HMS Belfast airbrushed from 2012 poster

papa_smurf · 11-10-11, 08:41 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15673648

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London 2012 organisers have apologised for airbrushing the historic World War II ship HMS Belfast from an official poster depicting the capital's skyline.
Games organisers said it was "a simple mistake in the advertising production process" for London 2012 Festival.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-10-11, 09:11 AM

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...a simple mistake in the advertising production process...

My arse! It was deliberately airbrushed as Coe & Co wouldn't have wanted anything 'military'. No way on earth can it be an accident. I'm only surprised that they haven't gotten rid of the Tower of London, too.

joegrundman · 11-10-11, 09:59 AM

yeah it happens all the time. i'm always accidentally airbrushing stuff out of pictures. always seems to happen to my mother-in-law for some reason. it's a simple mistake. Can happen to anyone

Dread Knot · 11-10-11, 10:15 AM

An honest mistake. They were planning to Photoshop it back in the Thames at some point, I'm sure. Covered with psychedelic colors and peace symbols so as not to spook the tourists into thinking there was still a war on.

Osmium Steele · 11-10-11, 10:47 AM

Did it appear for a few minutes at the de-gaussing station near the Norfolk Naval Station?

papa_smurf · 11-10-11, 10:50 AM

They should of airbrushed the Houses of Parliament instead, no need to advertise that place in the current state of things

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Lord_magerius · 11-10-11, 10:57 AM

People are really over-reacting to this, yes ok HMS Belfast is a very important piece of our history and it shouldn't have been airbrushed out. There are far more important things to get angry about in this country rather than something stupid like that, sure it's annoying that it has happened but, I can find other things of greater importance to get annoyed at. The economy, the tory idiots who are running this country etc...

JU_88 · 11-10-11, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Lord_magerius

People are really over-reacting to this, yes ok HMS Belfast is a very important piece of our history and it shouldn't have been airbrushed out. There are far more important things to get angry about in this country rather than something stupid like that, sure it's annoying that it has happened but, I can find other things of greater importance to get annoyed at. The economy, the tory idiots who are running this country etc...

^This.

CCIP · 11-10-11, 11:08 AM

Well, on the other hand, it IS Nov. 11th tomorrow, and that is a bit of an insult given the day.

I don't think there's an over-reaction, it's not like it's completely drowned out the rest of the news. So... I say let it be noticed.

11-10-11, 11:43 AM

On a brighter note, at least the airbrushed poster isn't nearly as bad as most of the rest the pile of excrement they are calling posters.

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My arse! It was deliberately airbrushed as Coe & Co wouldn't have wanted anything 'military'. No way on earth can it be an accident. I'm only surprised that they haven't gotten rid of the Tower of London, too

Yet the mascots come in Yeoman Warder of the tower and Guardsman versions

Herr-Berbunch · 11-10-11, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Yet the mascots come in Yeoman Warder of the tower and Guardsman versions

Yep, that's hypocracy, double-standards, or just plain old incompetence. Whichever way, it's just one of what I'm sure will be many.

Jimbuna · 11-10-11, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Well, on the other hand, it IS Nov. 11th tomorrow, and that is a bit of an insult given the day.

I don't think there's an over-reaction, it's not like it's completely drowned out the rest of the news. So... I say let it be noticed.

Agreed

Oberon · 11-10-11, 01:07 PM

As much as I love the Belfast...I wish it was the Warspite moored there instead...so much history and it ended in a Cornish cove...

