Le Grand Bleu

Tony · 09 October 2009, 09:05

Its here in Guernsey filling up with fuel..300 tons of it.....

codprawn · 09 October 2009, 13:07

When I filled my RIB up in Guernsey I carried almost that much - petrol was only 47p per litre!!! How much is it now???

Carl · 09 October 2009, 18:08

tons not ltrs

PeterM · 09 October 2009, 18:22

impressive isn't it ! Was floating around the solent and south coast a few weeks ago !

300 tons worth i reckon would buy a new rib !

BassBoy · 09 October 2009, 18:26

Had a look at her passage on AIS site today. (Sad I know). Interesting that she passed between Herm and Sark and entered the Little Russell from the south?

Is it true that she was vandalised with graffiti whilst in the solent!

PeterM · 09 October 2009, 18:34

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Originally Posted by BassBoy

Had a look at her passage on AIS site today. (Sad I know). Interesting that she passed between Herm and Sark and entered the Little Russell from the south?

Is it true that she was vandalised with graffiti whilst in the solent!

Was fully blue when I saw her - no writing in sight.

mdt · 09 October 2009, 19:44

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Originally Posted by Tony

Its here in Guernsey filling up with fuel..300 tons of it.....

oh just a "splash and dash" then?

Mollers · 09 October 2009, 20:07

Le Grand Bleu is a little bigger than Guernsey, by transfering 300tonnes of fuel, is Guernsey likely to float away?

Bigmuz7 · 09 October 2009, 21:12

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Originally Posted by Mollers

Le Grand Bleu is a little bigger than Guernsey, by transfering 300tonnes of fuel, is Guernsey likely to float away?

I'd reccomend it if petrols that price

Tony · 09 October 2009, 22:06

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Originally Posted by codprawn

When I filled my RIB up in Guernsey I carried almost that much - petrol was only 47p per litre!!! How much is it now???

46p

codprawn · 09 October 2009, 23:23

46p!!! See how much our government rips us off???

With big ships they pay bunker rates anyway - no tax as they usually then go into international waters with it.

Current rates are about £250 per ton so it cost £75,000 to fill.

Tony · 10 October 2009, 06:43

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Originally Posted by codprawn

46p!!! See how much our government rips us off???

With big ships they pay bunker rates anyway - no tax as they usually then go into international waters with it.

Current rates are about £250 per ton so it cost £75,000 to fill.

The harbour reported £80,000 so you are spot on. It did look fantastic though.

BassBoy · 10 October 2009, 07:41

So...if the specific gravity of Diesel is 80% that of H2O, that means 1200ltrs per tonne at £250.

So, about 21p/ltr. Bargain!

codprawn · 10 October 2009, 12:25

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Originally Posted by Tony

The harbour reported £80,000 so you are spot on. It did look fantastic though.

Thats not bad for Guernsey - I worked it out on Rotterdam prices which are the standard. I would have expected Guernsey to be quite a bit more as it's only a small island.

That's why our petrol prices are so disgusting. Without the tax Britain has some of the cheapest petrol anywhere as we have our own oil and a few refineries - little Guernsey has none of these things.

codprawn · 10 October 2009, 12:28

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Originally Posted by BassBoy

So...if the specific gravity of Diesel is 80% that of H2O, that means 1200ltrs per tonne at £250.

So, about 21p/ltr. Bargain!

It is very expensive at the moment - used to be about 10p.

I think it still is in Libya and a few other places in the Middle East. They are the opposite of us - they actually subsidise their fuel...........

codprawn · 10 October 2009, 12:33

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Originally Posted by BassBoy

So...if the specific gravity of Diesel is 80% that of H2O, that means 1200ltrs per tonne at £250.

So, about 21p/ltr. Bargain!

Remember these prices are for bunker oil - not diesel - that is about £80 more per ton.