Tanker runs aground in newcastle

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 8th June 2007, 03:02 PM

I would've thought an anchor AND an engine
might have been enough,,

but these are probably insured for more than their
scrap value and probably nearer their replacement value,, even after 10 or so years at sea,,
the owners are probably cursing their luck,,

if they had of been full,,,,,,,,,,,$$$$$$

on a lighter note,,

INSTANT ARTIFICIAL REEF!!!!

**Bushie** · 8th June 2007, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by Quiggers

Hey, Bushie, the news reports are saying the one that is aground was leaving port (if you can believe the news reports, given one report called it a container ship, not a coal ship), but the other 3 in trouble?

Well, they all couldn't have been leaving port at the same time, so.......

Why do they anchor so close to the coast when they know a huge storm is on the way - surely, you'd think they'd weigh anchor and head out to sea...

GQ

What ever they were doing they certainly don't appear loaded, maybe where they were anchored wasn't sheltered enough and they were heading out to deeper water

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The wind loading on that side on would be enormous.

Martyn

**cal415** · 8th June 2007, 07:39 PM

Well at the moment apparently there are 2 ships in stockton bight in danger, 1 on nobbys and another a little down south off swansea al in trouble

**Quiggers** · 8th June 2007, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Bushie

What ever they were doing they certainly don't appear loaded, maybe where they were anchored wasn't sheltered enough and they were heading out to deeper water

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The wind loading on that side on would be enormous.

Martyn

Hey Bushie, I've been watching the news reports very closely. The reports vary somewhat

, it was going out, coming in, laying off, waiting to take a load of coal next week, had dumped its water ballast etc etc etc, so what that really means is that no reporter has done any homework or research, just conjecture. And its also a container ship that carries coal, the big question here is will Channel 9 or 7 stump up a million to save it and get the 'exclusive' story? I mean, no-one has asked the ship how it's feeling, being stuck and abandoned

I think you are right, Bushie, re your earlier observations, more right than any commentary media expert...

Naomi Robson will come back from retirement to get an interview with the propellor....appropriate for her, given she's a propellor head...

CALs pic are great, appears to be easing, weather wise, Stockton Beach will be chockas with 4wds this weekend.

Stockton LandRovers take note:

Expect lots of pics of bogged (not LandRover) 4wds rubbernecking

take your cameras, guys!!!

GQ

**disco_nex** · 8th June 2007, 09:15 PM

Damn, it is bad bad bad. The roads are barely passable to cars, and even seen 4WD's stuck. Cars are stuck in the floods, raining like hell. It is bad. And I got a close up of the ship, wish I had the cameras so you could of seen what it was like.

**Ralf_the_RR** · 8th June 2007, 10:58 PM

Yep. Realy crappy weather.
Lots of roads flooded.
My usual 50 min drive home took nearly 2 hrs.

And apparently it's worse tomorrow!!

**noddy** · 9th June 2007, 03:33 PM

The tugs will be limbering up as week speak

Bit of pre-match stretching!

**Bushie** · 9th June 2007, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by noddy

The tugs will be limbering up as week speak

Bit of pre-match stretching!

There'll be a bit of effort put into recovering this one, but I think it will take a bit more than a couple of tugs pulling. I would say it will be pretty well stuck.

Does anyone know what the tide was when it went aground ? Next weekend has some of the highest tides for quite a few months. I wonder if they can prepare in time.

Martyn

**p38arover** · 9th June 2007, 04:00 PM

Gents,

I was hoping to go to Newcastle tomorrow to visit Lee (son) in hospital.

With this weather he's had no visitors from his motorcycle mates and all that's left is me!

Do you reckon it would be OK or not (coming from Sydney).

If it's a goer, I might even be able to get to Dinty's at Cessnock to get the roof rack he's holding for me.

Ron

lokka · 9th June 2007, 04:02 PM

Low tide yesterday morning was about 745am so it would have went upon half tide with the tide on the make tho i dont think it will make much difference as the sea and the wind would have forced the shipfurther onto the sand by now and its preaty well high and dry at low tide this pic is about the best ive seen so far

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