Brisbane Floating Walkway Washed away

[mrapocalypse]

Just read that our beloved floating walkway at new farm just broke free and is now heading for the gateway bridge at 25 knots!

It took a lot of punishment and will be sadly missed by thousands of people.

300m Riverwalk section breaks off amid plans to sink it, secure Island party boat and Moggill Ferry | Courier Mail (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/moggil-ferry-island-party-boat-may-be-sunk-if-they-a-considered-a-risk-of-being-a-danger-to-the-public/story-e6freoof-1225986372966)

[VladTepes]

Whose beloved walkway. If you used it then you are the only person I know of who did.

[Scouse]

At a cost of $17,000,000, it would want to be beloved !!

[OLR-067]

I think it was only beloved by New Farm residents....Be interesting to read the risk assesment on it.

[OLR-067]

Just heard a part of it has broken off and coming down the river.....

Paul

[VladTepes]

that's a repeat of yesterdays news olr

[Scouse]

I thought Qld was only 1 hour behind - turns out it's 1 day :p.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

A tug "Mavis" and her crew intercepted the walkway mid stream and guided it down river to safety. What's more they did it without attaching any lines to the pontoons, now that is skill in a fast flowing river!

Video - Tugboat skipper's heroic river manoeuvre - The Sydney Morning Herald (http://media.smh.com.au/national/national-news/tugboat-skippers-heroic-river-manoeuvre-2132248.html?from=newsbox)

Riverwalk becomes 300m floating missile
“We basically nudged the Riverwalk to straighten it up and get it under the bridge safely,’’. Mr Hislop said

He and Mr Fenton were listening to the radio and waiting for the high tide when they jumped into their vessel, Mavis, after hearing the Riverwalk was on the move.

“We didn't get a call-out. We heard it on the radio just before 4am that it was coming down and I knew it would be a problem,” Mr Hislop told brisbanetimes.com.au.

[OLR-067]

No, not the long bit... a smaller peice by the look of it.

[Col.Coleman]

This was asked if it could happen when it was being built, with the usual assurances.

It could never happen.

Being a naturally sceptical type of person, I have learnt nature doesn't know the word never.

I am constantly amazed by the human race thinking it has nature under control. We are here for a good time, not a long one.

How are we going to fix the sun going out?

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[Col.Coleman]

I've seen greenies protesting the sun because it is Nuclear Powered:D

Burns their pasty white vegetarian skin:wasntme:

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