that tug boat owner - qld hero

[wayno60]

TREV,

As an engineer I would say that lump of boardwalk hitting the bridge with square on impact would do serious damage and be potentially catastrophic to the bridge support structure

Do you really think it would have done that much damage to the bridge? when you see the size of the pilons and how easy the walk way broke up, i thought it might have been a hit and bounce off job?

[champion]

TREV,

Do you really think it would have done that much damage to the bridge? when you see the size of the pilons and how easy the walk way broke up, i thought it might have been a hit and bounce off job?

I think your spot on with that !!

But it did sound good coming from Anna, even i nearly fell for it.

[sleepygreg]

Considering that the bridge is designed to withstand a hit from a ship, I very much doubt that the walkway would have done much damage to the bridge. Though there may have been many other complications from it getting wrapped around the pylons. Kudos to the tug boat skipper for doing the right thing. A top effort from a top bloke.

[turkeyslapper]

I am not detracting from what he did but if that makes you a hero then society is indeed getting soft.

Fishhunter just let it go. Do we all have to run across a firing range to be classified as heroes?

[PinHead]

I am not detracting from what he did but if that makes you a hero then society is indeed getting soft.

so who is a hero ?

[Little grey men]

so who is a hero ?

this guy !