Chromatic
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Ship sinks, cars lost.
- Thread starter Chromatic
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Profpointy
Legendary Member
We spotted that and thought it might make a great scuba diving site as the Azores is already a popular dive destination then spotted it's in 3500m of water. That's a touch on the deep side for a holiday dive !
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Wow..and we are whinging about waiting for bikes 
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
TBH the cars were probably knackered after the fire which had been burning for a fortnight.
With all the huge amounts of fuel, oil, etc stored on a large ship, I doubt that the relatively small amount found in a car would make it much worse than any other large ship going down from an environmental point of view. I wonder what happens to all the plastics found in modern cars if sunk in the ocean.
I believe that there's a shipload of Allis Chalmers tractors at the bottom of the Atlantic which got sunk during WW2.
I believe that there's a shipload of Allis Chalmers tractors at the bottom of the Atlantic which got sunk during WW2.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
that's the problem: the pollution will be on the bottom of the sea or spread out. I notice the Lithium batteries have been identified as a problem in keeping the fire going though. I've heard them described as a sort of battery bomb with a tendency to explode which I suspect will be a growing problem in the future.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
On the downside, they will simply build more to replace those lost. So double the amount of materials used. The ship might need replaced too. So no real upside for anyone.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Anyone on here had a call from their Porsche dealership saying their car will be delayed?
cougie uk
Guru
I thought they were headed to the US ? It's a funny place for a UK bound ship to sink ?
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Thinking of our American members, on this "www" site. It's not all about the Brits
. Maybe @Zipp2001 is waiting for delivery of his new Lamborghini...
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Are there not Americans on this site?
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
There is a ship lost in the 1940's at the western end of Tiree with among other things a cargo of American Army Jeeps destined for the war in Europe. Not too deep so a good scuba dive site and while the ship structure has collapsed it still makes an interesting dive and not too accessible to the souvenir hunting wreckers.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I don't want to be pedantic (OK I do) but the title is wrong
The cars are not lost - they know where they are!
The cars are not lost - they know where they are!
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
At a rough guess, nothing for a few hundred million years or so until the bit of crust they're sitting on reaches a subduction zone, then pyrolised.
