Pasha Bulker

[Deestingray]

I don't know if this news has reached any of you world wide but in some recent storms, we had a ship break its moorings and run aground at a popular beach in Newcastle just north of Sydney.
They are currently trying to refloat the vessel, if any of you are interested, there might be some good tug action photos or video on you tube in the coming week or so. They had their first attempt at pulling it off the sandbar yesterday and moved it around 8 degrees.

[Ghost 2501]

oops !

[marker]

It was one of 54 ship anchored off Newcastle when a storm warning was given and they were advised to move out to sea. 51 left and the other 3 got into trouble ,the Pasha Bulker ended up on Nobbys Beach another one was lucky that the wind dropped off as it was struggling to avoid been washed on Stockton Beach as it had both anchors out and twisted and the prop was churning up sand about 1 km off the beach.
There is a webcam on the ship here. http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/NobbysBeach.htm

Mark

[pitviper51]

that sucks! looks like major heavy seas! youtubing now!
mike

[pitviper51]

its all over utoob heheh heres a search link

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pasha+Bulker+&search=Search

mike

[pitviper51]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajZoD3LQDO8

heres air view

[fleetmaster]

Apparently they've had another crack at moving it but broke more cables and ran out of time.

[Ghost 2501]

if they got exxon valdez off a reef, im sure they can get this off!

[fleetmaster]

yep,a little more luck wouldn't go astray either.I just hope she keeps together and keeps the waters clean.

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

Years a go, the New Carrisa wound up beached on the Southern Oregon Coast.

The tried several times to tow it out to sea, but the hull began cracking.
So they tried to burn it(twice).
Then tried to tow it, then it broke up, and floated back in halves
So they tried to tow half of it, then they tried to sink half of it with gunfire.
The Navy ship crew had fun. But it didn't sink,
So they tried to torpedo it,
The Submarine crew had fun, and I believe it slowly sank.

What remains of the stern of the New Carrissa, and its engines, is still on the beach. :o
http://www.cargolaw.com/New_Carissa_Ship_Disaster.html
http://images.google.com/images?q=new+carissa&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en




I suppose you have to remember that this is the same state that tried to get rid of a decaying whale carcass by blowing it up[/URL] with dynamite... oops... :eek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhP7hmQgvoc

[TachyonDriver]

COOL! The microlight pilot's flying in bare feet!
Nice music on the Pasha vid.

Tach.

[Ghost 2501]

music is nice as well :) anyone know what it is?

[Deestingray]

Sounds like something from Deep Forest, they had a couple of hits back in the 90's.

[misfitsailor]

Exploding whale? Thar she blows!!!

[der kapitan]

Years a go, the New Carrisa wound up beached on the Southern Oregon Coast.

The tried several times to tow it out to sea, but the hull began cracking.
So they tried to burn it(twice).
Then tried to tow it, then it broke up, and floated back in halves
So they tried to tow half of it, then they tried to sink half of it with gunfire.
The Navy ship crew had fun. But it didn't sink,
So they tried to torpedo it,
The Submarine crew had fun, and I believe it slowly sank.

What remains of the stern of the New Carrissa, and its engines, is still on the beach. :o
http://www.cargolaw.com/New_Carissa_Ship_Disaster.html
http://images.google.com/images?q=new+carissa&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en
I suppose you have to remember that this is the same state that tried to get rid of a decaying whale carcass by blowing it up[/URL] with dynamite... oops... :eek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhP7hmQgvoc
Yes umi, I rember that fiasco, and couldn't believe a responsible government
could direct that stupid of an operation---.