Bulk Carrier runs aground on Newcastle beach

[TarJak]

Some very wild weather (18m seas) has seen the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker run aground on Nobby's Beach in Newcastle (Australia) today.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/fears-ship-could-break-up/2007/06/08/1181089282623.html


Some amazing photos in this presenation:
http://www.smh.com.au/multimedia/2007/national/newcastle-ships-aground/index.html

Video of a news report on the rescue of the crew:
http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/v/en-au/v.htm?f=39&g=73b071dc-73e0-4449-9f22-6a33b7af5ab4&p=aunews_aunationalninenews&t=s29&mediaid=103566

Two other ships off the same beach had to be towed out to sea to prevent them from running aground also.

[TarJak]

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1411/runaground1wv1.jpg

A nice shot of the Pasha Bulker aground on Nobby's Beach this morning.

[The Avon Lady]

:lurk:
Target rich environment!
:lurk:

(Pity the fuel leakage)

[Chock]

Just checked out your links on this, some amazing pictures and some scary weather too. My hat is off to the chopper pilot and winch operator managing to get the crew off safely in winds of up to 80 knots!

Do you think if it breaks up, the skipper will lose his no claims bonus?:rotfl:

:D Chock

[Jimbuna]

On first reading I thought "Oh my God" ...that's just 10 miles away :o
Then I thought "Hang about....Newcastle is 10 miles inland of the Tyne" :damn:

[Safe-Keeper]

Nine people dead, at least one major river flooding, more than five thousand people evacuated, huge tanker grounded. And I thought Norway's weather was ****ed:shifty:.

[TarJak]

On first reading I thought "Oh my God" ...that's just 10 miles away :o
Then I thought "Hang about....Newcastle is 10 miles inland of the Tyne" :damn:
Not that Newcastle! Newcastle about an hour and a half north of Sydney in Australia.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Newcastle+NSW&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1
On this map the ship is agrount about where the 'n' in Port Hunter is.

[Reaves]

Nine people dead, at least one major river flooding, more than five thousand people evacuated, huge tanker grounded. And I thought Norway's weather was ****ed:shifty:.

We're also in a drought. :doh:

[Jimbuna]

On first reading I thought "Oh my God" ...that's just 10 miles away :o
Then I thought "Hang about....Newcastle is 10 miles inland of the Tyne" :damn:
Not that Newcastle! Newcastle about an hour and a half north of Sydney in Australia.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Newcastle+NSW&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1
On this map the ship is agrount about where the 'n' in Port Hunter is.

Yeah I should of known :yep: I know someone that resides in New Lambton :D