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Shipping News and information / Collision on the river scheldt,near bouy 100.

« on: August 11, 2007, 08:23:27 AM »

Greetings,
On thursday in the afthernoon,there was an collision on the river scheldt,near bouy 100(Kallolock).
The inland pushbarge(Thor)came downstream,connected with 2 barges and reported to traffic-control Zandvliet,that he was on the this bouy(which you always have to do on that spot).
At that time one of the Stoltvessels(seagoing)came out of the Kallolock,and moved all the way to the red bouy line,where at that time Thor was.
He had no option to go between the bouy's anymore,because of the tide.They colided side by side(no one was hurt)
The result was that one of his vesselcable broke,and lucky the 2 barges did not brake loose even.
Afther repairing that cable,Thor was able to sail on.
I was on the spot with my vessel,but did not had my camera onboard.
Regards
Marc

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Shipping News and information / Sailvessel "Mercator"belgium

« on: April 14, 2006, 08:22:13 AM »

Greetings,
The latest news on the sailvessel "Mercator" is.
That it will sink in the nearest future,inspectors told in the papers that his hull is in a very bad chape,so bad that you can call it critical.
They asked to the city of Ostend,to sponsor his repairs?bud they have no money for it.Aldo that the vessel is docked there for many years,and was in service as a museum.
Untill now there is no other sponsor,even the Belgian state won't help with this matter.
So in the future ,it will be lost and gone forever!!!!!!
This is typical belgian logica.
If this ship was Dutch or an English vessel?they would have found the money,to do the repairs.these country's are more invalved with there floating patrimony.
                       Kind regards
                     Marcstrat

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Scale Models / ferrie service (dover to calais)

« on: March 20, 2006, 09:58:29 PM »

Greetings to you all,shipspotters,

As i heared on the news,the ferrie service (dover-calais),
will stop on the end of the year completely.
Is that correct??

                           Marcstrat