WARNING!!! CLIP SHOWS A VERY MUTILATED BODY!!!
In May of 1967 Bandini was racing at the Monaco Grand Prix, running second to Denny Hulme on the 82nd lap, when he lost control of his car at the harbour chicane. He had just entered an S-turn when his Ferrari's left rear wheel hit the guard rail, sending him into an erratic skid. It impacted a light pole and overturned.The car hit straw bales which lined the harbour side, rupturing the fuel tank, and sparks ignited the fuel as the car rolled over, with Bandini trapped beneath it. Marshals flipped his car upright and pulled Bandini, unconscious, out from the flaming Ferrari. It is thought that during the effort to right the overturned car that gasoline leaked on the hot brake line or the exhaust pipe and exploded. A second fire occurred when the gas tank exploded after Bandini had been pulled away from the Ferrari.
Bandini's burns were extensive, with third degree burns covering more than 70% of his body. The worst burns were on his arms and legs with slight burns on his face. Doctors were forced to wait for twenty-four to forty-eight hours before resolving to move Bandini to a hospital in Lyons, France, which specialized in the treatment of burns. Another option was flying in skin grafts from Italy.The burns caused severe lesions, and he also sustained a chest wound and ten chest fractures.
Three days later he succumbed to his injuries. He died at Princess Grace Polyclinic Hospital in Monte Carlo. There were concerns about the promptness of Bandini's rescue. However, investigators from the the Principality of Monaco ruled on May 10 that the security operation had functioned properly. Straw bales were banned soon after as a form of barrier. Bandini's only previous race accident was not a severe one. It happened during a 1957 Formula Junior race near New York.
NOTE: Clip contains all angles of the aftermath.
Author: RaceCarCrashes
Keywords: F1 Monaco 1967 Lorenzo Bandini Fatal Crash
Added: November 19, 2008
On a recent foggy morning in New York Harbor, I was shooting clips from the Staten Island Ferry when out of the thick mist, these two Coast Guard gunboat patrols came into view. They are flying on these super fast, triple Honda outboard engines. They have machine guns mounted on both bows and I gotta tell you, I felt pretty safe and secure. It was like having my own personal armed escort.
Presented here for your edification, our U.S. Coast Guard in action.
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
1887 by Elisha A. Hoffman and Anthony J. Showalter
What a fellowship, what a joy divine
Leaning on the everlasting arms
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Leaning, leaning
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning, Leaning
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Oh, how sweet to walk in the pilgrim way
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Oh how bright the path grows from day to day
Leaning on the everlasting arms
What have I to dread, what have I to fear
Leaning on the everlasting arms
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Author: Premedia
Keywords: Leaning On The Everlasting Arms US Coast Guard Staten Island Ferry Premedia Ukulele Gospel Freedom Harbor Patrol
Added: November 17, 2008
Sacketts Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site on the eastern end of Lake Ontario is one of the ten most important War of 1812 sites. Excerpted from the Historic Site's DVD and posted on their behalf.
Author: YnotMahargni
Keywords: humanities history War of 1812 New York Lake Ontario
Added: November 8, 2008
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