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That Russian spy-boat Elon Musk tweeted about seems to be moving away from Cape Canaveral: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-79.71987/centery:2

• xtc 13y ago
  It's already south of Miami? That's a fast tugboat.
  • mikeyouse 13y ago
    Tugboat was a very generous description: Some pictures: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/photo_keywords:8613334/ship_name:NIKOLAY%20CHIKER http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/photo_keywor... From a Naval Book: http://books.google.com/books?id=tkGDkpkQh-sC&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272&dq=NIKOLAY+CHIKER&source=bl&ots=fuMbwXvqrG&sig=hMz0PcBZOOSw1gEniNWq3X2peKk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kqRRU5mZK8GsyASW5oKAAw&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBDge#v=onepage&q=NIKOLAY%20CHIKER&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=tkGDkpkQh-sC&pg=PA272&lpg=P... * 4 diesel engines * 24,480bhp, 2 shafts * 18 knot cruising speed * World's most powerful salvage tug (at the time) * Two 8-ton cranes, one 3-ton crane
    • toomuchtodo 13y ago
      > * World's most powerful salvage tug (at the time) > * Two 8-ton cranes, one 3-ton crane I had joked on Reddit in the CR3 thread that Putin would brazenly try to snag the first stage. Now it doesn't seem so funny.
      • xtc 13y ago
        First a Super Bowl ring, next the first stage of a used rocket.