Ooops...to the tune of $1.45 MILLION!

[Tom Dunlap]

Sling failure caused this oops...

http://www.cargolaw.com/2007nightmare_marquis.ride.html

Confirmed by snopes

http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/badlaunch.asp

 

[Colin]

Geez Louise!!!

I bet the owner lost at least a day's pay...

 

[stephen]

I shouldn't laugh but..........!!!!!!

I'm sure the owner has other 'toys' to fall back on to cheer him/her up!!

 

[Pete_in_Tassie]

Only a fool would sack the crane driver after $1.45 million has just been spent on his training............
Pete

 

[RDMOTT]

Great pictures specially the splash photo. If that little boat cost 1.45 mil I wonder how much that really big one on the cargo ship is worth!!

 

[chris_girard]

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Geez Louise!!!

I bet the owner lost at least a day's pay...

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MB is probably right.

 

[Colin]

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MB is probably right.

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Yea, I get that a lot.