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Oberon

06-22-13 09:40 AM

Whoops!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23014901

Not quite sure how they managed this one, but hope that a) the damage is not too expensive and b) it doesn't sink at the docks because Harwich is a busy port and that'll really screw things up. Felixstowe will have to take the excess and that's running at capacity as it is. :doh:

EDIT: Come to think of it, it's bloody windy today, that probably didn't help docking...

Red October1984

06-22-13 10:05 AM

There's that one guy at every job....

Like the USN Naval Officer who drove his destroyer into a collision. :har:

Jimbuna

06-22-13 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 2074376)

A bit of an embarrassment for someone but good to see there was a Wattisham bird in attendance.

Oberon

06-22-13 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2074462)

A bit of an embarrassment for someone but good to see there was a Wattisham bird in attendance.

Aye, one of the Wattisham birds was over our way a few days ago. Hard to believe that Wattisham SAR will be getting the chop by 2017. Still, at least we'll still have the WAH-64s. :yep:

EDIT: Just noticed this in the latest Beeb article:

Quote:

The fire service said the ship's crew plugged the hole from inside and built a compartment with watertight doors to stem the leak.

Major kudos to the damage control parties of that ship. :yep::yeah:

Jimbuna

06-22-13 03:11 PM

Aye that's the plus about compartmentalisation these days...much better than those methods used in the days of the Titanic.

Looking forward to Waddington next month :cool:

http://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/display-aircraft

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