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"Catch of The Day"

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On The Scene In Galway, Ireland

A The Cargo Letter Mystery - Solved

With a guest appearance by Herman Munster 

 

October 2004

A Cargo Nightmare Prize Contender

The Time: Winter Day

The Date: October 2004

The Place: In Galway, Ireland

Prolog To Disaster: These amazing photos top our recent contributions -- but Herman Munster proves to be our truth detective - even the real truth is still amazing!
PHOTO #1 -  The quiet of an October 2004 morning at Galway, Ireland has been broken. Walsh's Recovery Service has sent a tow truck to Dock Street.

An unfortunate parking accident sent a small white hatchback into the cold bay waters of Roundstone. Wheels of the car are just to the left of the standing man in the water.

PHOTO #2 - Walsh's Recovery Service will crane from the harbor -- the small white hatchback which has rolled offed the dock.
PHOTO #3 - Walsh's Recovery Service has craned the small white hatchback back toward the dock. Notice, the crane has not extended outriggers. There are no stabilizers on either side of the crane to balance the load. Could the waterside weight exceed the lift stability?
PHOTO #4 - Walsh's Recovery Service has exceeded it's lift and joined the the small white hatchback of the dock! Geeeez!
PHOTO #5 - Walsh's Recovery Service has now managed to compete for a Darwin Award. Walsh's Recovery Service needs some real help!
PHOTO #6 - Enter the Michael Long Truck & Crane Hire--
PHOTO #7 - First the white hatchback is recovered by the huge rig. Note the sturdy outriggers.
PHOTO #8 - Now it's time to recover the Walsh's Recovery Service truck. Here is THE HEAVY LIFT!
PHOTO #9 - DISASTER STRIKES! Both the Walsh's Recovery Service truck & Michael Long Truck & Crane Hire truck tumble into the sea ...... or do they?
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PHOTOS? HOW CAN YOU TELL?

(complete your investigation above & then read below)

 PHOTOS #10, #11, & #12 Are Grouped Below
PHOTOS #10, #11, & #12 Are Grouped Above -
MYSTERY SOLVED - Here Are The Answers:
A.] Note the white Zodiac is seen along side the red fishing boat in Pictures #1,#2, #3, #4 & #5 -- but it has sailed by the time the Michael Long Truck & Crane Hire truck arrives in Photo #6.

B.] Did the white Zodiac return along side the red fishing boat just before the final disaster occurs in Photos #9 & #12? The answer is "no".

C.] Study Photo #5 -- on the extreme right, it appears that the famous T.V. personality Herman Munster, wearing a brown shirt, is speaking to a man who is wearing a beret & dark coat. Now check Photos #9 & #12 to again see Herman & his beret wearing pal. Indeed, these are the only photos of Herman in the entire set. Why?

D.] The Final Answer: Photo #5 provided the only view of the dock that could be used by some jolly "Photoshop" user as a "blank canvas" -- on which to electronically "paint" a fake Michael Long Truck & Crane Hire truck as if it were falling off the dock. Photo #5 was faked to make Photo #9 & #12 -- the Michael Long Truck & Crane Hire truck did not really fall.

Poor Michael Long has taken undeserved mocking on the Internet photo circuit since late October 2004. With well deserved thanks to The Munsters, Michael Long has now been cleared!


The Dedication of This Feature Is Simple: Apology to the Michael Long Truck & Crane Hire!
The Walsh's Recovery Service truck was safely recovered after all -- IT WAS THE CATCH OF THE DAY !


SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by air & sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs brokerIt's dangerous out there.


INDEX TO OUR "Catch of The Day" PAGE SPECIAL FEATURES:

Darwin Awards
Darwin Awards By Year

Darwin Awards Original Website

Galway, Ireland

Galway Harbor

Galway Map

Galway News

Galway Photo Gallery

Galway Sights

Galway Live Webcam

Galway Transport

Galway's "Crane Bar" - fitting

Roundstone -district where the loss occurred

Herman Munster - for his guest appearance


Thanks To Our Contributors For The "Catch of The Day" Feature:
Anonymous*

Pat Rivers-Bowerman, Kingston Peninsula, New Brunswick

Karen Dakan

Jeffrey C. Hicks, Esq. Hicks, Mullett & Gregg, PLLC, Lansing, MI

S. Kahnenbley, DAKOSY Datenkommunikationssystem AG, Hamburg

Lee Thorsen, Vice President, Avalon Risk Management, Chicago, IL

Ben McKnew

Randy Waskin, MD, Ringle, WI

* Anonymous contributor(s) who wish to be anonymous


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