Retrieving wreckage from AirAsia Flight To Singapore- no survivors recovered #2

[SouthAussie]

Compare these ..... (Korean ferry disaster - three cranes were put in place in one day)

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304311204579506651977247372


With this .... (presumably the Banda Aceh is attached to that long rope)

http://www.thedailystar.net/online/airasia-plane-tail-lifted-from-seabed-59248

 

[newone]

excellent contrast SA

From what we have seen Indonesia seems to be either woefully shortsighted or underequipped or combo of both.....

There are nations that have arrived to offer assistance with some of their toys to the region.
By now they (Indonesia) must realize ''the whole world'' has noticed that this recovery has not showcased their ''strengths'' but has underscored their shortcomings.

 

[Snoods]

Compare these ..... (Korean ferry disaster - three cranes were put in place in one day)

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304311204579506651977247372


With this ....

http://www.thedailystar.net/online/airasia-plane-tail-lifted-from-seabed-59248

Wow, just wow..the juxtaposition is ludicrous. Are they going to tow it to shore with their dinghies? SMH.

 

[SouthAussie]

"Yes, the tail is already on the surface," Supriyadi, operations coordinator for the National Search and Rescue Agency, told reporters in the town of Pangkalan Bun, the base for the search effort on Borneo.

"It's currently being brought close to a ship and then it will be towed. And then they want to search for the black box."

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/i...il-crashed-airasia-plane#sthash.RgrNGK87.dpuf


Towed ... towed!! :gasp:

Towed where? How far? In those seas, in that bad weather? Hang in there, black boxes (and everything else inside). You've got another ride to endure!

 

[Snoods]

excellent contrast SA

From what we have seen Indonesia seems to be either woefully shortsighted or underequipped or combo of both.....

There are nations that have arrived to offer assistance with some of their toys to the region.
By now they (Indonesia) must realize ''the whole world'' has noticed that this recovery has not showcased their ''strengths'' but has underscored their shortcomings.

BBM Well said, newone. This fiasco has gone on far too long.

 

[Snoods]

"Yes, the tail is already on the surface," Supriyadi, operations coordinator for the National Search and Rescue Agency, told reporters in the town of Pangkalan Bun, the base for the search effort on Borneo.

"It's currently being brought close to a ship and then it will be towed. And then they want to search for the black box."

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/i...il-crashed-airasia-plane#sthash.RgrNGK87.dpuf


Towed ... towed!! :gasp:

Towed where? How far? In those seas, in that bad weather?

They ARE going to tow it? Oh no, they must read here! I was keeding, keeding!

 

[MsFacetious]

Let's give em some credit. Maybe they duct taped the hole shut or something. :facepalm:

 

[SouthAussie]

They ARE going to tow it? Oh no, they must read here! I was keeding, keeding!

Stop saying these things, Snoods. :slap: They take you seriously!

 

[newone]

:gaah:

"Yes, the tail is already on the surface," Supriyadi, operations coordinator for the National Search and Rescue Agency, told reporters in the town of Pangkalan Bun, the base for the search effort on Borneo.

"It's currently being brought close to a ship and then it will be towed. And then they want to search for the black box."

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/i...il-crashed-airasia-plane#sthash.RgrNGK87.dpuf


Towed ... towed!! :gasp:

Towed where? How far? In those seas, in that bad weather? Hang in there, black boxes (and everything else inside). You've got another ride to endure!

fell off my chair......you have got to be kidding.....OMG.......psst .....the whole world is watching.....no face saving possible

 

[newone]

In need of a drink......((wine cellar empty here - dang))

 

[Snoods]

Stop saying these things, Snoods. :slap: They take you seriously!

Crane? We spit on crane. We don't need a stinkin' crane. We have dinghies and balloons. And lots of medals.

 

[MsFacetious]

In need of a drink......((wine cellar empty here - dang))

In need of a drink - baby on board here. :baby:

 

[SouthAussie]

"The divers looked for the black box but they didn't find it," Mr Supriyadi said.

"But it has to be checked again. Lifted and checked again."

He said it could take up to 15 hours to tow the tail to land.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-...es-tail-lifted-to-surface-of-java-sea/6010530


I just can't freaking believe it. I'm stunned ..... :shakehead:

 

[newone]

I just hate to think of their home improvement shows.

 

[Snoods]

In need of a drink - baby on board here. :baby:

Awww congrats MsFacetious!

 

[newone]

"The divers looked for the black box but they didn't find it," Mr Supriyadi said.

"But it has to be checked again. Lifted and checked again."

He said it could take up to 15 hours to tow the tail to land.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-...es-tail-lifted-to-surface-of-java-sea/6010530


I just can't freaking believe it. I'm stunned ..... :shakehead:

me too -- almost seems intentional -- maybe they plan to ditch it in deeper water

 

[SouthAussie]

They'll probably get another medal for this .. to add to the heavy weights already on their uniforms.

 

[newone]

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608021619813713493&pid=15.1&H=106&W=160



one of these with nets would have done the job

this was used in Malaysia for construction

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...kyBuiltTower.jpg/640px-SikorskyBuiltTower.jpg


can't imbed ((all thumbs))

 

[newone]

this is the same group that doesn't like choppy water -- just wow.....

 

[SouthAussie]

Who made that Airbus ... France? Time to step in, France, and tell/plead/beg these .. ahem .. people .. tell them that the tail and its contents may not withstand a 15 hour tow-job in those 'strong currents', in those 'big waves' .... after the stress they have already been through.

I picture a young child dragging a toy plane around with a piece of string on the ground or in a pond, and ... whoops ... the string breaks, or the plane breaks apart, things fall off/out.