Car carrier stuck on the bank in Southampton tonight

[Barrowboy]

Huge respect to the Pilot(s) for the original beaching plus the tug crews and salvage company for a successful recovery. This could have been so much worse all round....

[Anchorhandler]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

Huge respect to the Pilot(s) for the original beaching plus the tug crews and salvage company for a successful recovery. This could have been so much worse all round....

Why thank you sir! ;-)

Simon

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[Starovich]

Looks Upright now

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Why thank you sir! ;-)

Simon

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Total respect Simon. I understand there was some pretty shite weather for a couple of days and a tug suffered some damage but keeping the vessel in position and stable enough for the salvage boys to do their bit, in what must be some pretty horrendous conditions in the ballast tank/car deck areas, is a full-on achievement in my book.

[C2 RIBS]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Why thank you sir! ;-)

Simon

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Great images Simon, crossed my mind you could be there, loads of work then

[busybee]

Few pictures from Calshot
Well done to those involved

[matt h]

Any pics inside Simon

[Anchorhandler]

Originally Posted by C2 RIBS

Great images Simon, crossed my mind you could be there, loads of work then

Hi Ian

Was on on the scene from about 35 minutes into the start of the incident back on the 3rd and have been there pretty much since. I've Been the liason between us and the salvage crews since they arrived on the 4th/5th.

I went onboard on many occasions for various reasons almost from the start and am lucky enough to have some incredible (but sensitive) pictures from the car decks....

This picture may not look like much but if you zoom in you will see a large JCB shovel loader of approx 14-15t which was parked on the port side of one of the car decks. Bearing in mind that I took the picture while she had a 55 degree list then you realise that the shovel loader is actually hanging about 38m above your head as you clamber out onto the car deck. Worst of all is that it was hanging from 3 ratchet straps!!

Yes Barrowboy, unfortunately one of our vessels suffered some considerable damage to her main mast and port side exhaust system. No one was hurt though and we will be starting the repairs shortly....

Simon



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[C2 RIBS]

Did it go out as a mayday?

[BogMonster]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Why thank you sir! ;-)

Simon

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Good job

Quick thinking by the blokes that put it on the sandbank too, that's what you call a decisive action that must have left one or two doubts in the mind at the time! Without that, I guess the port might well still be closed with a great lump of ship parked in the channel.

[SteveHall]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Hi Ian

I went onboard on many occasions for various reasons almost from the start and am lucky enough to have some incredible (but sensitive) pictures from the car decks....

Would love to see them one day - do you think they will ever be public?

[C2 RIBS]

Originally Posted by busybee

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Well done to those involved

Think the helo was BBC, there was an air exclusion zone to 2000ft I recall , that seems to be within that distance

[C-NUMB]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Hi Ian

Was on on the scene from about 35 minutes into the start of the incident back on the 3rd and have been there pretty much since. I've Been the liason between us and the salvage crews since they arrived on the 4th/5th.

I went onboard on many occasions for various reasons almost from the start and am lucky enough to have some incredible (but sensitive) pictures from the car decks....

This picture may not look like much but if you zoom in you will see a large JCB shovel loader of approx 14-15t which was parked on the port side of one of the car decks. Bearing in mind that I took the picture while she had a 55 degree list then you realise that the shovel loader is actually hanging about 38m above your head as you clamber out onto the car deck. Worst of all is that it was hanging from 3 ratchet straps!!

Yes Barrowboy, unfortunately one of our vessels suffered some considerable damage to her main mast and port side exhaust system. No one was hurt though and we will be starting the repairs shortly....

Simon

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Must have been an interest experience. Was it possible to use vessels own ballast pumps to play with the tanks(at a stage when vessel did not have such heavy list anymore), or was it all done with mobile units?

It Would be interesting to know when the cargo on those are lashed, to how much list lashings are expected to keep the cargo in place in real sea conditions?

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by SteveHall

do you think they will ever be public?

I doubt it, a pile of JCBs on a jaunty angle has to be up there with the JFK assassination and Princess Marge rug munching in terms of highly sensitive piccys.

[Starovich]

Originally Posted by C2 RIBS

Think the helo was BBC, there was an air exclusion zone to 2000ft I recall , that seems to be within that distance

and 1 mile round!

[bedajim]

So will the car carrier be scrap?

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Starovich

and 1 mile round!

Potentially pulled as soon as she came off the anchorage. I cant find historic Notams to be able to tell...

Photo flights routinely get dispensation from the CAA to outside of the 'usual' rules ( rule 5) ...within a certain distance...

[C-NUMB]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Hi Ian

Was on on the scene from about 35 minutes into the start of the incident back on the 3rd and have been there pretty much since. I've Been the liason between us and the salvage crews since they arrived on the 4th/5th.

I went onboard on many occasions for various reasons almost from the start and am lucky enough to have some incredible (but sensitive) pictures from the car decks....

This picture may not look like much but if you zoom in you will see a large JCB shovel loader of approx 14-15t which was parked on the port side of one of the car decks. Bearing in mind that I took the picture while she had a 55 degree list then you realise that the shovel loader is actually hanging about 38m above your head as you clamber out onto the car deck. Worst of all is that it was hanging from 3 ratchet straps!!

Yes Barrowboy, unfortunately one of our vessels suffered some considerable damage to her main mast and port side exhaust system. No one was hurt though and we will be starting the repairs shortly....

Simon

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Must have been an interest experience. Was it possible to use vessels own ballast pumps to play with the tanks(at a stage when vessel did not have such heavy list anymore), or was it all done with mobile units?

It Would be interesting to know when the cargo on those are lashed, to how much list lashings are expected to keep the cargo in place in real sea conditions?

[SteveHall]

Originally Posted by Mollers

I doubt it, a pile of JCBs on a jaunty angle has to be up there with the JFK assassination and Princess Marge rug munching in terms of highly sensitive piccys.

Such a shame - need to find someone with a few over a beer..

[PeterM]

Anyone have a steer on the cause ?

Was the hull puncture by the JCB that's been quoted as flooding the decks the cause or result of the list ?

something else ?