The Front Fell Off... Apparently

[VirginPendolino390]

http://www.hutton-web-design.co.uk/tanker.html

 

[BStyles]

Could this get any funnier?!!? Did this actually happen?

 

[Stormscape]

This is in fact a comedy skit, I personally found it hilarious.
"The ones where the front doesn't fall off."

"Well some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off."

 

[VirginPendolino390]

Could this get any funnier?!!? Did this actually happen?

Am Not Sure! I Got It From A Friend!

 

[patchy]

Am Not Sure! I Got It From A Friend!

it did really happen off western australia 10-15years ago.
i can't remember the names of the commedians, they use to appear every friday night on assuie tv and do a skit on something that happened in the
news.

cheers, patchy

 

[BStyles]

Hah! I wonder what a ship with no front looks like.....

 

[Midland]

The bald dude is John Clarke, a very funny New Zealand comedian who moved to Australia and became even funnier. He epitomises the strange laconic humour indigenous to Australia and New Zealand which if you've never encountered it before can be a bit baffling. This man is a master of it. He did a series on the Olympic Games in Australia which was absolutely hilarious.





Cheers

Nix

 

[collinsl]

:hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe:Oh, whoops! I've used up my smiley allowance laughing at this! Very funny!

 

[Bill69]

This is in fact a comedy skit, I personally found it hilarious.
"The ones where the front doesn't fall off."

"Well some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off."

Yeh, and they are not allowed to built with cardboard, paper, string or selotape.

Bill69,

 

[Dermmy]

ltipmp

iirc those two still do a skit like that every Friday night to close a current affairs show, but that one is classic!

 

[Ferrous]

:hehe: :hehe:

 

[TucsonCoyote]

Whoops it did fall off.

Well this is what a ship looks like when its bow falls off:

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Seems they're right... it did fall off.

Tucsoncoyote--​

 

[VirginPendolino390]

Hmm, Is It Unusual For A Wave To Hit It At Sea...:hehe:

 

[WileeCoyote]

Oh dear, this is like an Aussie version of Monty Python, only better!:hehe:

WileeCoyote

 

[steamboateng]

As a retred marine engineer, 30 years as sea, with more than a few tanker decks under foot, I can assure you that with proper inpections and maintenance, the 'front' (or, pointy end) never falls off. Nor does the back (or, not pointy end). Proper priming, painting and sealing of any "cardboard, paper, string or celotape' stuctural members should adequately protect against the occasional (rogue?) wave.
The rare occurance of the front (pionty end) falling off is cosidered a 'design flaw' and usually not easily remidied by the crew, who learn to 'sail' with it. Crews don't like it.
Owner companies dislike having large peices of ship falling off and going thier own way. Particularly, the pointy end. This makes for very inefficent
faring below the waterline, resuting in higher operating costs, particularty fuel oil consumption. And we all know what that costs.
Insurance companies don't like it.
Safety underwriters don't like it.
Regulatory agencies don't lik it.
National and local governments don't like it.
Barristers and lawyers generally do.
So do Australian comedians!

Regards !!!

 

[crman123]

Thanks for sharing this, I found it VERY enjoyable!

 

[JCitron]

This was like a Graham Chapman and John Cleese sketch from the Monty Python Flying Circus. It's too bad they don't import some of these videos into the US. I would like to see more.

John