tsunami trawler

[alf corbyn]

so much for american security. i bet someone got a rocket.

[Tony Wilding]

never thought of that, makes you wonder.

[happy daze john in oz]

There is a story going around now that Costa cruises are interested in this ship. Can understand why, floats better than some.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Gulliver
That SD 14 travelled at a faster rate than some of the old tubs I was on going over to Canada for pitprops.
Cheers Des

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[Chris Allman]

Well the Americans have done it again. They have gone and sunk the poor old thing, very sad, surely they could have salvaged it, someone would have bought it I bet.

Chris.

[Tony Wilding]

a sad end to a brave ship, she could have been kept as a memorial to all who died, they took the easy way out. must have been a sound seaworthy design. i wonder who built her, ?

[Ivan Cloherty]

I wonder if the Yanks tried to trace her original owners, or asked the Japanese Govt for permission to sink her, or was it just another video game for the Yanks with their typical "Lets kick Ass attitude"

As someone mentioned earlier, had the opportunity been given someone may have purchased her and turned her into a yacht, because one thing for sure they would know that she was seaworthy, because she didn't cross the North pacific during all summer months and those of us who have sailed that area know the tremendous storms experienced there even in summer.

What a sad end to a brave little ship, yes Tony keeping her as a memorial would have been nice and I'm sure some rich Japanese businessman in America would have liked the opportunity.

But as usual with our American cousins it's shoot first and ask afterwards

[happy daze john in oz]

The excuse given, 'it was in the sea lanes and a danger to shipping'.
Well Mr. Yank it got here so may well have been a danger before but no one complained.

[Tony Morcom]

Maybe the Italians should take a leaf out of the Jap's book and send their ships to sea unmanned!!

[Les Woodard]

Good job it was not found by the Aussie's because we would have spent millions on her to make it safe before sinking it. Took us years to prepare a frigate before it could be sunk because of all the pollution on it. Maybe that is why the septics got rid of it as quick as possible before the greens got wind of it.