by ashland69 » March 4, 2021, 9:09 pm
Jared wrote:ashland69 wrote:
Looks like the fire took out what might have been left of the stern cabins. Back in the 60s, I remember on numerous occasions that the cabins were set on fire on purpose to get rid of anything flammable before steel cutting began.
That is an obsolete practice. They set one ablaze near Harsen's Island in the late 1960s during the summer. It backfired as sparks ignited a wildfire that consumed the marshes. I'm sure this fire was not intentional, but it really doesn't matter as the ship is being scrapped anyways. I'm glad to see the old girl giving some sort of act of defiance.
Yes, I know it's no longer practiced. And with that wildfire, I can understand why the practice was stopped. And you're right. Why do such a burn when you're scrapping the ship to begin with.
[quote="Jared"][quote="ashland69"][quote="garbear"]Today at Azcon.
https://kbjr6.com/2021/03/01/duluth-firefighters-respond-to-fire-onboard-decommissioned-ship/[/quote]
Looks like the fire took out what might have been left of the stern cabins. Back in the 60s, I remember on numerous occasions that the cabins were set on fire on purpose to get rid of anything flammable before steel cutting began.[/quote]
That is an obsolete practice. They set one ablaze near Harsen's Island in the late 1960s during the summer. It backfired as sparks ignited a wildfire that consumed the marshes. I'm sure this fire was not intentional, but it really doesn't matter as the ship is being scrapped anyways. I'm glad to see the old girl giving some sort of act of defiance.[/quote]
Yes, I know it's no longer practiced. And with that wildfire, I can understand why the practice was stopped. And you're right. Why do such a burn when you're scrapping the ship to begin with.