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grober

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Yes a few people in Germany will be getting a phone call from their dealer on Monday. Hello Herr Nimitz you know the new car you were expecting next week--- there's been a bit of a glitch-------------!
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BBC News - Operation to free Hoegh Osaka cargo ship under way
 
My new Audi was built just before Christmas and I am expecting it at the dealer next week. I just hope that this hasn't messed up the delivery schedule!
 
prprandall51 said:
My new Audi was built just before Christmas and I am expecting it at the dealer next week. I just hope that this hasn't messed up the delivery schedule!
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consider it as a bless!:D
 
Most important is that the ship is still watertight and is laying on sand not rocks.

From another source ...

"...the vessel never suffered any loss of propulsion or steerage nor was it any kind of pilot or navigational error. Early indications are that poor ballast/bunker tank management could be to blame. A large amount of bunker fuel was allowed to drain from the port side over to starboard at the moment the vessel was negotiating the turn to port around the west bramble cardinal bouy. This, combined with slack ballast tanks caused the vessel to take on a very pronounced list to starboard.

...she had made a full 180 degree turn round to port and was listing at approx 50 degrees. The pilot deliberately beached the car carrier in an effort to avoid a potential capsize situation.

...it's important to stress how calm and collected the pilot remained throughout the whole incident. He was the last person to be airlifted off the stricken vessel and deserves the utmost respect for his behaviour".

What no one seems concerned about is the fact that two yacht clubs play cricket regularly on the Bramble Bank at low tide. Is there provision in the rules for a 51,000 ton ship on the pitch ?
 
Sky News said it was on it's way to Saudi with a limited number of cars: at which point I wondered how many Bentley, Mclarens and RR's had been written-off. Maybe it was going via Hamburg to load a few Audi RS. :dk:

edit.....just read Howard's post.
 
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Howard said:
What no one seems concerned about is the fact that two yacht clubs play cricket regularly on the Bramble Bank at low tide. Is there provision in the rules for a 51,000 ton ship on the pitch ?
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It will certainly have left a crease in the sand…


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Half the population of the Isle of Wight is flocking to see this. We just got back. Unfortunately it is too far offshore and very foggy conditions so "Nothing to see here, just go home".
This will be quite a recovery operation.
 
I am assisting by not posting any Capt. Pugwash analogies or puns.
 
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j.schmeltzer said:
Half the population of the Isle of Wight is flocking to see this. We just got back. Unfortunately it is too far offshore and very foggy conditions so "Nothing to see here, just go home".
This will be quite a recovery operation.
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Should be a good view from the car ferry…



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Bobby Dazzler said:
I wonder what the view would be like from here: Spitbank Fort | Solent Forts | AmaZing Venues

I must stay there some time!
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It looks an experience; I wonder if there is something in the small print covering the eventuality of not being able to leave at the end of the booking because of bad weather i.e.. Guests will still be charged for extra nights even if they cannot leave.
 
Probably not.

We go to stay on Lundy Island regularly , and if you can't get off due to the boat not being able to get in ( easterlies do this ) or if the helicopter can't fly for whatever reason then you just stay for as long as it takes.

All the houses have log books and before the coming of choppers to get you to the island ( run by castle air , liskeard ) people could get stuck for ages.

In the house we stay in , there is a fantastic entry along the lines of ' came for the weekend , still here eight days later ...'
 
Have walked on the Brambles Bank sometime ago but with limited time for the visit albeit low water springs. It was a weird feeling being there.
 
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