Tuxedo Princess leaves the Tyne at last!

[Mike]

Newcastle will finally see its 'Ex floating Disco' the 'Tuxedo Princess' leave the Tyne next week.
Tyne Port Authority have her due to leave Newcastle at 08.00 on Sunday 27th and move to Northumbrian Quay North Shields before sailing under tow with the Norweigen Ocean tug 'Pantodynamos' for Piraeus Greece on Wednesday 28th July.
The Gateshead Quay side will just not look the same anymore!

Mike :-)

[Chris Fahey]

I bet Gateshead/Newcastle wish HMS Caliope would go the same way.

[Guest]

Ed-Hunter wrote:
I bet Gateshead/Newcastle wish HMS Caliope would go the same way.

Hi Chris

What - you mean towed out to sea by a tug  :-)

Difference here is that it wasn't the Council that wanted the Tuxedo Princess out of the Tyne, it was the ships owners. The very same Council DO however want HMS Calliope to relocate as the reckon the building doesn't fit in with its environs, namely Sage and Baltic. Odd how they never minded when it was a modern building in a run down area!

Regards

[JonHare]

Im happy for HMS Calliope to stay where it is. It also gives pilots very good training for helicopters getting in and out of tight close spaces. Very impressive when they come into land as well.

[Pieter_Inpijn]

Pantodynamos is more a Greek name? She will be towed to Greece and after that? Aliaga to be demolished? Anyone know?

[Chris Fahey]

Ellwood wrote:
Quote:

Ed-Hunter wrote:
I bet Gateshead/Newcastle wish HMS Caliope would go the same way.

Hi Chris

What - you mean towed out to sea by a tug  

Difference here is that it wasn't the Council that wanted the Tuxedo Princess out of the Tyne, it was the ships owners. The very same Council DO however want HMS Calliope to relocate as the reckon the building doesn't fit in with its environs, namely Sage and Baltic. Odd how they never minded when it was a modern building in a run down area!

Regards

Well it is a ship all be it a stone ship :lol:

Would of thought that Swan Hunters would be a perfect relocation, unless Tesco's have got there first 8-) .

[Guest]

Hi Pieter

Oddly enough there has been nothing in the local media about the departure of one of Tyneside's  long time residents although given the condition of her not many will shed a tear.

I would be surprised if she was being towed away for demolition - if the ship was to be scrapped I would have thought a cheaper move would have been 40 nautical miles down to the Tees where Able UK Ltd have just been granted a license to scrap ships.

Regards

[Brian Cawkwell]

There was a lot in the media just before  christmas , they were making a big thing about her closing, I agree why cant they send her to be with her sister at Able:-
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=t352rzgx0n0f&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=22176506&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&ss=yp.south%20gare%20teeside~pg.1~sst.0&encType=1

[Mike]

The port of Pyraeus in Greece is mainly a ferry port so heavy forbid they will re-use Tuxedo Princess as a ferry again.
Piraeus is also well known for laid up ships so maybe she will join the list, or maybe they need livening up and need a Disco.
Maybe one of our Greek shipspotters will keep us up to date on her final fate.
Mike :-)

[Guest]

Hi Brian

Of course the 'assumption' is that she is going to the breakers - however I have heard she will be spruced up and joining the QE2 in Dubai as the Disco of the Desert  :lol:

Regards

[Mike]

Thats a 'lot alota' sprucing up!
 :-)

[Guest]

Tynesider wrote:
The port of Pyraeus in Greece is mainly a ferry port so heavy forbid they will re-use Tuxedo Princess as a ferry again.
Piraeus is also well known for laid up ships so maybe she will join the list, or maybe they need livening up and need a Disco.
Maybe one of our Greek shipspotters will keep us up to date on her final fate.
Mike  

Hi Mike

I'm wondering if she is going to Pyraeus on the basis that the Tug Pantodynamous is based in that Port - perhaps a transitory stop wit a change of Tug?

Regards

[Guest]

Tynesider wrote:
Thats a 'lot alota' sprucing up!
 

Hi Mike

True, oh so true.
Must be at least 10 years since I last looked over the edge of the Tyne Bridge to see what she was like from on high and her decks were a total mess with all sorts of rubbish strewn about.

I'm hoping to get some snaps of her tomorrow if the weather is fine  :-)

Regards

[Guest]

Hi All

Just heard that owing to the lack of or discrepancy in the Tuxedo Princess's 'seaworthy certificates' that she will not be moving out of the Tyne until matters are sorted out!

Still on the PTA Schedules to move down to the Northumbrian Quay though  :-)

Regards

[Guest]

pm_inpyn wrote:
Pantodynamos is more a Greek name? She will be towed to Greece and after that? Aliaga to be demolished? Anyone know?

Hi Pieter

I've received an email from Diavlos Maritime and they advise their instructions are to tow the vessel to Piraeus - no more, no less  :-)

Regards