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Post by groundhugger on Aug 16, 2011 12:30:48 GMT 1
nice to see bits of our remaining Industry still working ...nice video
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Post by RICEY on Aug 17, 2011 13:28:40 GMT 1
nice vid Icebreaker. She nearly clipped the lock wall on her way in due to the tide pulling her.
guys stand on alfred lock wall as ships enter the birkenhead system.
near the end of the video you can see the Most Sky which is under arrest by the MCA and has been here since early november 2010
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Post by icebreaker on Aug 18, 2011 18:53:07 GMT 1
near the end of the video you can see the Most Sky which is under arrest by the MCA and has been here since early november 2010 I see that Most Sky may be here for some time due to the company failing to pay any fines/charges relating to making the vessel seaworthy. The crew have been been returned to their respective homelands &, for the moment, the ships fate appears to be in limbo - is it going to end up like the SARSIA  info. SARSIA an ex Trawler/Research ship built in 1953 in Dartmouth and was owned by the U.K. Marine Biological Association. In 1986 she was bought privately and a conversion to a luxury yacht was begun. However it appears the owner had a cash flow problem and all work was stopped and nothing happened for years. She was at that time berthed on the Wallasey Dock Road side of the East Float. The MDHB issued a writ on her for mooring fees and she was impounded. The MDHB then moved her to her current position where she sank one winters night some years ago and she has lain there ever since slowly settling into mud at the bottom of the dock.  |
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Post by icebreaker on Aug 25, 2011 10:28:56 GMT 1
Update - image added.
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Post by Biggles on Aug 25, 2011 23:36:54 GMT 1
The Sarsia should have been removed many many years ago, allowing to rot in situ is a disgrace.
I well recall that the owner of the ship moved to the Caribbean during its so called refit to private yacht, it was during his absence that "someone" did or tried to steal the engines and as a result the ship sank.
Why the MDHB or Peel allow to still remain to be seen by visitors is a mystery.
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Post by icebreaker on Aug 26, 2011 14:29:50 GMT 1
The Sarsia should have been removed many many years ago I'm surprised that it hasn't been released for scrap/salvage - there wouldn't be a shortage of offers, that's for sure.......... |
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