast Guard said.
The anchored ship was listing, but the hole was above the water line, and the vessel was not believed to be taking on water, said Chief Petty Officer Veronica Bandrowsky. No injuries were reported.
The vessels were the 712-foot Greek-flagged Zagora, which was heading down river at the Kenner Bend area west of New Orleans, and the 737-foot Panamanian-flagged Torm Anholt, which was at anchor at the time of the collision.
The Torm Anholt had a 12-foot-high, 6-foot-long gash in its right side 6 to 9 feet above the water line, the Coast Guard said. The ship listed after being struck but the tilt may have been due to a loss of ballast, the Coast Guard said.
The Zagora was carrying soy beans, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Nyx Cangemi. The Torm Anholt was empty.
"This could have been a very serious incident," Cangemi said. "It was fortunate that no one was injured."
There were no reports of damage to the Zagora.
The Coast Guard established a one-way traffic safety zone in the area, but river traffic was not halted, Bandrowsky said.
Both ships had been moved from the shipping channel by Monday night, Cangemi said.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

[Admin]

Holly shit man that is nuts, I know them ships come a movin down the river but to hit another ship thats nuts.

I would have loved to witness this just to see the massive side on the ships crumple up.
Simply amazing thanks for posting it

[Bay Fishin]

yea tru. it woul have been cool to see