February 25, 2010

Whoops - quality control in Dubai

Looks like quality construction to me -- from the Dubai Gulf News:
Dubai Mall aquarium cracked and leaking
The Dubai Mall aquarium was closed on Thursday, due to reports of a leak, Gulf News has learned from eye witnesses.

Civil Defence confirmed that the aquarium has a minor crack and that water is leaking.

A number of teams from Civil Defence and the Mall maintenance attended the scene and were still working on the problem at 2pm on Thursday, according to Mahmoud Hamad, Media Spokesperson, Dubai Civil Defence.
A bit more about the tank:
The Dubai Mall aquarium advertises that 33,000 sea creatures live inside. It has the capacity to hold 10 million litres of water.

It is one of the of the largest tanks in the world at 51m by 20m by 11m and features the world�s largest viewing panel at 32.8m wide and 8.3m high.
For a small crack to develop, this points to the whole tank being under-engineered and with 11K Cubic Meters of water, this is not a minor concern... Posted by DaveH at February 25, 2010 1:04 PM
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