North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: More on Sri Lanka fiber outage....
> Suresh Ramasubramanian > It's a break bulk ship - a large container vessel for shipping > extra large or awkwardly sized cargo like coal / fertilizer / > oil pipes etc Built in 1978 and has seen real hard use every > day it's been in service as far as I can see from googling > out the marine registry Length / tonnage? Large cargo ships are worth a million or two in "bulk" just for the raw steel, as long as it's not too rusted. The dismantling of these (they beach full-speed at high-tide on the highest tide of the month) is one of these areas where the boundary between work and slavery is not completely clear. Michel.
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