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Old Jan 17, 2012, 6:41 am
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Originally Posted by DanJ
Thinking back to cheesy movies of my youth, like Airport 70-something and Raise The Titanic, I wonder if they can put big balloons under the starboard side of the ship, inflate those and tilt the ship back up on it's keel, allowing the water to settle into the lower levels of the ship, where it can then be pumped out. I'm positive there is going to be a documetary on this, and I can't wait to see it.
Looks like what they are looking at according to the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16573312
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