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1. xtc+(OP)[view] [source] 2014-04-18 19:48:53
It's already south of Miami? That's a fast tugboat.
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2. mikeyo+Wa[view] [source] 2014-04-18 22:11:17
>>xtc+(OP)
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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3. toomuc+9g[view] [source] [discussion] 2014-04-18 23:56:05
>>mikeyo+Wa
> * 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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4. xtc+5k[view] [source] [discussion] 2014-04-19 01:27:01
>>toomuc+9g
First a Super Bowl ring, next the first stage of a used rocket.
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