Thread: Tanker runs aground in newcastle

Thanks Lokka. He's at the hospital in Waratah. He can see the ship from his window. Maybe I'll just take my binoculars. :0

Ron

Well as everyone expected the news has reported it won't get moved. It may be a tourist attraction for Newcastle, but has effectivally destroyed one of the best surf beaches and it's surf festival that this city has. I'd expect a few PO'd surfers if it stays. I imagine the kite surfers will be banned from the beach as well.

On a positive note it's big, red and shiny. A bit like me actually.

G'day All, They could make it into a motel for a short period of time before the tin worm gets in LOL cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by p38arover

Thanks Lokka. He's at the hospital in Waratah. He can see the ship from his window. Maybe I'll just take my binoculars. :0

Ron

Probably a good idea and a good way to avoid the rubber necks i only went in for a look to keep my young bloke happy as he wanted a up close look at it
so thats what he got when we drove round the headland at fort scratchly as its only about 300m from there to where its sitting and id say it will be there for at least a month maby more if they cant moove it id say it will have to be cut up where it sits and removed bit by bit

Originally Posted by dobbo

Well as everyone expected the news has reported it won't get moved. It may be a tourist attraction for Newcastle, but has effectivally destroyed one of the best surf beaches and it's surf festival that this city has. I'd expect a few PO'd surfers if it stays. I imagine the kite surfers will be banned from the beach as well.

On a positive note it's big, red and shiny. A bit like me actually.

It also drives like you, Its stuck.

I really think on a beach like that the owners and insurers should be made to cut it up and remove it, like they do at the ship graveyard in India. Not something I would want on my doorstep. They could also build a dry dock around it and refloat it, expensive but possible.

Its bogged on sand I bet that with a decent set of fire pumps, a high tide and a calm day it could be gotten off easily... of course a couple of tugs also helps...

Got laughed at when I did it to get a beached lcm8 off up in townsville....

took an hour to use the pumps to erode the sand out from under the hull but once it gets wet enough it moves a little rocking of the boat and some pull from the rear and out she comes...

when that isnt quite enough scour out some return channels and run it hard astern, so long as the water has somewhere to loop out she'll come off eventually.

We just went up and had a look, I very much doubt a ship of that size so close to shore is going anywhere, she's bogged, and yes Blknight's right it looks like something I'd do. Just on a larger scale, a bloody big scale.