January 17, 2006: Imploding D-23 and the D-25 substructure
While I was in Singapore, Mickey got the action of Ken and the guys with
a double barreled day - dropping D-23 (at the edge of Drum Island) and
taking the top off of D-25. Here is the before.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_008_b0.jpg)
Here, D-25 has started
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_009_b1.jpg)
D-23 is resting and the top of D-25 in the background is
fractionating
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_010_b2.jpg)
The D-23 ignition sequence is almost complete
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_011_b3.jpg)
and the cap ignites
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_012_b4.jpg)
and starts to fractionate and drop
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_013_b5.jpg)
down
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_014_b6.jpg)
down
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_015_b7.jpg)
Its all over but the smoke
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_016_b8.jpg)
D-25 and D-23 after the smoke cleared
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_030_b10.jpg)
D-25 after
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_032_d25.jpg)
Ken with a smile, actually big smile
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_034_ken.jpg)
D-23 after
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_040_after.jpg)
Testa moves in and starts the cleanup
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jan_17_mickey_044_hammer.jpg)