Save the beer!Save the beer!

Army Joins Struggle to Save Beer
Tue January 20, 2004 08:59 AM ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has sent in the army to bolster a week-long struggle to rescue 10 tons of beer trapped under Siberian ice, Itar-Tass news agency said Tuesday. A lorry carrying the beer sank when trying to cross the frozen Irtysh river, and a rescue team of six divers, 10 workers and a modified T-72 tank from the emergencies ministry have so far failed to save the load.
"The situation hasn't developed according to our ideal scenario," the deputy head of the Cherlaksky region, told the agency. Temperatures were around minus 27 degrees Celsius (minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit) in the region, near the Siberian city of Omsk and around 1,400 miles from Moscow.

A week-long effort to cut a 100 yard corridor to the river bank to pull the truck to dry land failed when the vehicle was swept away from the rescue site, Tass said.

But it said the soldiers were confident it would take them just a day to retrieve the beer.

Army Joins Struggle to Save Beer
Tue January 20, 2004 08:59 AM ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has sent in the army to bolster a week-long struggle to rescue 10 tons of beer trapped under Siberian ice, Itar-Tass news agency said Tuesday. A lorry carrying the beer sank when trying to cross the frozen Irtysh river, and a rescue team of six divers, 10 workers and a modified T-72 tank from the emergencies ministry have so far failed to save the load.
"The situation hasn't developed according to our ideal scenario," the deputy head of the Cherlaksky region, told the agency. Temperatures were around minus 27 degrees Celsius (minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit) in the region, near the Siberian city of Omsk and around 1,400 miles from Moscow.

A week-long effort to cut a 100 yard corridor to the river bank to pull the truck to dry land failed when the vehicle was swept away from the rescue site, Tass said.

But it said the soldiers were confident it would take them just a day to retrieve the beer.

God bless those men.

They didn't work THAT hard to save those guys stuck in the submarine last year. :banghead:

:rofl:

Glad they have their priorities straight. :cool:

Oh, thats just plain sad :grinno:

it's amazing what i guy will do for a good beer :icon16:

:cheers: :lol:

:cheers: :rofl:

NOOOOOOOOOO NOT THE BEER!
lol

i woner if that beer truck had made it up if it would have sat in an impound lot for 3 months due to "customs problems"

Seems like a task of love.

Anyone notice that the article doesn't say a damn thing about the driver...... :cheers:

Russian beer, in general sucks. I wouldn't waste my time with that. :disappoin However, if it had been Vodka... :naughty:

:rofl: All that just for beer. They can always get more at a corner store.

:rofl: All that just for beer. They can always get more at a corner store.

No they can't... They're Russian. lol

No they can't... They're Russian. lol

You take their booze, it's like taking their children :biggrin:

Oh, thats just plain sad :grinno:
You know you'd sign up if it happened near you:lol: