ABLE UK LICENCE ISSUED/CLEMENCEAU

[Brian Cawkwell]

cawky wrote:
she will probably start her approach 1 hour before high water ,I have found her ;-  

she is the one in blue

ANGLIAN EARL DETAILS

Not a "ping" for 20 hours ,I wonder if they have turned there ais off!!

Just been looking at the tide tables and there is a huge tide due on Wednesday the 11 th:- Tide table

[Kelvin Davies]

Don't worry, they are still plodding along.
As of 23:00 GMT, they are making 8 kts just off Deal, having rounded the corner off Dover. Still showing the same ETA
Kelvin

[Paul Sherwin]

re suitable tides there seems to be a better tide on Moday afternoon rather than Sunday afternoon. I think they would much rather operate in daylight. But wind could be a deciding factor, and a high wind forecast for Monday could persuade them to go for Sunday if it arrives on time. There must be concerns about this operation going wrong, and blocking the channel would be disastrous. If they chose Monday afternoon, that would still leave 4 more rising tides to refloat if it grounded. If they waited for Wednesday, then they would be trying to refloat on falling tides if it went wrong.

[Kelvin Davies]

The BBC has this morning produced an interesting piece on the yard at Hartlepool, focussing on preparations for the arrival of the Clemenceau.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7872650.stm
During this video/audio piece, the Able representative refers specifically to the arrival on Sunday.
The tow is not showing up on AIS this morning but was last seen at 02:26 east of Southend.

[jeffuk13]

damm missed shame she didnt go past Deal in the day time :-(

[eclaire]

All these mentions in the press of a Sunday arrival *could* be a big bluff to try and sneak her in, but they wont want her sat out in the teesbay for long so if they are still on track Sunday is looking likely.
Other than the Gare, where is the best place to see her from?
claire:-}

[Brian Cawkwell]

I bet she will not be far away by tonight , at 0100 last night she was off the Thames.
Watch this space!!

Update:-ANGLIAN EARL just south of Lowestoft at 0910 today.

[Mike]

by Ellwood on 2008/6/26 10:48:59

Hi Nathan

Nice looking ship - see http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=517427

Interesting history since she was decommissioned:

In December 2004, before Clemenceau set sail for India, Greenpeace started protesting against France's plans to outsource the scrapping of the 27,000-ton warship laden with toxins such as asbestos, PCBs, lead, mercury, and other toxic chemicals in India in violation of the Basel Convention.

Hi Steve
Looking at some of the recent pictures of her with all that rust and bits stripped off they should not have any difficulty in scrapping her as she will probably fall apart.
She is not that big anyhow similar to the Ark Royal and a midget compared to the likes of the US carrier Nimitz (91.000 ton).
Still its work for the lads! and hope you all get some good pictures!
Regards
Mike :-)

[JonHare]

eclaire wrote:
Other than the Gare, where is the best place to see her from?
claire:-}

Anywhere along the Hartlepool/ Seaton Carew seafront. Also the Blue Lagoon at the North Gare Nature Reserve, where you can get shots like this
http://www.jhphotos.co.uk/html/able_uk_9.html
http://www.jhphotos.co.uk/html/able_uk_13.html
http://www.jhphotos.co.uk/html/able_uk_1.html

[tony]

Hi
The " Clemenceau / Q790 " has a firm order of 12.00 am on Sunday 08/02/2009  to enter the Tees.See link.

http://www.thpal.co.uk/teesport/shippingreports/SR-10-ShippingMovementsNext7Days.asp

Regards

Tony

[Kelvin Davies]

Slight change of plan perhaps; the schedule is now showing "Estimated" 17:00
Worse; the BBC weather forecast is clouds and poor visibility.
Let's hope it all changes before then!

[Nathan]

Hi Kelvin,

I think you have got a little mixed up there. They are both due into Teesbay at 17:00 on Saturday, if you scroll down to Sundays movements you will see that there both under FIRM ORDER at 12:00.

Regards

[JonHare]

spotter50 wrote:
Hi The " Clemenceau / Q790 " has a firm order of 12.00 am on Sunday 08/02/2009  to enter the Tees.See link. http://www.thpal.co.uk/teesport/shippingreports/SR-10-ShippingMovementsNext7Days.asp

Tony

I hope you mean 12.00 pm as 12.00am is 0000hrs/ midnight. ;-)

[eclaire]

Interestingly Anglian earl is not shown as coming in. Do you think this is an oversight on the schedule or will she hand over to the Tees tugs to take her in?

[Adrian Ford]

I have noticed that the Tug Janus is sitting off teeside, could she be waiting for her?.