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Plan to refloat grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways
« on: February 19, 2015, 12:31:43 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31533273

Salvage experts have started work to rescue a large cargo ship that ran aground near Ardnamurchan Point in the west Highlands.

The 394ft-long (120m) Lysblink Seaways got into difficulty at Kilchoan at about 01:50 on Wednesday.

No-one on the ship, which is believed to be carrying paper waste, was injured.

Salvers began assessing the vessel for damage at first light ahead of a possible effort to refloat it.

The tug boat Kingdom of Fife has arrived at the scene after travelling north from the Clyde.

The plan is to use the tug to help pull the Lysblink Seaways back out into the sea at high tide on Thursday evening.

Tobermory lifeboat has been on standby at the scene.

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Re: Plan to refloat grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2015, 06:38:30 PM »
Yesterday I chuckled when the BBC called her a "large containership".

But she has grown overnight and is now "huge" and "giant"!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31539434

She will cover Scotland by tomorrow

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Re: Plan to refloat grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2015, 08:18:16 PM »



Would she have d/b's?
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Re: Plan to refloat grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2015, 09:27:42 AM »
Luckily we have Extra High Tides at the moment, due to the earth being at its closest to the sun for the last 18years!!!

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Re: Plan to refloat grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2015, 06:34:48 PM »
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Re: Plan to refloat grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2015, 07:38:08 PM »
The term 'Tug Boat' just demeans the Offshore Vessel 'Kingdom of Fife' :(

 

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