Topic: In the News !!! (Read 1037165 times)

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #1150 on:** June 28, 2017, 10:51:22 am »

QM2 can do more than 24 knots, 28 I think, but that puts a strain on the Mermaid propulsion pods so they don't go that fast anymore. Plus it eats up a lot more fuel and requires the use of the jet turbines in addition to the main diesels.

Colin

Nemo · « **Reply #1151 on:** June 28, 2017, 11:01:17 am »

Apparently she is now cruising at 24.4 knots Colin.

TailUK · « **Reply #1152 on:** June 28, 2017, 11:22:20 am »

Quote from: Martin (Admin) on June 28, 2017, 10:19:05 am

BBC: Opps! - China. Coins thrown into plane engine by elderly passenger for 'luck'!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40421811

Don't think the engine was running but still, a multi million pound engine chewed up by 25p. it's not a happy picture.

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1153 on:** July 01, 2017, 05:33:26 pm »

BCC: Film critic Barry Norman dies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40468411

John W E · « **Reply #1154 on:** July 01, 2017, 06:11:42 pm »

I bet the food on these ships is brilliant - Chinese and Indian crew - I wonder if they were all in the galley cooking takeaways

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40467221

John

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1155 on:** July 24, 2017, 03:53:23 pm »

BBC: The city that makes the most expensive boats in the world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40681345

roycv · « **Reply #1156 on:** July 24, 2017, 04:15:50 pm »

Hi, perhaps it is me and advancing years (also possibly a lack of money) but the designs very rarely appeal to me.
I like a nice traditional boat, so looking forward to seeing the film Dunkirk and the little boats.
regards Roy

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1157 on:** August 11, 2017, 11:53:39 am »

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-40886835/giant-pipes-wash-up-on-norfolk-beaches

tonyH · « **Reply #1158 on:** August 11, 2017, 02:34:55 pm »

Typical Norfolk!

Shift it over the border to Suffolk and let us get rid of it!!!!!!!!!!!!

malcolmfrary · « **Reply #1159 on:** August 13, 2017, 09:47:00 pm »

Not exactly news, but 50 years ago - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-40804501
Some nice pictures if anybody wants a model of a boat with a really tall aerial.

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1160 on:** August 14, 2017, 03:06:58 pm »

BBC: 25 odd jobs that technology ended - http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/25-odd-jobs-that-technology-made-redundant/ss-AApBGN9?ocid=se

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1161 on:** August 18, 2017, 09:15:50 pm »

BBC: Sir Bruce Forsyth: TV legend dies aged 89 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40981246

... it's big news here in the UK OK!

Peter Fitness · « **Reply #1162 on:** August 18, 2017, 10:51:06 pm »

Bruce Forsyth was not so well known here in Australia, although I do remember him hosting Royal Variety concerts on TV. He certainly had a long and distinguished career in British TV, and I'm sure he will be mourned by many.

Peter.

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1163 on:** August 22, 2017, 04:47:07 pm »

Some great Eclipse 2017 on the BBC, this is my Favourite.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41010898

NB: Bonnie Tyler sounded Terrible! Time to give it up girl!
http://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-bonnie-tyler-belt-total-eclipse-heart-solar-eclipse-2127198

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1164 on:** August 22, 2017, 04:51:45 pm »

BBC: US Navy, 4th in collision in 13 months - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41013686

Sad loss of more lives but what's going on?

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1165 on:** August 29, 2017, 12:34:25 pm »

Sky News: Navy warship USS Indianapolis found 72 years after sinking - http://news.sky.com/story/navy-warship-uss-indianapolis-found-72-years-after-sinking-10997251

JB · « **Reply #1166 on:** August 29, 2017, 01:21:11 pm »

Thanks for that news.. I would have missed it as I don't look at any news these days.! most of it's junk, a good post, maybe best one ever in the thread ???

JaB.

BFSMP · « **Reply #1167 on:** August 29, 2017, 02:41:52 pm »

God bless them all, and may the occupants of the wreck rest in peace, and totally undisturbed.

Jim.

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1168 on:** September 06, 2017, 10:07:18 am »

The Telegraph: Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/04/brothers-delight-playmobil-pirate-ship-sailing-scandinavia/

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #1169 on:** September 06, 2017, 06:09:56 pm »

Excellent! Sounds just a bit like an ongoing saga playing out here on Mayhem

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1170 on:** September 20, 2017, 10:38:31 pm »

BBC: QE2: The 50-year journey of a British style icon - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41282633

BrianB6 · « **Reply #1171 on:** September 21, 2017, 12:15:28 am »

Will passengers want to sail on a Cruise ship with no crew?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170918-the-ships-that-could-change-the-seas-forever

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1172 on:** October 05, 2017, 12:26:14 pm »

BBC: Athenia: Is this the wreck of the first British ship torpedoed in WW2? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41503664

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #1173 on:** October 05, 2017, 05:11:14 pm »

Definitely Bryan - no tipping needed!

Colin

DavieTait · « **Reply #1174 on:** October 05, 2017, 05:24:54 pm »

Quote from: Martin (Admin) on October 05, 2017, 12:26:14 pm

BBC: Athenia: Is this the wreck of the first British ship torpedoed in WW2? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41503664

The wrecks location has been known about for decades ( probably close to 40 years ) as fishermen took their nets on it over the years , its right up on the bank itself ( 100fm ) as if it had been off the top of the bank there is a ledge at 150fm around the west side before it drops off to the abyssal plain at around 3 miles deep !!

Its also the only wreck of that size on the bank ( there are a few smaller ships , well bits of those that hit Rockall itself or went aground on Helens Reef , a small number of fishing boat wrecks on the bank ) so only needs a relatively small ROV to reach her

I've marked in Red the only wreck on the charts that matches the depth they give

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