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re: The SS United States had departed Mobile,AL and will sink 11/12/2026
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:28 pm to EagleEye99
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:28 pm to EagleEye99
Something I would imagine had to have gone wrong for this to still be going on. I seriously doubt they want to sink this thing without any daylight due to safety.
I wonder if they’re contemplating holding off on doing this until the early morning
I wonder if they’re contemplating holding off on doing this until the early morning
This post was edited on 11/11/26 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:31 pm to Henry Jones Jr
I agree. She doesn’t want to go.
Read elsewhere that she wants to lay on her side and flip so they are using the tugs to keep her upright.
Read elsewhere that she wants to lay on her side and flip so they are using the tugs to keep her upright.
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:31 pm to weagle1999
Well this is boring as shite
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:32 pm to Henry Jones Jr
her designer and builders built her so she would be difficult to sink. Her secondary(more like 1a and 1b) role was to be a high-speed troop transport
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:33 pm to weagle1999
quote:Ive been wondering why that tugboat has been running up against it. That makes sense
Read elsewhere that she wants to lay on her side and flip so they are using the tugs to keep her upright.
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:34 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:
I wonder if they’re contemplating holding off on doing this until the early morning
Is there any turning back now?
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:37 pm to LSUBoo
Probably not.
I was wondering why they didn’t just use explosives earlier. Then I was thinking if they did that, it would probably compromise the structure and that would prevent anyone from being able to dive down to it
I was wondering why they didn’t just use explosives earlier. Then I was thinking if they did that, it would probably compromise the structure and that would prevent anyone from being able to dive down to it
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:42 pm to Henry Jones Jr
A series of well placed explosives on the bottom of the hull would have been effective (I think) and probably buried the sharp edges on the bottom.
No idea how feasible that is though, sinking big arse ships isn't on my resumé.
No idea how feasible that is though, sinking big arse ships isn't on my resumé.
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:43 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Yea they are trying to keep it fully intact and upright on floor of GOA. Think that’s why it’s going so slowly. That or they severely underestimated the capacity of inflow needed to sink her on a planned daylight event.
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:44 pm to EagleEye99
Long day for the safety personnel....
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:45 pm to EagleEye99
IF this mother doesn't sink soon---- I don't even want to think of the Titanic conspiracy theories coming out!!!!
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:46 pm to EagleEye99
She is also made of a lot of aluminum apparently.
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:52 pm to EagleEye99
Its really difficult to sink a ship intact. You have to fully flood every single void to avoid collapse from water pressure. You can't fill it faster than the air can escape. Its damned difficult to do.
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:56 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
So it’s apparently actively sinking, it’s just going way slower than expected. It’s apparently only sunk 4 feet in 2 hours. Once it reached those port holes though it will go pretty quick
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:58 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Is the crew working on this sinking the same crew that botched that execution in Tennessee?
Posted on 11/11/26 at 7:03 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Yea they showed a couple of drone shots of main deck from above that are wide open multiple floors down into hull, probably in the vicinity of the doors on side to vent her. She’ll go quickly when water level get there. She was also equipped with many portholes at each level and all of that glass has been removed to help vent her as well as she sinks.
This post was edited on 11/11/26 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 11/11/26 at 7:16 pm to weagle1999
quote:
Read elsewhere that she wants to lay on her side and flip so they are using the tugs to keep her upright.
I hope they sent for more fuel
Posted on 11/11/26 at 7:17 pm to EagleEye99
I got the local watering hole dialed in… 
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 11/11/26 at 7:25 pm to Clyde Tipton
I think they’re flooding with flex seal
Posted on 11/11/26 at 7:30 pm to Clyde Tipton
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