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1. Luc+be[view] [source] 2014-04-18 18:32:39
>>ColinW+(OP)
That Russian spy-boat Elon Musk tweeted about seems to be moving away from Cape Canaveral:

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-79.71987/c...

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/457190623640969216

Anyone know where the stage is supposed to be coming down?

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2. xtc+nk[view] [source] 2014-04-18 19:48:53
>>Luc+be
It's already south of Miami? That's a fast tugboat.
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3. mikeyo+jv[view] [source] 2014-04-18 22:11:17
>>xtc+nk
Tugboat was a very generous description:

Some pictures: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/photo_keywor...

From a Naval Book:

http://books.google.com/books?id=tkGDkpkQh-sC&pg=PA272&lpg=P...

* 4 diesel engines

* 24,480bhp, 2 shafts

* 18 knot cruising speed

* World's most powerful salvage tug (at the time)

* Two 8-ton cranes, one 3-ton crane

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4. toomuc+wA[view] [source] 2014-04-18 23:56:05
>>mikeyo+jv
> * World's most powerful salvage tug (at the time)

> * Two 8-ton cranes, one 3-ton crane

I had joked on Reddit in the CR3 thread that Putin would brazenly try to snag the first stage. Now it doesn't seem so funny.

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5. xtc+sE[view] [source] 2014-04-19 01:27:01
>>toomuc+wA
First a Super Bowl ring, next the first stage of a used rocket.
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