July 15, 2007: Megatanker beached in Australia

Undertoad · 07-15-2007, 12:08 PM

This remarkable shot is breathtaking! It does compress space a little, but there's no mistaking that this giant megatanker wound up sitting a lot closer to humanity than intended.

The Pasha Bulker wound up in this condition near Newcastle, Aus, for almost the entire month of June. Their mistake: ignoring warnings to head out to sea in advance of a major storm.

By the time they were grounded, they had to actually further ground it in advance off yet another storm. They pushed it parallel to the beach, so that it wouldn't sink entirely and release 700,000 tons of fuel oil into the water.

This then took multiple tries to get the thing back floating.

freshnesschronic · 07-15-2007, 12:58 PM

Damn, homie.

For some reason, it looks photoshopped.....anyone else think so?

zippyt · 07-15-2007, 01:04 PM

All thats missing is some redneck shooting roman candles at it !!!!!

" hey Ya'll WATCH THIS !!!! "

WHOOOOOOM !!!!!!!

Undertoad · 07-15-2007, 01:13 PM

It's not PSed, it's just a long lens. This brings the background closer than the scale we're used to, but it also puts the big huge item into relation with all the other things around it.

It's more information than most of the photos in this slideshow. Most of the shots there fail to tell the story.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-15-2007, 01:36 PM

The bow is all the way in to where the waves are breaking, so it must be empty. Thankfully it's a coal carrier and not a tanker.
I wonder if Cyclefrance's fault? The Pasha probably ran aground while he was peddling his ass around Wipers.

Flint · 07-15-2007, 02:40 PM

Wow. When I first scrolled down the page, I thought this was two different photographs. I had to go back up to catch the fact that this all happens in the same frame. I'm looking at it now, and it still doesn't seem real. This one really skews your sense of perspective, and the relationship your eye expects between objects. Man. What a trip.

BeltNah · 07-15-2007, 04:44 PM

I actually went and had a look at it.. This and one other photo are the only ones I have seen that do it justice. The guy that owns the kiosk there is making a killing in sales he can't keep up.. He didn't want it to go.

piercehawkeye45 · 07-15-2007, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Wow. When I first scrolled down the page, I thought this was two different photographs.

That is what I thought too.

What does not belong in this picture?

spudcon · 07-15-2007, 05:13 PM

Also shot with the long lens was the captain of the Pasha Bulker headed to town for some spinach. He wasn't photoshopped either.
spudcon1.mysite.com/cgi-bin/i/images/pasha_bulker1.jpg

spudcon · 07-15-2007, 05:14 PM

http://spudcon1.mysite.com/cgi-bin/i/images/pasha_bulker1.jpg[/IMG]

07-15-2007, 06:06 PM

xoxoxoBruce · 07-15-2007, 06:46 PM

The Captain must have tripped over their roof.

DanaC · 07-15-2007, 08:14 PM

lol rage.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-15-2007, 09:43 PM

That's Spudcon's picture Dana.

Uisge Beatha · 07-16-2007, 05:50 AM

Nobody has said it yet? Okay, I'll do it - life's a beach!

07-15-2007, 12:08 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	July 15, 2007: Megatanker beached in Australia This remarkable shot is breathtaking! It does compress space a little, but there's no mistaking that this giant megatanker wound up sitting a lot closer to humanity than intended. The Pasha Bulker wound up in this condition near Newcastle, Aus, for almost the entire month of June. Their mistake: ignoring warnings to head out to sea in advance of a major storm. By the time they were grounded, they had to actually further ground it in advance off yet another storm. They pushed it parallel to the beach, so that it wouldn't sink entirely and release 700,000 tons of fuel oil into the water. This then took multiple tries to get the thing back floating.

07-15-2007, 01:04 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	All thats missing is some redneck shooting roman candles at it !!!!! " hey Ya'll WATCH THIS !!!! " WHOOOOOOM !!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-15-2007, 01:36 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The bow is all the way in to where the waves are breaking, so it must be empty. Thankfully it's a coal carrier and not a tanker. I wonder if Cyclefrance's fault? The Pasha probably ran aground while he was peddling his ass around Wipers. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-15-2007, 02:40 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Wow. When I first scrolled down the page, I thought this was two different photographs. I had to go back up to catch the fact that this all happens in the same frame. I'm looking at it now, and it still doesn't seem real. This one really skews your sense of perspective, and the relationship your eye expects between objects. Man. What a trip. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-15-2007, 05:13 PM	#9
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Also shot with the long lens was the captain of the Pasha Bulker headed to town for some spinach. He wasn't photoshopped either. spudcon1.mysite.com/cgi-bin/i/images/pasha_bulker1.jpg Last edited by spudcon; 07-15-2007 at 05:18 PM. Reason: photo not displayed

07-15-2007, 12:58 PM	#2
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Damn, homie. For some reason, it looks photoshopped.....anyone else think so?

07-15-2007, 01:13 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's not PSed, it's just a long lens. This brings the background closer than the scale we're used to, but it also puts the big huge item into relation with all the other things around it. It's more information than most of the photos in this slideshow. Most of the shots there fail to tell the story.

07-15-2007, 04:44 PM	#7
BeltNah Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 37	I actually went and had a look at it.. This and one other photo are the only ones I have seen that do it justice. The guy that owns the kiosk there is making a killing in sales he can't keep up.. He didn't want it to go.

07-15-2007, 05:14 PM	#10
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	http://spudcon1.mysite.com/cgi-bin/i/images/pasha_bulker1.jpg[/IMG]

07-15-2007, 06:46 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The Captain must have tripped over their roof. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-15-2007, 08:14 PM	#13
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	lol rage.

07-15-2007, 09:43 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's Spudcon's picture Dana. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-16-2007, 05:50 AM	#15
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Nobody has said it yet? Okay, I'll do it - life's a beach!

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