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T Tiki-bot Member Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1345	T Tiki-bot Posted posted on Sun, Jul 13, 2003 3:12 PM Thanks for all the info Martin - I feel like I just watched Modern Marvels :) In fact, that series did a great show on shipping technology through the ages. They talked about those corner-lock thingies, but I didn't realize that's all they use on above-deck containers for ships at sea. Apparently working around the containers on the docks is one of the most hazardous jobs there is. Speaking of rocking boats, I'm amazed at this pic I found at the National Archives last year: I believe it's the USS Yorktown during WW2. Amazing to see a big ship like that get knocked around like a toy boat. (I'm pretty sure this is during transit and not after it's damage at Midway. It's one of a series of shots where it's nose-up, then down, etc.) BTW, Martin, I'd KILL to get a tour of a container loading facility. Do you ever get (have) to do that? Tiki-bot [ Edited by: Tiki-bot on 2003-07-13 15:14 ]

Thanks for all the info Martin - I feel like I just watched Modern Marvels :)
In fact, that series did a great show on shipping technology through the ages. They talked about those corner-lock thingies, but I didn't realize that's all they use on above-deck containers for ships at sea. Apparently working around the containers on the docks is one of the most hazardous jobs there is.

Speaking of rocking boats, I'm amazed at this pic I found at the National Archives last year:

I believe it's the USS Yorktown during WW2. Amazing to see a big ship like that get knocked around like a toy boat. (I'm pretty sure this is during transit and not after it's damage at Midway. It's one of a series of shots where it's nose-up, then down, etc.)

BTW, Martin, I'd KILL to get a tour of a container loading facility. Do you ever get (have) to do that?

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[ Edited by: Tiki-bot on 2003-07-13 15:14 ]

Post #42826 by Tiki-bot on Sun, Jul 13, 2003 3:12 PM