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Ship Aground at Rossaveal

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    #32
    Sponge Bob
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    Below is a photo of the Thor Gitta, currently lurking over near the Clare coast seeing as anchoring in Casla Bay has gone right out of fashion :)

    http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?mmsi=220573000

    showphoto.aspx?mmsi=220573000&imo=9137727


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    #33
    Storm 10
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    Madame Razz wrote: »
    What ferries are they taking?

    The two that belonged to Aran Direct Ferries, the company collapsed, they are currently tied up in the docks and are going to Mauritius.

    Pictures here. Clan Eagle 1 and Clan Na Oileann

    http://galwayships.com/passenger_ships/index.html


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    #34
    Sponge Bob
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    They went for €600-800k each at an auction last month. Buyer in Indian Ocean is collecting them.


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    #35
    Madame Razz
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    They went for €600-800k each at an auction last month. Buyer in Indian Ocean is collecting them.

    He did well then:D


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    #36
    Storm 10
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    Madame Razz wrote: »
    He did well then:D

    He done unreal well when you consider they cost 4 million when new and are reported to be in excellent condition.


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    #37
    Discodog
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    They should of sent a serious heavy lifter to collect the ferries & the Pantanol, which sounds more like a headache pill than a ship. Will the Thor Gita fit into the docks ?.


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    #38
    Chicken1
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    Docking this evening on the high tide around 5-30pm weather permitting


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    #39
    Madame Razz
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    Harbourmaster is doing well out of all of this at least anyway:D


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    #40
    Discodog
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    Madame Razz wrote: »
    Harbourmaster is doing well out of all of this at least anyway:D

    And the Tug owners !

    A lot better than the official receiver. This is not the time to be selling assets to repay debts.

    Maybe they should sell tickets. It's not everyday that you see two ferries being picked up & put on the back of a ship.

    How wide are the dock gates ?.

    The Thor Gita is still almost 17 metres wide, so not much less that the Pantanal - hope their skipper is better at steering :D


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    #41
    Madame Razz
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    Are they going to load the ferries onto the ship in the Docks?? Really?? I wouldn't have thought that there would be room for that in there!


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    #42
    Storm 10
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    That big ship has arrived in Galway Docks, had a look this morning she is a big one.

    http://www.galway.net/about/webcam/


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    #43
    joeKel73
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    Anyone in the know know if they'll be doing the lift in the docks? If so... what time?!


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    #44
    Storm 10
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    foto joe wrote: »
    Anyone in the know know if they'll be doing the lift in the docks? If so... what time?!

    Thats the reason she is in the docks to load them there, maybe ask some of the guys down there if passing, I think it would take some time to hoist them up and secure them for the long trip to Mauritius.

    Dont forget to post pics if you get them


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    #45
    BornToBe?
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    I was passing the docks this morning at 8am and they were getting ready to lift the first ferry, for anyone intrested


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    #46
    Madame Razz
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    This whole thing seems to be terribly unlucky

    http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/three-people-injured-in-docks-manoeuvre-/


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    #47
    WallyGUFC
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    And according to Galway advertiser on FB, the ship nearly capsized because of it! Curse of the ferry liquidation sale!


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    #48
    snubbleste
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    Galway Bay fm news understands the sling broke almost turning over the cargo ship and the ferry went crashing back into the water.

    :eek:


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    #49
    Madame Razz
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    ****ing hell. Those men who got hurt in the process must be so sore; I hope they recover soon!! The whole thing is jinxed!


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    #50
    Robbo
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    Can anyone else spot the irony of these ferries having the Curse of Tutankhamun about them?


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    #51
    Madame Razz
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    I know if I was crew on the Thor Gitta I would not exactly be looking forward to the passage to the Indian ocean!


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    #52
    Sniipe
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    Did they get one of the boats on yet? From the webcam you can see one boat still in the water but not the other.


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    #53
    joeKel73
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    Wow, these boats are cursed.

    Three men in hospital and lift suspended...
    http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0407/galway.html

    00046e1f-640.jpg

    Edit: Photo by Joe Shaughnessy


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    #54
    Head The Wall
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    There'll be no more lifting today, there'll be an investigation into why people were on the ship while it was being loaded. That's a big no no.

    I reckon the harbour board won't let that boat lift in the docks again. They will probably make the owner get a mobile crane in to load the ferries


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    #55
    xtradel
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    foto joe wrote: »
    Wow, these boats are cursed.

    Three men in hospital and lift suspended...
    http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0407/galway.html

    00046e1f-640.jpg

    Thats some Picture!


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    #56
    snubbleste
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    why the three local men were on board the passenger ferry when it was being loaded onto the cargo ship

    I wondered about this as well. Surely that is dangerous?


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    #57
    Head The Wall
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    You don't lift people unless its in a man basket. There should never be a situation where you lift people on a load


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    #58
    Robbo
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    Head The Wall wrote: »
    They will probably make the owner get a mobile crane in to load the ferries
    Michael Long to the rescue, Roundstone style?


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    #59
    snubbleste
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    Eyewitness on local radio
    You should've seen the waves, it was like the aftermath of a tsunami


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    #60
    vulcan57
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    Went down this morning, but missed all the action by about 20 minutes and the place was crawling with ambulances and the fire service. Got a few pics that I'll put up in a while but nothing like the action shot by JS, only the aftermath.


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    #61
    hplp
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    can you put a few of those up Vulcan?

    H


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