 |
22 July 2007, 15:03
|
#1
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
Flooding RNLI Tewkesbury class
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/g...re/6910559.stm
Just look at the new Tewkesbury class lifeboat!!!
The flooding around there is incredible - ALL our home insurance premiums will go up to cover this....
Looking at the aerial footage one thing struck me - the Medieval buildings are fine - on higher ground - seems they knew what they were doing in those days.
__________________
|
|
|
|
22 July 2007, 15:18
|
#2
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Oakley
Boat name: Zerstörer
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140
MMSI: 235050131
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,931
|
Truly devastating for those whose homes have been flooded. The after effects can last for months and because this is all on such a large scale help will be spread very thinly.
Your right that our insurance premiums will probably go up but I believe that insurance companies factor these happenings in to their premiums already. Also several news reports have highlighted how many people don't have any insurance.
I've just been listening to the local radio giving information on how to get sandbags if you live near the River Thames, and also telling people to move stuff upstairs and prepare emergency food stocks (Sounds like a war zone). Yet here 15 miles away we have no effects whatsoever.
When is this going to end ?
|
|
|
|
|
22 July 2007, 15:29
|
#3
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Make: Waveline
Length: under 3m
Engine: Yamaha 2.5
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 421
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
|
A lot of the "Medieval buildings" were build in the late 60's 
__________________
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
22 July 2007, 15:30
|
#4
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
What always amazes me are the people who are "trapped" and need to be rescued. Usually the water is about knee deep!!!
Now I realise the water is probably not that clean but it's not full of HCl or Piranha fish is it???
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
22 July 2007, 15:33
|
#5
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Oakley
Boat name: Zerstörer
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140
MMSI: 235050131
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,931
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
What always amazes me are the people who are "trapped" and need to be rescued. Usually the water is about knee deep!!!
Now I realise the water is probably not that clean but it's not full of HCl or Piranha fish is it???
|
Society as a rule is getting a lot older and unfitter. Probably the answer.
|
|
|
|
|
22 July 2007, 16:04
|
#6
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Pembrokeshire
Boat name: Pendragon
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 suzuki
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 85
|
Didn't take the boat, but who needs one when you have a Landy. Hope the waters go soon, I am off to change all the oils now.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
23 July 2007, 23:01
|
#7
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Milford Haven
Boat name: Various
Make: Commercial
Length: 10m +
Engine: Screw / Voith / Jets
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 792
|
We figured that this very new (but very dirty) landy was fine after its quick wash somewhere outside haverfordwest since there was no water stuck in the headlights 
Where did you get that pic Peter?
-Alex
|
|
|
|
|
24 July 2007, 07:18
|
#8
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Make: Waveline
Length: under 3m
Engine: Yamaha 2.5
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 421
|
Not only a Landy
__________________
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
24 July 2007, 19:47
|
#9
|
|
RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
|
Doubt they'd get through this (It's next to Tewkesbury)
__________________
Need spares,consoles,consumables,hire,training or even a new boat?
Please click HERE and HERE and support our Trade Members.
Join up as a Trade member or Supporter HERE
|
|
|
|
|
24 July 2007, 19:48
|
#10
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Oakley
Boat name: Zerstörer
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140
MMSI: 235050131
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,931
|
Matt,
Off thread but why do your pics only show as a link ? Is it just me.
Nick.
|
|
|
|
|
24 July 2007, 22:21
|
#11
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Boat name: Angel-B
Make: Ex Y boat
Length: 3m +
Engine: Suzuki 9.9HP
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 594
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
|
being a bit of a lifeboat anorak  , I think you'll find they are actually from SARA - the Severn Area Rescue Association:
http://www.sara-rescue.org.uk/thefleet.htm
It was bugging me cos I knew it wasn't an RNLI boat. The RNLI are helping out in the floods, but they use mostly D class SIBs (or variants of them) for flood work.
Then I saw someone from SARA being interviewed on the BBC and it all became clear 
Cheers
Chris
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
24 July 2007, 23:37
|
#12
|
|
RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggles
Matt,
Off thread but why do your pics only show as a link ? Is it just me.
Nick.
|
I think it's something to do with the phone they were taken on. They work OK if I take them with my digital camera.
__________________
Need spares,consoles,consumables,hire,training or even a new boat?
Please click HERE and HERE and support our Trade Members.
Join up as a Trade member or Supporter HERE
|
|
|
|
|
25 July 2007, 00:10
|
#13
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Oakley
Boat name: Zerstörer
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140
MMSI: 235050131
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,931
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by chris123
|
Whoever they are they have bucket loads of money to spend on boats.
NR.
|
|
|
|
|
25 July 2007, 01:01
|
#14
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
Leave them alone - they use the best rescue vehicles in the world!!!
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
25 July 2007, 01:13
|
#15
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Oakley
Boat name: Zerstörer
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140
MMSI: 235050131
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,931
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
Leave them alone - they use the best rescue vehicles in the world!!!
|
What Toyotas !
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White Noise
