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Shipping News and information / Re: BLUE MARLIN to lift two rigs at one time
« on: February 22, 2007, 03:18:51 AM »
Fantastic Sandy!! Great to see some good pics of her arrival, hope to see more!! thanks, Tim.
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Shipping News and information / Re: BLUE MARLIN to lift two rigs at one time
« on: February 13, 2007, 04:01:09 AM »
Hello Men, I sure hope some of you folks can get some realy good pics of her when she comes in to port also!! I am a huge fan of Dockwise and in particular the Blue Marlin and Black Marlin. Here is a link to ssome decent pics of the load-out and sail-out of the rigs on Blue Marlin.http://www.chesterahoy.com/SHIPS/biglift.htm
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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Napoli Sinking
« on: February 03, 2007, 02:10:31 AM »
Alan, some massive close ups of the whole operation are here on the British Coastguard site....Click the photos on pages and you will get huge images.The close ups are provided by Smit themselves.Very dramatic images, shows the dangerous and difficult job of working on that vessel handling those containers.
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/press/
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/press/
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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Napoli Sinking
« on: January 24, 2007, 08:08:08 PM »
Well accroding to the press release the goal at present is too tow her off in one piece, I am not a salvage expert or even a ship expert, but after years of being interested in marine salvage operations and reading, collecting, books, video, photos and being involved in a few inland and Great Lakes salvage operations, "I work for a firm that clears railroad wrecks and does other industrial emergency and heavy rigging and crane work" I have come to greatly respect the ability of the large salvage firms to pull off near miracles. As far as the vessels back being broken you have more knowledge than me, I would have assumed that perhaps the keel is weak and partly broken but that enough strength could still be available to be able to tow off the light ship safely. I do agree that the vessel is most likely junk, but I also think if they can get to a yard or scrapping area it wouild be a better political solution to this incident. I guess only time will tell what the outcome will be. Thanks to all on this site for the fantastic photos and information available for ship and marine operation lovers like myself!! it's great stuff. Tim Twichell USA.
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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Napoli Sinking
« on: January 24, 2007, 01:46:19 AM »
In Reply to marapito's post:
Why would you say it is likely to be cut up on the beaching area?? I have not seen any sign that would be the case here...yet. If the ship is able to be unloaded, I beleve that Smit will attempt to tow her off in one piece. Unless ther weather pounds her to pieces that is outcome I supect will occur. Vessels in far worse shape than this one have been taken into port in one piece... many hundreds of times. Her back is not broken yet, and when lightend she will be fairly decent to handle I beleve. Somehow people always assume the worst...The Hyundai Fortune comes to mind.Quite a few posts here had her sunk, blown to bits, hopeless etc. Well the vessel is saved and in port for sale thanks to Wijsmullers experts. Have some faith in these Dutch salvors, they are the very best in the world and have been for nearly 200 years.
Why would you say it is likely to be cut up on the beaching area?? I have not seen any sign that would be the case here...yet. If the ship is able to be unloaded, I beleve that Smit will attempt to tow her off in one piece. Unless ther weather pounds her to pieces that is outcome I supect will occur. Vessels in far worse shape than this one have been taken into port in one piece... many hundreds of times. Her back is not broken yet, and when lightend she will be fairly decent to handle I beleve. Somehow people always assume the worst...The Hyundai Fortune comes to mind.Quite a few posts here had her sunk, blown to bits, hopeless etc. Well the vessel is saved and in port for sale thanks to Wijsmullers experts. Have some faith in these Dutch salvors, they are the very best in the world and have been for nearly 200 years.
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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Napoli Sinking
« on: January 22, 2007, 06:49:26 AM »
Smit is on the way. They will deal with her just fine. If they can't nobody can. My guess is that she will be salved and removed in a timely manner... Lets just wait and see.
Smit to salvage stranded ship Napoli
Monday 22 January 2007
Rotterdam-based marine services group Smit is to salvage the container ship MSC Napoli which got into trouble during Thursday's storm and is now stuck on a sandbank off the English coast. A spokeswoman declined to give details on Sunday but told ANP a Smit vessel was on its way to the Napoli for the towage operation.
The MSC Napoli suffered structural damage during Thursday's storms and was beached on a sandbank to stop it sinking in deep water. It is thought that up to 200 tonnes of oil may have leaked from a fuel tank. Efforts are now underway to keep the oil from reaching the shore. Some 150 of the 2,400 containers the Napoli was carrying have gone overboard
The BBC reported that that the ship had previously ran aground
Smit to salvage stranded ship Napoli
Monday 22 January 2007
Rotterdam-based marine services group Smit is to salvage the container ship MSC Napoli which got into trouble during Thursday's storm and is now stuck on a sandbank off the English coast. A spokeswoman declined to give details on Sunday but told ANP a Smit vessel was on its way to the Napoli for the towage operation.
The MSC Napoli suffered structural damage during Thursday's storms and was beached on a sandbank to stop it sinking in deep water. It is thought that up to 200 tonnes of oil may have leaked from a fuel tank. Efforts are now underway to keep the oil from reaching the shore. Some 150 of the 2,400 containers the Napoli was carrying have gone overboard
The BBC reported that that the ship had previously ran aground
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