Jimbuna · 11-10-11, 01:14 PM

Yes...a sad end indeed:

Although there were proposals to retain her as a museum ship, the Admiralty approved Warspite's scrapping in July 1946. On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the tug Bustler parted, whilst the other tug Melinda III slipped her tow. In storm force conditions Warspite dropped one of her huge anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove. Her skeleton crew of seven was saved by the Penlee Lifeboat W. & S. There were several attempts to refloat her but the hull was badly damaged and Warspite was partially scrapped where she lay.
An attempt to refloat her in 1950, buoyed by 24 compressors pumping air into her tanks, and watched by a large crowd, the press and the BBC, failed. There was insufficient water to float her clear of the reef in a rising south westerly gale. The salvage boat Barnet, standing guard overnight under the Warspite’s bows was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west. By August the battleship was finally beached off St Michael's Mount and after further salvage another attempt was made to refloat her in November. The Falmouth tug Masterman spent the night on the Hogus Rocks after failing to tow Warspite; and her sister tug Tradesman had 60 foot of wire wrapped around her propeller when trying to haul Masterman off the rocks. Aided by her compressor and two jet engines from an experimental aircraft the hulk was finally moved 130 feet closer to shore and by the summer of 1955 she disappeared from view.

Oberon · 11-10-11, 01:15 PM

At least the Grand Old Lady refused to go quietly into the night, that much I can be glad of.

11-10-11, 09:59 AM	#3
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	yeah it happens all the time. i'm always accidentally airbrushing stuff out of pictures. always seems to happen to my mother-in-law for some reason. it's a simple mistake. Can happen to anyone __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

11-10-11, 10:47 AM	#5
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Did it appear for a few minutes at the de-gaussing station near the Norfolk Naval Station? __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

11-10-11, 10:50 AM	#6
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	They should of airbrushed the Houses of Parliament instead, no need to advertise that place in the current state of things. __________________

11-10-11, 10:57 AM	#7
Lord_magerius Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Right by the hydrophone station Posts: 724 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	People are really over-reacting to this, yes ok HMS Belfast is a very important piece of our history and it shouldn't have been airbrushed out. There are far more important things to get angry about in this country rather than something stupid like that, sure it's annoying that it has happened but, I can find other things of greater importance to get annoyed at. The economy, the tory idiots who are running this country etc... __________________

11-10-11, 11:08 AM	#9
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Well, on the other hand, it IS Nov. 11th tomorrow, and that is a bit of an insult given the day. I don't think there's an over-reaction, it's not like it's completely drowned out the rest of the news. So... I say let it be noticed. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-10-11, 10:15 AM	#4
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	An honest mistake. They were planning to Photoshop it back in the Thames at some point, I'm sure. Covered with psychedelic colors and peace symbols so as not to spook the tourists into thinking there was still a war on.

11-10-11, 01:07 PM	#13
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	As much as I love the Belfast...I wish it was the Warspite moored there instead...so much history and it ended in a Cornish cove...

11-10-11, 01:14 PM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yes...a sad end indeed: Although there were proposals to retain her as a museum ship, the Admiralty approved Warspite's scrapping in July 1946. On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the tug Bustler parted, whilst the other tug Melinda III slipped her tow. In storm force conditions Warspite dropped one of her huge anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove. Her skeleton crew of seven was saved by the Penlee Lifeboat W. & S. There were several attempts to refloat her but the hull was badly damaged and Warspite was partially scrapped where she lay. An attempt to refloat her in 1950, buoyed by 24 compressors pumping air into her tanks, and watched by a large crowd, the press and the BBC, failed. There was insufficient water to float her clear of the reef in a rising south westerly gale. The salvage boat Barnet, standing guard overnight under the Warspite’s bows was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west. By August the battleship was finally beached off St Michael's Mount and after further salvage another attempt was made to refloat her in November. The Falmouth tug Masterman spent the night on the Hogus Rocks after failing to tow Warspite; and her sister tug Tradesman had 60 foot of wire wrapped around her propeller when trying to haul Masterman off the rocks. Aided by her compressor and two jet engines from an experimental aircraft the hulk was finally moved 130 feet closer to shore and by the summer of 1955 she disappeared from view. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-10-11, 01:15 PM	#15
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	At least the Grand Old Lady refused to go quietly into the night, that much I can be glad of.