Sunken boat raised by pingpong balls

A 24-foot sailboat was raised Thursday from the murky depths of Monterey Harbor by divers who filled its hull with pingpong balls. —Kevin HoweSunken boat raised by pingpong balls (Monterey Herald)

2 thoughts on “Sunken boat raised by pingpong balls

  1. I Googled “donald duck ‘ping pong balls'” and found plenty of references. According to this page, it apparently appeared on “Walt Disney Comics and Stories #104,” by Carl Banks, and it’s been credited with inspiring a salvage company to raise a sunken ship containing the bodies of livestock that might have polluted Kuwait in the 60s.

  2. I have seen this tested before. It only works down to a certain depth, at that point the pressure crushes the ping-pong balls, and they can’t be used. And I have seen the idea used by Donald Duck :) Don’t ask me which year or which episode though!

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