# Oil tanker snaps in half. Countries wouldn't let them to port?!?

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**Created:** [November 19, 2002, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-tanker-snaps-in-half-countries-wouldnt-let-them-to-port/137516 "2002-11-19T13:45:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-tanker-snaps-in-half-countries-wouldnt-let-them-to-port/137516/41 "2002-11-23T00:07:17Z")

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I was once shown a little video that the salvors of the Kirki put together for their own (and the salvage arbitration panel’s) amusement. It was called “What Really Happened”

[Shot of salvage operator in back of a chopper, sitting in his harness on the edge of the chopper deck, with his legs out]

“Mate, have I got time for a last fag, over?”

[Pilot] “Yeah, but make it quick, we’ll be on scene in a 3 minutes, over”

[Shot of salvage op, lighting up]

[Pilot] “Better get that fag out, mate, we’re nearly there, over”

[Shot of salvage op desperately getting his few last drags in]

[Pilot again “Have you got that smoke out, over?”

“Just a second, mate”

“Put the bloody thing out, NOW. We’re nearly there, over”

“Yeah righto, righto, don’t get your knickers in a twist”

[Shot of salvage op taking one last drag, and throwing the fag end out of the chopper]

[Cut to footage of front of Kirki, bow broken away, oil going everywhere. BOOM! The whole front of the ship goes up in a ball of flame]

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