I think it said this happened in the middle east. I'd assume what happened was they used rope and tackle they 'thought' would hold it up.

BOy were they wrong.

Had it happened here in the US, the manufacturer of the rope or tackle would probably be sued and judged liable for making 200# strength rope that COULD NOT handle a 6 ton boat.

On a side note, I've always just assumed if YOU are not in control of the piece of equipment, you should be nowhere NEAR it, yet alone riding on it. Our R/C locomotives can't be ridden by anyone, only the operator.

Last edited by RichinROA; 06/08/07 07:09 PM.
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