ESP? 737 going down this afternoon.

[Greg S]

I'll let you know how it evolves. I am sure it is going down at noon today so we are going out in my boat to watch from close-up. I'll keep you posted and I hope to have some pictures to post.

Greg S

[Greg S]

The timing was 'right on'. We got the boat launched and travelled the 3 or 4 miles to the site just in time for the plane to go down. There were a few people in the water but nobody was excited. There were piles of boats watching, I'd guess in the range of a couple hundred, and there were lots of rescue boats on hand. Half a dozen or more planes were flying around overhead, a couple helicopters, cameras gallore and several film crews.

It is going to be on the news tonight for sure and I hear that Discovery channel was doing something 'live'. Do they do live stuff on Discovery Channel? Regardless, Discovery Channel was one of the major filming crews and they will eventually have something featured. We loaded our camera with photos and I've loaded them onto the computer. Hopefuly I can get them into the gallery on this site.

I understand that the officials aren't going to alow anyone to bury any of the survivors. :wink:

[DaveB]

I saw it on the news tonight. Couldn't find you though!

Dave

[PaavScan]

Just a bit of history on this aircraft.

Several years ago while the aircraft was parked & ready for transport , during the Xmas break, a pilot decided he wanted some part.

He showed up with a pickup & a set of cutting torches. He tried to cut the cockpit off so it would drop into his truck. He was unable to complete the task "ran out of gas" so he came back the next night with a fresh tank. He was caught when an arriving aircraft radioed in that he saw fire on a parked aircraft. The cutting he did only cut through the skin - the main structure inside was not touched. The fire was from melting aluminum. There were several blobs on the ground.

The cut marks are covered up with banners.

Stuart


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[Greg S]

The aluminum on airplanes isn't worth recycling. They pay you by the pound and the materials in airplanes are so light it wouldn't be worth the effort. Ther're so damn light they defy gravity when they are in good shape.:)

[nakedbarra]

Artificial reefs are pretty good for the environment when planned and installed correctly and make great dive sites.
Andrew