Aussies to arms! Chinese Navy attempts to destroy Great Barrier Reef!

[TLAM Strike]

Well kinda...

http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia-pacific/2010/04/20104514757717426.html

[Castout]

A thousand Koalas have been dropped in(HALO style) to out breed the pandas muahahahah :D.
http://www.stanford.edu/%7Ejay/koalas/Koala450j.jpg

Umm I hope they could manage this to avert further damage to the reefs(I mean the Koalas of course :rotfl2:)

[Jimbuna]

Australian Special Forces are practicing their unarmed combat techniques in preparation :DL

http://www.therooranch.com/images/animals/Kangaroo-red1.jpg

[bookworm_020]

:har::har::har::har::har::har:

Send in the drop bears!

[Castout]

Australian Special Forces are practicing their unarmed combat techniques in preparation :DL

http://www.therooranch.com/images/animals/Kangaroo-red1.jpg

I wouldn't want to be at the receiving end of this . . .technique.


On the more serious note it was really sloppy for that ship to trespass the no shipping zone :nope:
Now those fishes' home are going to be ruined

http://marinesciencetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/loggerhead-sea-turtle-courtesy-of-anand.jpg
"Damn it men get sloppy and we are paying the price..again...where to now?" "Kids bring as little as you need we have a long way to go"
"Dad You think they'll give us asylum on the east coast?"
"No Dad I prefer the west coast, California is cool, I've always wanted to be a hollywood star"
"If you were a hollywood star kid you would live in 6x2x3 glass box"
"Besides they have animation now so I heard"
"Willy was an exception of course lucky sucker"
"I heard Bush was a real fish friend" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Jcrk6jGfo
"They have a different one now"
"Does he like fish too?"
"Maybe... on his plate"

ps. (no pun intended) God bless you Mr Bush. Have a good retirement.


(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Jcrk6jGfo)

[August]

Wow a million dollar fine. That'll make the Chinese think.... :up:

[Jimbuna]

:har::har::har::har::har::har:

Send in the drop bears!

LMAO :rotfl2:

[Blood_splat]

Wow a million dollar fine. That'll make the Chinese think.... :up:
Paid with American money. :O:

[Rilder]

Paid with American money. :O:

Well at least China is using their own money instead of borrowing from some richer country. :rotfl2:

[TarJak]

You guys could simply cut out the middle man and send me the million.:D:D

[OneToughHerring]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8603872.stm

It's still leaking and might stay there for weeks. Refloating could release much more oil. :down:

Wow a million dollar fine. That'll make the Chinese think.... :up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DJtHL3NV1o

[krashkart]

You guys could simply cut out the middle man and send me the million.:D:D

And stock your tub with beer? I'm all for that... and a free round-trip all-expense paid vacation for me and my family to Australia. Got enough room for four more? :D


Ain't it funny how "friends" materialize when there's money? :haha:

[Jimbuna]

And stock your tub with beer? I'm all for that... and a free round-trip all-expense paid vacation for me and my family to Australia. Got enough room for four more? :D


Ain't it funny how "friends" materialize when there's money? :haha:

He never had enough room to share his bed in Houston a little over a year ago :O:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5152/p1000139h.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/i/p1000139h.jpg/)

[bookworm_020]

Well outside the shipping channel, and is believed to have been attempting a short cut! Once it has been refloated (at the owners cost) clean the ship up and sink it well off the coast! That will hurt them more than the fine!

[bookworm_020]

We could let loose our wobats on them as revenge! They dig mines that are safer than the chinese can build!

http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/manmauling-wombat-felled-by-axe-20100406-ro8z.html

[krashkart]

Well outside the shipping channel, and is believed to have been attempting a short cut! Once it has been refloated (at the owners cost) clean the ship up and sink it well off the coast! That will hurt them more than the fine!

Hmm, an artificial reef. :up: Better yet, send it to TarJak so's he can sell it and get his million dollars. :DL

[papa_smurf]

Well outside the shipping channel, and is believed to have been attempting a short cut! Once it has been refloated (at the owners cost) clean the ship up and sink it well off the coast! That will hurt them more than the fine!

Thats one costly shortcut.......

[Jimbuna]

Relieve it of its cargo first before you sink it.

That way the environment and the economy both benefit.

[bookworm_020]

Relieve it of its cargo first before you sink it.

That way the environment and the economy both benefit.

Better to sink it, the coal will never be burnt, and the government can claim the carbon offset!

[CaptainHaplo]

This was a well known "shortcut" than many ships use to save fuel. Well off the authorized shipping lane - the accident happened at full speed since they didn't want to be caught in a non-shipping area.

I still like the idea of mandating local pilots out to a certain distance.... would solve this issue.

[Jimbuna]

This was a well known "shortcut" than many ships use to save fuel. Well off the authorized shipping lane - the accident happened at full speed since they didn't want to be caught in a non-shipping area.

I still like the idea of mandating local pilots out to a certain distance.... would solve this issue.

Couldn't the area be policed/patrolled for such happenings? :hmmm:

[bookworm_020]

Couldn't the area be policed/patrolled for such happenings? :hmmm:

It's a large area and it has a large volume of traffic.

[TLAM Strike]

It's a large area and it has a large volume of traffic.
That is what P-3 Orions are for. ;)

Buy more P-3 Orions... :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

That is what P-3 Orions are for. ;)

Buy more P-3 Orions... :yeah:

I was thinking of the Orion or the AWAC even.

[bookworm_020]

I was thinking of the Orion or the AWAC even.

We are about to retire the P-3's soon and replace them with the P-8's and UAV's. The RAAF is also getting some AWAC aircarft at the moment (Wedgetails)

[Jimbuna]

We are about to retire the P-3's soon and replace them with the P-8's and UAV's. The RAAF is also getting some AWAC aircarft at the moment (Wedgetails)

Here's hoping they can keep more operational than what they could with the Collins Class :DL

[bookworm_020]

Here's hoping they can keep more operational than what they could with the Collins Class :DL

Me Too!:yep:

They caught another ship doing a short cut as well, they made it to port ok, but three of the crew are now facing fines of up to AUD$250,000