$277 million dollars---scrapped!

[Capt Worley PE]

These extraordinary pictures show how the U.S. Navy is using a crane to dismantle one of its ships which is stranded on a reef in the Philippines.

The minesweeper USS Guardian yesterday had its entire bow, or front section, cut off and removed.

Photographs of the large-scale operation show the ship's extraordinary wooden hull as well as providing a fascinating cross-section of the 225ft vessel.

Cool pics at link...

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2299808/USS-Guardian-Wooden-ship-stuck-reef-Philippines-dismantled.html#ixzz2OrXNLi7X

 

[Supe]

That's some big wood.

 

[Ble_PE]

^That's what she said.

 

[Master slacker]

I bet the wood could feel more of the wet beatings with its outer protection removed.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

In the end, the wood was limp and useless.

It was no good to anyone.

 

[Dleg]

Dang. I bet someone lost his or her job over that...