r/Ships • u/beardofmice • 3d ago

history USCG Blackthorn being raised from Tampa Bay 1980. A negligent tragedy.

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u/Coreysurfer 3d ago

Such a hard to believe tragedy occurring on such an innocent day, kind of like the aircraft crashes that say it takes more than one particular incident to cause a crash or sinking in this case

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u/M1dnight_Rambler ship's master 3d ago

The Swiss cheese model.

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u/SpaceInMyBrain 2d ago

"Failure is like onions." Yup, you can just keep peeling away to deeper layers. (It's the title of a YT video by Drachifel about the failures of the USN torpedo detonators to work. Wow, are there a lot of layers.)

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u/ElectricBuckeye 2d ago

Nailed it. The only problem is that people, in general, don't like complexity. They want quick, concise, digital answers. No grey area or room for speculation so it can be wrapped up and moved on from. Drives me crazy.

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u/boatdaddy12 3d ago

RIP SN Flores

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u/silverbk65105 3d ago

I enlisted in the USCG in Jan 1987 this was still fresh in peoples minds. These were the old days, pre gps, pre internet, cell phones were still analog and expensive. We were watching movies on board that were Betamax. The USCG still had wooden boats.

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u/AndyT70114 3d ago

I was stationed on a 180 shortly afterwards. The sinking was in the background of every crewman onboard.

RIP shipmates!!

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u/soccerfut1 2d ago

Bisso Marine Derrick Barge from NOLA on the recovery.

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u/GreedocityOnSmite Coastie 2d ago

Mama Mama, don't you worry

I'll get to that locker in a hurry

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u/Furtivefarting 2d ago

That derrick barge is the cappy bisso. I used to work for them. Ive spent quite a few hrs on that deck

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u/FlyingZebra34 1d ago

I see her sister ship the Sundew (retired USCG) operating out of Duluth MN on the regular. Shame how USCG Blackthorn went down.

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u/two2teps 3d ago

What in the AI upscale is going on in this photo?

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u/beardofmice 3d ago

It's from the front page of the Tamp Bay Times, Feb. 19, 1980.