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Title: Does anyone else remember this?
Post by: Hawkmoon on July 03, 2022, 06:06:03 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcWRO2pyLA8

I wasn't there, of course, but I certainly remember when it was dominating the news.

Title: Re: Does anyone else remember this?
Post by: Ben on July 03, 2022, 06:24:01 PM

Wow! I'd never heard of it. That is wild. It's a miracle that no one died. The miners had brass balls to sit and wait for that elevator. I'm wondering how the tug boat crew got to safety if their boat was already caught in the whirlpool.

Title: Re: Does anyone else remember this?
Post by: dogmush on July 03, 2022, 06:25:09 PM

No, but I have read about it before.

Title: Re: Does anyone else remember this?
Post by: BobR on July 03, 2022, 07:55:25 PM

This one comes up on engineering disaster type TV shows on a regular basis.

bob