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Ship loses timber in rough seas
« on: January 20, 2009, 01:00:17 pm »


BBC: Wood cargo is 'heading for Kent'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7839397.stm
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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2009, 01:33:44 pm »

Now its bad enough if you hit a single piece of wood ,never mind a full pack .
On the good side keep an eye on the for sale section in the local papers where the wood has washed up ,
                                                                       

                                                                  FOR SALE
                                                        timber in varous lengths
                                                               slightly salted
                                                           but well preserved
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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2009, 07:42:33 pm »

Rough seas are nothing new. Ships carrying timber are nothing new. What is new is the crappiness of security of deck cargo.
Most professional seafarers that were trained in this country knew all about the dangers (both physical and stability-wise) of deck cargoes.....particularily "timber" ones. For reasons too complicated to go into here, it would be accepted that a ship with a deck cargo of timber would arrive at it's destination port with a "list" (some small, some massive). Although primitive compared to modern practice the securing systems worked. Side caging and secure lashing. Simple. I will go back to the opening sentence. Rough seas are nothing new. Modern practice has to learn from the past, and get it right again. BY.
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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2009, 07:44:14 pm »

That'll be handy then...I want a couple of bits to build a stand for the rigger.   :-))

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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 03:41:30 pm »

Put me down for a few sheets of 6mm. marine ply, if it's not too damaged by water
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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2009, 01:38:18 pm »

Olly,

That statement does not really make sense, if it's marine ply and damaged by water must be rubbish ply :} :}



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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2009, 04:17:28 pm »

Sinegorsk? Either the ship or the cargo are Russian.
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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2009, 06:26:20 pm »

you could make plenty of 'springer' tug outer this lot   lol {-) {-) :D
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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2009, 07:37:02 pm »

We thought about taking the council van along the coast today and loading it up with timber, could always claim we are part of the clean up crew. Didn't have enough diesel in the tank though... >>:-(

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Re: Ship loses timber in rough seas
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2009, 01:52:59 pm »

Time to move to Sussex open a wood shop, and spend every waking moment building boats------now when's is the next badly load ship carring glue coming by  :-)) :-))
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