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Re: In the News !!!
« Reply #2400 on: September 02, 2024, 10:57:47 am »

Wonder if they'll rescue Diana?


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« Reply #2401 on: September 03, 2024, 03:14:29 pm »

I think they should recover the diana.


4 and a half meters of railing in 14 years, two things, could that have been due to the titan shock wave, and at that rate of decline, its going to be another hundred years before there is any depreciative effect on the bow.
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« Reply #2402 on: September 04, 2024, 08:57:06 am »

Wonder if 'Prop wash' generated by the 'Research vehicles' has assisted in the accelerated degeneration? Can't have been many currents at that depth before we started interfering.


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« Reply #2403 on: September 04, 2024, 11:33:16 am »

the circulating current from labrador might have an effect, being cold it might run at sea floor level as it starts near greenland and joins the warmer water flowing up the east coast from the equator, just a thought.


Was watching the indianapolis program  on channel 84, and how they found it, looks like the US navies official position appeared to be at least 50-100 miles out, it appears that the straits current at sea floor level was stagnant or very low flow as the ship is well preserved.
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« Reply #2404 on: September 04, 2024, 08:03:18 pm »

It does seem to be  disintegrating at much the same rate as the Jutland wrecks in the shallow North Sea.

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« Reply #2405 on: September 13, 2024, 11:28:52 am »

Bournville Radio Sailing and Model Boat Club are mentioned on the BBC news website https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cq828099234o for their open day on Saturday.
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« Reply #2406 on: September 27, 2024, 02:58:23 pm »


Ah, we missed it! - International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day
 
 
 
 
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« Reply #2407 on: September 27, 2024, 04:09:21 pm »

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« Reply #2408 on: September 28, 2024, 11:42:20 am »

You missed one Martin. Chinese sub sinks - - - - Thought they were supposed to?


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« Reply #2409 on: September 28, 2024, 02:26:34 pm »

Subs don't sink - they just achieve negative bouyancy
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« Reply #2410 on: November 18, 2024, 11:11:15 am »

 
BBC: Islanders bid a fond farewell to MV Hebridean Isles

       https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ejdjpq96o

       Re: Launch video.... Health & Safety a completely different thing back then!   :o

 
 
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« Reply #2411 on: November 21, 2024, 02:52:30 pm »


Ex-Mersey ferry Daffodil moving from Garston Docks to canning Dock
 

https://youtu.be/o3qQEdOiFZk?si=bzy77S_VT86m-F_k
 
 
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« Reply #2413 on: November 25, 2024, 12:48:43 pm »


Swan killed by high-speed model boat in 'tragic accident' during Nottinghamshire lake race

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/swan-killed-by-high-speed-model-boat-in-tragic-accident-during-nottinghamshire-lake-race/ar-AA1tyoQB?fbclid=IwY2xjawGxSu9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfbNnlkofBMv2bb9fWKBDPJkGWk00w6IwH8rMseEooi6GTY14ItqRwm1cg_aem_r--t-TFCSnzonuid5zAmdA


I'm no lover of swans (we had an aggressive male on the Oxford club's pond last year which attacked my electric powered scale model on the water) but this is bad news for anyone negotiating for use of a stretch of water. The average council member will remember this and fail to realise that the overwhelming majority of model boaters enjoy pottering around on the water at little more than walking pace and respect the rights of the wildlife.

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« Reply #2414 on: November 29, 2024, 10:01:28 am »


BBC:  Crashed NZ navy ship was left on autopilot, inquiry finds


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« Reply #2416 on: February 01, 2025, 02:50:32 pm »

 
[Another]  appeal has been launched to save Wicksteed Park.

The park opened in 1921 by Charles Wicksteed.
A lottery grant of £250,000 will be used to create a full-time fundraising team but
 the trust warned that free access to the park may have to be restricted.
 
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« Reply #2417 on: February 01, 2025, 06:42:44 pm »

Wicksteed Park is a wonderful amenity. We have nothing like it down our way and I doubt if there is much else like it elsewhere in the UK.

In the current economic climate no reliance can be placed on national or local government funding as these are being subjected to increasing cuts. The local council ought to support it as a public amenity but their budgets are too squeezed with other priorities so not much hope there.

So finding a viable business model is going to be difficult as if the local public have become used to free entry (subject to car parking fees) there will be resistance to paid admission.

It is a very difficult situation, as when you have an amenity like this, locals will jib at paying for a day's admission if all they really want is a couple of hours fresh air and walking the dog. The rides and other attractions need to be able to support themselves financially from people visiting the park while the general park facilities have to be funded from car parking or some sort of admission charges.

Down my way in South West Surrey, we have a fantastic arboretum which is run by the National Trust. It used to be free entry and we would visit a couple of times a year or more such as in Spring and Autumn. Then National Trust decided to charge for entry and for some facilities that were not really needed. Since then, the charges have been jacked up again and again to the extent that we no longer go there. We would be happy to pay £5 and visit 2/3 times a year but not £14 when we might only spend an hour or so walking around.

I do sympathize with the people who run the park, it must be a nightmare trying to find a compromise which preserves public access with maintaining the park itself.

Assuming that most people who visit the park do so by car then they have a choice of how long they want to park for. The current prices look pretty reasonable to me but presumably they are not enough to cover costs.

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