On November 2nd, in Denmark, The Allure of the Seas passes by under a bridge. You may think that this is nothing special, but in reality this event could have turned into a big disaster. The Allure of the Seas is a huge cruise ship that is brand new and traveling to Florida. In order to get to Florida it has to pass through a bridge in Denmark. In order they have to pass through this bridge, the crew needs to lower the smoke stacks, and make the ship sit lower in the water. Luckily the ship passes through with just a foot to spare! The Denmark bridge is not just a small bridge, it is also huge. If the ship were to hit this bridge the whole thing could have fell down, bringing with it the ship and all the people on the bridge. One minor mistake could have cost over a hundred lives. You have to wonder how much planning went into this feat. Also the people of Denmark had to be a little uneasy about this whole situation because it looks like that bridge is one of the more prominent landmarks for Denmark. Losing that bridge would cost a lot of money too! The owner of that ship would not be too happy having to pay for the damage of the ship and the bridge all together. Also I wonder what the people on the ship were thinking at this time.. either they didn't ever think it could hit it, or the could have been really scared hoping to not die right there. I bet you that they all partied soon after that for the rest of the way home. Thankfully it was a success and the disaster was avoided!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/01/cruise.ship.bridge/index.html
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