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PostPosted: 12:38 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Stricken Ferry off Coast of Blackpool Reply with quote
Ok, not something I am angry with, just thought I would post the news link & some pics I took myself this morning (I live 3 miles away from where the ferry is)

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7221855.stm

here are my pictures;

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_Riverdance-ferry011.jpg

Me with the ferry
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_Riverdance-ferry009.jpg

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_Riverdance-ferry007.jpg

one of the many news crews
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_Riverdance-ferry006.jpg

showing relationship of ferry to the shore (200yds)
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_Riverdance-ferry003.jpg

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_Riverdance-ferry002.jpg

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_Riverdance-ferry001.jpg
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PostPosted: 12:52 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

Waiting for a container of BMWs?

That is close to the shore.

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PostPosted: 13:02 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
its a passenger ferry not a container ship , if i was a container ship there'd be 1000s of looters there already , erm looting.
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PostPosted: 13:05 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Itchy wrote:
its a passenger ferry not a container ship , if i was a container ship there'd be 1000s of looters there already , erm looting.


It is a lorry ferry, not really a passenger ferry.

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PostPosted: 13:14 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lorries ought to have some good stuff on them....

I think I might pop up to Blackpool tonight , purely to look at the nice sea front Wink
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PostPosted: 13:22 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
A bit of video I took, sorry about the noise, it was extremely windy & hard to stand upright.

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_vidferry003.jpg

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/thekittykat1/th_vidferry002.jpg
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PostPosted: 13:25 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
there are some grow bags on the beach!!
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PostPosted: 14:34 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kickstart wrote:
That is close to the shore.

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PostPosted: 14:39 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
"Owner Seatruck Ferries said a team of salvage experts were on their way from Europe. It is hoped high tides will help refloat the vessel."

Who writes this stuff???
Some Pedboi? Laughing
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PostPosted: 15:04 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was just saying to Little Miss this morning that I'd like to go and see that - Heysham and Blackpool are a little far for me to pop up for a gander though!

Interesting pics - although I think you need a better phone or camera!
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PostPosted: 16:30 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mister James wrote:
I was just saying to Little Miss this morning that I'd like to go and see that - Heysham and Blackpool are a little far for me to pop up for a gander though!


Is that still classed as Rubber-Necking?
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PostPosted: 16:48 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, that is close!
What if the tide comes in and just dumps it even closer to shore? Shocked
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PostPosted: 17:26 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mister James wrote:
I was just saying to Little Miss this morning that I'd like to go and see that - Heysham and Blackpool are a little far for me to pop up for a gander though!

Interesting pics - although I think you need a better phone or camera!


you try holding a camera steady when it is hard to stand still due to extremely strong winds Razz

They are hoping to get it afloat at high tide tonight.
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The preliminary inquiry (Kangaroo Court) came up with the reason the ship run aground.
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PostPosted: 20:27 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
The river dance left for haysham from the port of WARRENPOINT <<my town>> lol. I've seen that boat loads of times makes it a bit cool now shes on the news lol.
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
They have updated the news report, there is some more decent video on there from RNLI & others.
The ferry is still there and it looks really creepy seeing the outline of it & the white top part just lying there off the prom. I took my daughter to see it tonight.
Think they have said it will be there a while, luckily no one was seriously injured and it is just a salvage operation.
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PostPosted: 23:15 - 01 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Word on the grapevine is that the wave that hit it was around 80 feet high. No bloody wonder it listed, it's lucky it stayed afloat.

Conditions on the Irish Sea last night were truly atrocious, hurricane force winds and 30 foot waves.

The Search and Rescue Crews, RNLI, RAF and Royal Navy once again acted with extreme courage and professionalism and deserve the highest praise.

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PostPosted: 09:47 - 02 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Itchy wrote:
purely to look at the nice sea front Wink


Gave yourself away there straight away. Everyone knows Blackpool doesn't have a nice sea front. Razz
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PostPosted: 18:53 - 05 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
It will have soon when they have finished constructing the new prom we are getting.
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PostPosted: 19:32 - 05 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Picture taken from This is London Site...

https://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/02_01/riverdDM0402_800x548.jpg
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Would you believe it?
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PostPosted: 10:01 - 06 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/ferry.jpg
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PostPosted: 10:19 - 06 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Total madness, allowing people to get so close to it, considering the angle it is now at & the state of the cargo balancing precariously on the deck.
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kitty kat wrote:
Total madness, allowing people to get so close to it, considering the angle it is now at & the state of the cargo balancing precariously on the deck.

Yeah, it's Health & Safety gone Mad I tell thee - They should also ban Conkers in School and spread Salt on the Playground at the first sign of frost (or Slugs).
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