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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #210 on: September 18, 2008, 10:43:02 AM »
The Northern Echo
Thursday 18th September

MEP hits out at critics of plans to break up ships

North East MEP Stephen Hughes has criticised "a not in my backyard mentality" over plans by Able UK for their TERRC, Graythorpe Yard.

More info on this story can be found in The Northern Echo. I will try later to see if they have put it up on their site, when I get back in from work.

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #211 on: September 18, 2008, 11:06:38 AM »
Just going to post some stories from The Evening Gazzette from the past month or so. Since I haven't posted from the Gazzette for a while.

Inquiry after crane falls at Hartlepool Yard
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-breaking-news/2008/09/17/inquiry-after-crane-falls-at-hartlepool-yard-84229-21838007/

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/09/18/safety-officials-are-continuing-inquiries-after-a-crane-overturned-at-able-uk-s-graythorp-yard-84229-21846130/


Fresh ghost ship protest
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/06/10/fresh-ghost-ship-protest-84229-21049622/
In this story it is.
Able UK has been in negotiations to scrap and recycle at least five more ships from the UK at its Graythorp site, near Hartlepool, along with one from Europe.

Interesting as to what these 5 UK vessels will be.


Fight to stop scrapping of the Clem on the Tees
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/09/05/fight-to-stop-scrapping-of-french-vessel-clemenceau-on-tees-84229-21677340/

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #212 on: September 18, 2008, 11:48:51 AM »
Re- The lifeboat on site The Sunderland Echo reported that the damaged Dunbar Lifeboat was to be taken to TERRC, for further inspection/assesment: Quote-"During the early hours of March 23, ferocious storms caused the RNLI's Dunbar lifeboat, Sir Ronald Pechell Bt, to break her moorings near the power station and be driven onto rocks. Damage to the

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« Reply #213 on: September 18, 2008, 07:36:51 PM »
Thanks for that. I thought it was a lifeboat. Will try to get a good look at somepoint in the next few days.

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #214 on: September 21, 2008, 05:33:41 PM »
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Re- The lifeboat on site The Sunderland Echo reported that the damaged Dunbar Lifeboat was to be taken to TERRC, for further inspection/assesment: Quote-"During the early hours of March 23, ferocious storms caused the RNLI's Dunbar lifeboat, Sir Ronald Pechell Bt, to break her moorings near the power station and be driven onto rocks. Damage to the

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #215 on: September 26, 2008, 09:43:21 PM »
Here are some views of how Graythorpe Yard is coming on, there are still new buildings springing up nearly at about 1 a week. Come this time next month, Graythorpe Yard will have totally been transformed.

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I decided to put the pics on via Imageshack instead of my website, due to the quality of the images. This was down to dodgy weather when I took the pics. Hope you can see the difference in the transformation of the yard.

Just gone past today and yet another framework of a building is going up.
Still no indication on the ground as to where the railway sidings are to be installed. Hopefully not to long. Can't wait ;-)  :lol:  :lol:


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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #217 on: September 30, 2008, 07:55:26 AM »
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Protesters in High Court hearing.

Hartlepool Mail
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Campaigners-wait-on-Clemenceau-decision.4537199.jp

Teesside Evening Gazette
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/09/29/bid-to-stop-scrapping-of-french-aircraft-carrier-84229-21922166/



Hi Jon

Perhaps the protesters (are they really Hartlepool folk?) should take a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TBCtA5ec3c

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #218 on: September 30, 2008, 08:53:30 AM »
Daily Telegraph - A judge has dismissed campaigners' calls for a full judicial review'.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3105037/French-warship-laden-with-asbestos-to-be-dismantled-in-UK.html

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #219 on: September 30, 2008, 09:49:17 AM »
Just read the story in the Northern Echo.

Hartlepool Mail's story on the case.
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Warship-set-be-scrapped-in.4541223.jp


Now that is great news to hear.
Now the next question is When is the Clem coming in?

But I don't think that will be the last we hear from this pair of protesters.

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #220 on: September 30, 2008, 02:47:25 PM »
Another victory for ABLE!

Maybe she will be down next month?

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #221 on: September 30, 2008, 09:46:03 PM »
I would think now the case has cleared. Preperations would take maybes about a week. Then set sail, so I would reckon maybes 3 or 4 weeks before she will be due. So the first few days would be ideal for me as I have 4 days off that weekend. Or 23/24 October. Any of them days for docking would be great for me.  :lol:

As Able will be wanting it docked as soon as possible so to complete the cofferdam across the dock entrance. For dismantling work to begin. I would say at the earliest about mid November- December that they will be wanting to start dismantling work. With the amount of building work going on in the yard it looks like mid- late November would be likely to have been completed, so scrapping could of been started.

Reading the articles in the media, responses from the 2 protesters say that they have been involved with cancer, one of there fathers died after cancer due to Asbestos exposure. So they say they know what the are talking about. But if the father was exposed to Asbestos years ago, before regulations were inplemented about the use and working with the stuff came into force. Then that is where their judgement is clouded.

Nowadays with so many regulations in place with regards to Asbestos and working with it. The risk has been pretty much diminished, with proper care taken on its use and disposal, there is hardly any health risk posed.

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #222 on: October 01, 2008, 10:59:05 AM »
Just got off the phone with a mate of mine. Something that was interesting to hear, is that there is something else due this month other than the Clem. Is there another rig, or rig section(s) coming? I was intrigued by what he had said. I don't know how accurate this is, but is this food for thought?

Any ideas?

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #223 on: October 01, 2008, 09:02:23 PM »
Hartlepool Mail

Clem arrival is just a matter of weeks away

Clem could be at TEERC by early November
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Clemenceau-arrival-just-weeks-away.4542530.jp

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Re: ABLE UK
« Reply #224 on: October 01, 2008, 09:09:15 PM »
hi there all yes i cant wait to see the Clemenceau come in and see will have to keep check up on here for any more news

 

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