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Mechanical Failure - Petographer - Dec 15, 2004

This after noon at work a 12.5 ton crane tipped over beside the boat I was working on. It was lifting a steel tank from a flatbed when one of the downriggers let go. Fortunately the operator was unhurt as he fell out of the cab onto his butt. When we got the word everyone was ok the big concern was to contain the fuel spill. I just happen to have my camera with me and was able to get photos minutes after it happened.

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Mechanical Failure - shuttertalk - Dec 15, 2004

Wow great shots, Colin! Nothing like being "in the moment" eh?

I got forwarded this email yesterday which was strikingly similar...

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Mechanical Failure - Petographer - Dec 15, 2004

Yes. I've seen that before. Now that is messed up.

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Mechanical Failure - slejhamer - Dec 16, 2004

Yikes!

I'll stick with my desk job, thank you very much.

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Mechanical Failure - Cailean - Dec 16, 2004

So, everyone realizes that the last photo there is faked, right?

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Mechanical Failure - shuttertalk - Dec 16, 2004

Really?? Now that you pointed it out... it does look a bit manipulated...

Would be funny to see the next in sequence though... helicopter comes along to lift the big green truck out... has engine failure and falls in

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Mechanical Failure - Cailean - Dec 17, 2004

shuttertalk Wrote:Really?? Now that you pointed it out... it does look a bit manipulated...

The last pic is actually the 5th pic with the green truck added from the second-to last pic... take a close look at the bystanders and the vehicles in the background...

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Mechanical Failure - shuttertalk - Dec 17, 2004

By golly, you are right!

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