If you think the project you're working on is in bad shape, consider Mick Roche's Seasprite helicopter project, which is now an incredible nine years behind schedule and $300 million over budget. Not to mention that the airframes are over 40 years old, and the ships they are intended to operate from do not exist.

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The Long Story of this Debacle. From 2002. Ignore the bit about them being ready by 2006.