Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Michael H. Standart, post: 87522, member: 79064"] Hi Mo, and with a volunteer fireman in the family(My dad) I'm all to aware of how quickly floodwaters can ruin your day. Where my youngest sister is living(Las Vegas) is an area notorious for flash floods so I have yet another source of information. John, I'm always happy to share information when I have it. Glad I could help. It's too bad some people on the Britannic had a go at launching while the ship was moving and notably without authorisation. A very pricey mistake! Like Robert A. Heinlein once said, "You live and you learn...or you don't live long!" Gary, I don't think that steaming in reverse would have helped much if at all. Remember that water pressure goes up as you go deeper and as far down as it was in some places, your talking about a pressure of two atmospheres. As to the damage nearer the waterline(Boiler Room Six), you're dealing with a plate sprung wide enough so what you had going into Boiler Room Six was a waterfall. Moving in any direction would only have forced it in faster. Cordially, Michael H. Standart [/QUOTE]