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About Saving a $62M Vessel After a Devastating Tsunami

When a massive 2010 tsunami beached the brand-new research vessel Cabo de Hornos in Chile, it seemed lost forever. This is the story of the incredible engineering feat by Mammoet Salvage, using state-of-the-art Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) to lift the 2,000-ton ship and meticulously carry it back to the sea.

Saving a $62M Vessel After a Devastating Tsunami is presented by Best Documentary. Its listed runtime is 44 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
Saving a $62M Vessel After a Devastating Tsunami
Category
Society
Runtime
44 minutes
Language
English

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