better repair we’re we’re the rudder a pair we’re working on this rudder that’s
pair we’re working on this rudder that’s
pair we’re working on this rudder that’s been damaged in the bottom of ship yeah
been damaged in the bottom of ship yeah
been damaged in the bottom of ship yeah they ran aground off the coast of Brazil
they ran aground off the coast of Brazil
they ran aground off the coast of Brazil and they towed it about a thousand
and they towed it about a thousand
and they towed it about a thousand nautical miles to course out because
nautical miles to course out because
nautical miles to course out because there’s a port there and they’re in
there’s a port there and they’re in
there’s a port there and they’re in courser we’re trying to repair this
courser we’re trying to repair this
courser we’re trying to repair this rudder on the bottom of the ship without
rudder on the bottom of the ship without
rudder on the bottom of the ship without taking the ship out of the water which
taking the ship out of the water which
taking the ship out of the water which is a real challenge and normally put
is a real challenge and normally put
is a real challenge and normally put that ship and drydock to do this work
that ship and drydock to do this work
that ship and drydock to do this work but the ship’s full of iron ore on its
but the ship’s full of iron ore on its
but the ship’s full of iron ore on its way to China it’s worth a lot of money
way to China it’s worth a lot of money
way to China it’s worth a lot of money they don’t want to unload it they want
they don’t want to unload it they want
they don’t want to unload it they want to get done fast
to get done fast
to get done fast so we’re trying to work underwater to
so we’re trying to work underwater to
so we’re trying to work underwater to cut this 50 ton rudder off get it get it
cut this 50 ton rudder off get it get it
cut this 50 ton rudder off get it get it floated up to the surface and there’s a
floated up to the surface and there’s a
floated up to the surface and there’s a whole system of welding and pad eyes and
whole system of welding and pad eyes and
whole system of welding and pad eyes and putting in the chain falls and trying to
putting in the chain falls and trying to
putting in the chain falls and trying to slowly lower it out but I ran into a lot
slowly lower it out but I ran into a lot
slowly lower it out but I ran into a lot of obstacles that was so mangled once we
of obstacles that was so mangled once we
of obstacles that was so mangled once we did our first inspected I have the whole
did our first inspected I have the whole
did our first inspected I have the whole rudder was so mango from hitting the
rudder was so mango from hitting the
rudder was so mango from hitting the bottom was just completely bent up but
bottom was just completely bent up but
bottom was just completely bent up but we got down there we’re trying to use
we got down there we’re trying to use
we got down there we’re trying to use ultra thermic gouging to alter thermic
ultra thermic gouging to alter thermic
ultra thermic gouging to alter thermic rods to try to cut out big sections of
rods to try to cut out big sections of
rods to try to cut out big sections of Steel we tried to do several different
Steel we tried to do several different
Steel we tried to do several different tricks to internal busted loose
tricks to internal busted loose
tricks to internal busted loose ultimately we had to bring in a diamond
ultimately we had to bring in a diamond
ultimately we had to bring in a diamond wire saw and cut the whole thing off
wire saw and cut the whole thing off
wire saw and cut the whole thing off I want to give away too much of the
I want to give away too much of the
I want to give away too much of the story but we do eventually persevere but
story but we do eventually persevere but
story but we do eventually persevere but just suffice it to say there’s there’s a
just suffice it to say there’s there’s a
just suffice it to say there’s there’s a lot of water
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