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  1. 8th June 2007, 01:24 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quiggers View Post
    The headline on the article reads "Container ship runs aground at Newcastle", but not a container in sight, don't they know the difference between a container and coal? Accurate journalism there!
    You're right there. The news says it was on it's way in to pick up coal. What - containers of coal???
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  2. 8th June 2007, 01:53 PM #22
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    Yup, containers of coal, complete with a nice little Federation fireplace.

    Next we'll see Mike Munro or Ray Martin on the telly, rocking in his chair, in his den, lamenting the loss of coal for his new period piece fireplace...

    Channel 9 journalism, can't beat them!

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  3. 8th June 2007, 01:55 PM #23
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    Some pics i took about 30 mins ago.




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  4. 8th June 2007, 02:09 PM #24
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    btw those waves on the beach were around 10ft high, they dont look it in the pics, but they are MASSIVE
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    Now normally you get that kind of view while the ship is IN the harbour, not on Nobbys Beach!!!
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    Stockton bight on a nice day.....

    You can see the ship thats having troubles off to the right hand side of the pic.
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    There are blokes surfing Lake Macquarie this morning, potential Bull shark bait?
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    Send in the Mythbusters and a s***load of pingpong balls.

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  9. 8th June 2007, 02:44 PM #29
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    Well its started bucketing down again, although the winds seem to have settled alot, hopefully the other ship got out of the bight.
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    Just been doing some Googling

    Pasha is 40,000 tons, the Sygna was 53,000 tons. And on its maiden voyage too.

    Early pics of the Sygna have it going in bow first, just like this one. My recollection was stern first, there you go. Certainly remember the bow half in Nelson Bay, that was the first time I'd been moved on by the Water Police!

    Various reports have the bow half been sold for scrap in Taiwan, I though it sank enroute somewhere off Lord Howe.

    None of the reports I found mention the Sygna being black banned though. Another politically correct interpretation of history.

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