A big coal carrier ran aground near Newcastle Australia and efforts have been on-going to get her off the beach. See here, but the ship has not been able to be re-floated. Over at the Maritime Links Editor's Blog, the MLE posted this from You Tube, showing a new wave in ship salvage.
The MLE also gets a hat tip for posting the video from a St. Lawrence Seaway smash-up which reminded me to do a post on the SLS.
Nice slideshow and some background here.
UPDATE: Video from the air of grounded ship:
(Barefoot flying, too!)
Progress reported in salvage here:
Good progress is being made on the Pasha Bulker salvage attempt with the ship moving further off Newcastle's Nobbys Beach.Extensive coverage at CargoLaw and here which includes this link to a live webcam of the beach.
UPDATE (2 July 07): Ship is now free.
|