EM Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 ^Lots of info on seepage in this article:http://www.springerlink.com/content/bya6g7r7ceebanrl/fulltext.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrap man Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 wonder what would happen if they came in to LK and people tied turd to there boat and went aboard uninvited, not long till they were removed i bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snurts Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I'd gie dem an hours notice dan turn tae da wind, gie dem anidder hours notice dan run da anchors!! if dir no dair by dan day'll be ok if dae ir, tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Haaf Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 About 25 years ago the beaches and geos on the SW side of the Ness, and probably further afield were littered with candle fat after a prolonged spell of strong SW wind. The earlier larger pieces the perfect plug of the inside of a 45 gallon oil drum, complete with rust stains on the circumference where the barrel it had been in had touched, before it long since rusted and crumbled away. Ghostrider, since you seem knowledgeable on wrecks etc., especially in the south end, and sorry if this is a bit off topic to begin with, but I'll bring it back on topic quickly.Have you ever heard of an incident where a bomb disposal squad was called into Shetland, particularly to the Hestingott area, to blow up a barrel of beeswax, which somebody had reported to be gelignite? Anyhow, back on topic. Pity they blew it up if it was gelignite. Could have used it to blow up the anchor chain just above the GP pod. (** mod edit - Mind the T&Cs – there’s a line between having a joke and advocating violence **) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enkelt skapninger Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Ghostrider is absolutely right - the various wrecks out there contain vast amounts of bunker fuel. There was an article in New Scientist a few weeks ago about it (you need a subscription to read the full article) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727761.600-why-wartime-wrecks-are-slicking-time-bombs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 ... if they came in to LK...I find their actual location to be quite interesting. They have kept steaming about well offshore rather than enter the harbour. Currently, they are nowhere near their "heroes" and certainly not providing any kind of backup safety cover. Are they scared of encountering the natives? Kavi Ugl posted a link to an AIS enabled map earlier. Here is LPA's one. I find it much easier to navigate and zoom: http://www.lerwick-harbour.co.uk/ais-data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy parks Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 wonder what would happen if they came in to LK and people tied monkey to there boat and went aboard uninvited, not long till they were removed i bet Arent the Greenpeace guys from Hartlepool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enkelt skapninger Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I find their actual location to be quite interesting. They have kept steaming about well offshore rather than enter the harbour. They've been pootling about nicely out of range of the Fort Charlotte cannons. Here's today's AIS tracking data... http://www.simplecreatures.net/misc/img/esperanza.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 ^Excellent. Where did that display originate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enkelt skapninger Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Marine Traffic's AIS Google Map overlay. It is a fantastic resource: http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?centerx=30¢ery=25&zoom=2&level1=140 I cropped and labelled the above image from a screenshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 ^Yay! AIS on steroids. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrap man Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 a good friend of mine is in the proccess of being striped of his skippers ticket by the mca for an offence he commited, he was done for being drunk and grounding a boat and endangering life ,it has been through the media and everything. the captain of this green peace vessel should be hauled up before the mca and stripped of his ticket for allowing these idiots to leave his ship and also taking part in such a reckless and dangerous stunt for all concerned after all the captain is god onboard a ship, but nothing will be done we wont even here his name, they might find it a bit harder to protest by beeing twats if they could'nt get captains for there ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I find their actual location to be quite interesting. They have kept steaming about well offshore rather than enter the harbour. Currently, they are nowhere near their "heroes" and certainly not providing any kind of backup safety cover. Are they scared of encountering the natives? Clearly they're either not aware of the old gun on Erne's Hill, or are very sure she's totally u/s, or they'd be keeping much further to eastward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 ^ Min shø'd shun pack we powder and shot. Turning it tae aim might be a bit more o a problem though. It might be a lang wait fir a beam shot. No dat I wid dae onything lik dat, nor advocate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 It is good that folk will still protest with action in what they believe in.Not saying what they do is right or wrong. But they have courage to act. We seem to have less of that nowadays. Slowly becoming a race of invertebrates. http://twitpic.com/2r6swu/full[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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