Comments on: John B. Caddell Followup 1

By: tugster

tugster — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:44:56 +0000

is it possible that the vessel is as much “on the rocks” legally . . . as it is physically? i heard some scuttlebutt to that effect.

By: Seth Tane

Seth Tane — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:53:16 +0000

Her hull plating (typically 1/4″ on these boats) and the lack of visible hog/sag makes her look to be in pretty good shape, unless there is major damage in the engine room that would make patching to watertight and pumpable condition exceptionally difficult. I’m also not looking at the bottom profile to seaward for obstacles in way of either a pull back into the water or access by floating crane to either assist the refloating or outright lift her onto a deck barge (at least a 1,000Ton capacity machine for the latter)…but it looks like a reasonable job for a knowledgeable salvor in terms of access and risk, but the biggest obstacle would be the source of funding for the job…unfortunately all too often more work than the refloating…

By: walt

walt — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:21:08 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving!
Too bad She can’t find a home plying the waters of Nigeria

By: mageb

mageb — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:48:23 +0000

Happy holiday to you and dears dear Tugster.

By: tugster

tugster — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:58:48 +0000

indeed. not that long ago she was fully functional and compliant . . . if obsolete by opa standards.

By: JED

JED — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:41:55 +0000

Sad