According to police, the aquarium - known as the AquaDom, exploded early in the morning. Two people injured by glass shards were taken to a local hospital. Around 100 firefighters arrived on scene, which is currently under investigation.
Firefighters? Should they have called the coast guard?
The incident caused "incredible maritime damage," according to the police, who noted that the aquarium held around 100 species of tropical fish.
"Incredible Maritime Damage." Truly stupid phrase of the day.
The hotel restaurant - Special all week!
Baked fish
Fried fish
Fillet of fish
Fish soup
Fish nuggets
Fish tacos
Fish and chips
Somewhere there's a few engineers that are packing their bags and more than a few attorneys heading for Berlin.
ReplyDeleteThat's like a million KG in weight. aka 2.2M in pounds. I hope there's some video.
ReplyDeleteThis was clearly the result of climate change.
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Click on the link, it's interesting. But how thick was the glass?
ReplyDeleteJames Bond had a sonic ring that shattered glass in one of his movies
ReplyDeleteWhile not cylindrical, pretty much every Bass Pro Shop has a giant aquarium. I've always wondered about the damage that that much water would do to a place.
ReplyDeleteBut what do I know....I live in a desert.
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When I saw, "all sorts of debris from bellhop trolleys..." I couldn't help but think "what about the bellhops themselves?" Or anyone in the lobby area?
ReplyDeleteI read that it happened in the early morning hours, the guests were still in their rooms. Over 2 million pounds of water would have killed anyone in the vicinity.
DeleteWhat were they thinking when they built that thing? After all, you would think somebody would have had the thought go through their mind about what would happen when, not if, the thing fails. It was filled with tropical fish, so that means it was filled with salt water which is more corrosive than water from a stream or lake, and was approaching 20 years old (opened in 2003).
ReplyDeleteI heard of the radio, that due to the energy crisis in Germany, that the temps in the hotel were very low.
ReplyDeleteWho knows?
First tidal wave to hit central Germany
ReplyDeleteWas made from acrylic. As mentioned, temps were low. Likely outside the design parameters.
ReplyDeleteThere are another 500 fish in the basement that are at risk since there now electricity to run their filters, etc.
Little boy, please don't tap on the glass.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone save one of those fishes? Catch and release.
ReplyDeleteSomeone is gonna be waking up saying
ReplyDeleteOhhMyGOD!! I Said Maritime damage,,,
It was sabotage by Japanese expats in search of free sushi.
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