The Last Great Whaling Ship, Repaired Because of Lasers [Ships]

Inbuilt 1841, you’d expect that the last ever wooden whaling ship would wish somewhat patching up by now. Luckily, state-of-the-art 3D laser systems are available, in a position to scan for weak structural points short of fixing.

The above scan is the end result of that system, and managed to pinpoint $10 million worth of repairwork needed for the Charles W. Morgan, before that’s fit for the seas again (said to be by the top of 2012).

Some might argue that it’s going to be shipped out to the boat graveyard, but there’s an obvious vested interest in something as historical as this. Not that it’ll slip back onto the seas for a niche of whaling, in fact. [New Scientist]

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