by Guest » December 29, 2023, 5:17 pm
RCRVRP wrote: ↑December 29, 2023, 1:47 pm
guest wrote: ↑December 29, 2023, 4:42 am
look what happened to the storage load in milwaukee. if that wasnt an insurance job she never woud of been salvaged, put all that money into her and she only sailed a few more seasons
Could you be more specific? I don't know about this incident but it would be interesting to hear the full story.
I believe the poster was referring to the E. M. Ford sinking while laid up at Milwaukee in 1979. There are several write-ups about this accident both on this website and online in addition to some books. Here is one link to an account that Skip Gillham wrote several years ago:
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https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_06/shipwreck.shtml
The Ford did sail for more than a few more seasons after the accident, however, as it was repaired and operated until 1996, although it did spend some significant time at the wall during the intervening years. Regardless, after retirement from active service, it spent another 12 years in Zilwaukee, Michigan, as a cement storage vessel before being sold for scrap in 2008. As such, its owner(s) got several more years of value out of the ship after the accident. I do agree, however, that it is almost certain that an insurance (or lawsuit) settlement played a key role in the vessel being repaired. I seem to recall National Gypsum filing a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee concerning this accident but cannot be certain of this.
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look what happened to the storage load in milwaukee. if that wasnt an insurance job she never woud of been salvaged, put all that money into her and she only sailed a few more seasons
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Could you be more specific? I don't know about this incident but it would be interesting to hear the full story.
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I believe the poster was referring to the E. M. Ford sinking while laid up at Milwaukee in 1979. There are several write-ups about this accident both on this website and online in addition to some books. Here is one link to an account that Skip Gillham wrote several years ago: [code]https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_06/shipwreck.shtml[/code]
The Ford did sail for more than a few more seasons after the accident, however, as it was repaired and operated until 1996, although it did spend some significant time at the wall during the intervening years. Regardless, after retirement from active service, it spent another 12 years in Zilwaukee, Michigan, as a cement storage vessel before being sold for scrap in 2008. As such, its owner(s) got several more years of value out of the ship after the accident. I do agree, however, that it is almost certain that an insurance (or lawsuit) settlement played a key role in the vessel being repaired. I seem to recall National Gypsum filing a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee concerning this accident but cannot be certain of this.