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There are some very observant drivers on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and BQE. WCBS 2 reports that a number of drivers called 911 to report that a freighter ship was sinking in the New York Harbor. But it turns out the freighter, Dockwise Swan, is actually supposed to sink a little bit!
The ship is a "semi-submersible," and can submerge to allow cargo to be taken on or off using the "float-on/float-off," "roll-on/roll-off," "skid-on/skid-off, or "lift-on/lift-off" procedures. And the freighter can submerge because there are 50 ballast tanks.
See video here. And you can really nerd out on semi-submersibles and other Dockwise ships with this PDF.
Update: It's likely that the semi-submersible ship was launching a specialized dredging or drilling craft. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing several contractors involved in improving multiple areas in New York Harbor, or more generally the Port of New York-New Jersey. The deepening of the Ambrose Channel, which stretches from south of the Verrazano Bridge to deep water outside of the Lower Bay, is scheduled to be completed by August of this year. Deepening of the Anchorage Channel, which extendes northward from the Verrazano to where it meets the Port Jersey Channel is scheduled for completion in January 2008. All sections of the harbor-deepening project will cost an estimated $2.5 billion, with the federal government picking up $1.3 billion of that cost.
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At first, quick glance I thought that was a little thing being pulled by a tug boat. Interesting video, and very interesting concept for unloading cargo.
Jen, are you an ESL student? Presently I find myself in awe of your complete disregard for the most basic rules of engrish (sic)usage. Do you realize that you hyphenated a word (semisubmersible) that does not need a hyphen and failed to hyphenate "nerd out", which clearly needs a hyphen? Do you realize that these two words were right next to each other ? Dear god, please, will you please go back to school and try to stay awake during English 101 this time? Finally, this ship is not "sinking" the New York Harbor but instead is sinking into it. You are dumb.
will the grammar police lay off already?
will the jen sycophants lay off us grammar police already?
grammar nazi, how astute - English WAS my second language.
Otherwise, thanks for the fixes.
Any chance you might go beyond the usual rudimentary copy and paste job from local newspapers and actually find out why it was submersing?
OK, Grammar Nazi, you want to play this game? First of all, you are just rude. There is a way to make suggestions and corrections, and insulting the writer is hardly the most constructive way to do that. All you have really accomplished is make yourself look like an asshole, and you've done a remarkable job at that.
Second, if you are a self-professed grammar know-it-all, why on earth do you expect to have any credibility when what you said regarding hyphens is subjective in the first case (a hyphen after "semi" is optional, not wrong) and just plain erroneous in the second ("nerd out" would never need a hyphen, nor would "walk out," "strike out," "flip out," "rock out," etc.)?
Finally, why are you asking "Dear god" to stay awake in English 101? I think I know what you mean, but your construction of this sentence is ambiguous.
You have some work to do on your own grammar, and a whole semester's worth of civility to learn.
Fuck all you guys. I think we should just be talking about how sweet this boat is. I had no idea these things existed and this is a pretty genius concept.
The hypenated semi-submersible is the more common spelling for this type of ship. Additional information regarding what it was doing in the harbor has been added.
Let me guess D. You are new around here.
No, I'm not new at all. I've read this site for a long time, but I'm sick of commenters who feel the need to obsessively point out every little error, real or assumed, and insult the writers. They talk the talk, but they're miserable hypocrites, and it's my pleasure to make them feel a little less welcome.
Goddamnit why doesn't anyone think this is as cool as I do?
Goddamnit why doesn't anyone think this is as cool as I do?
Grammar nazi, get a life.
Grammar nazi, get a life.
Grammar nazi, get a life.
Yeah seriously, "nerd-out?" What a fucking moron.
This is the type of ship that brought back the USS Cole ofter is was bombed. Try a search on the "Blue Marlin semi submersible."
This ship is so cool. I had no idea they were semi-submersible.
No if you want to see what it looks like when a Dockwise ship actually sinks do a google image search for: "Mighty Servant 3"
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