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Sunken barge to be cut in two
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| UPLIFTING: The operation to raise the Longsands barge, which sank off Preston beach, gets under way using a large crane |
THE MAROONED Longsands barge in Weymouth Bay is being split in two to speed up the salvage process.
A 42-metre salvage barge, called the Naples, pulled up alongside the Longsands yesterday and began work on cutting the barge.
The rusting barge, which ran aground at the Overcombe end of Weymouth beach last October, will be lifted up on the Naples' large crane before it is cleaved in half.
The latest chapter in salvage operation of the Longsands is similar to the fate of the MSC Napoli, which was beached off Branscombe in Devon last January and also had to be split in two so it could be removed from the seabed. A spokesman for Weymouth and Portland Borough Council said: "A large barge called the Naples has arrived with the aim of cutting the Longsands barge in two and lifting it out of the water.
"The obvious intention is to speed up the process. How long it takes is largely down to the conditions when they get there."
10:29am Thursday 24th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: mr.d, weymouth on 4:11pm Thu 24 Jul 08
you know we will end up paying for this (the rate payers) why didnt they blow it up , the army or navy would have willingly obliged as an excercise and all for nothing ! or is that too easy , i would have cut it up with a hacksaw for £50,000 by now !
you know we will end up paying for this (the rate payers) why didnt they blow it up , the army or navy would have willingly obliged as an excercise and all for nothing ! or is that too easy , i would have cut it up with a hacksaw for £50,000 by now !
Posted by: techie, Weymouth on 5:16pm Thu 24 Jul 08
Off you go then with your hacksaw. ffs.
Off you go then with your hacksaw. ffs.
Posted by: DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire on 7:28pm Thu 24 Jul 08
[quote][bold]mr.d[/bold] wrote:
you know we will end up paying for this (the rate payers) why didnt they blow it up , the army or navy would have willingly obliged as an excercise and all for nothing ! or is that too easy , i would have cut it up with a hacksaw for £50,000 by now ![/quote] Yes, blow it up, a spectacular display for carnival night?
Cheaper than the thousands wasted on fireworks.
mr.d wrote:
you know we will end up paying for this (the rate payers) why didnt they blow it up , the army or navy would have willingly obliged as an excercise and all for nothing ! or is that too easy , i would have cut it up with a hacksaw for £50,000 by now !
Yes, blow it up, a spectacular display for carnival night?
Cheaper than the thousands wasted on fireworks.
Posted by: techie, Weymouth on 7:42pm Thu 24 Jul 08
Please tell me you aren't being serious.
Please tell me you aren't being serious.
Posted by: Perry Winkle, Weymouth on 12:38pm Sat 26 Jul 08
[quote][bold]techie[/bold] wrote:
Please tell me you aren't being serious.[/quote] Don't you believe it!
techie wrote:
Please tell me you aren't being serious.
Don't you believe it!
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