-Caveat Lector- Print this article | Close this window Rogue ship for the chop
February 22 2003 The Norwegian vessel Tricolor, wrecked in the British Channel, is likely to cause havoc in busy shipping lanes for at least six months because salvage experts cannot find a crane big enough to lift it, its owners have admitted. Since capsizing in December with 2862 BMWs, Audis and Volvos on board, the ship has become a serious hazard. It has been hit by two other ships and has leaked hundreds of tonnes of oil. The ship's insurers say the succession of crashes has left the Tricolor too badly damaged to be refloated. Instead, salvage companies will cut up the vessel using abrasive wire and carry it away in pieces. Christen Guddal, of the Oslo naval insurer Gard Services, said: "There are no crane barges big enough in the world to lift it in one piece. We can't refloat it, so we'll have to reduce it in size." Advisers to the salvage operation said the Tricolor weighed 14,000 tonnes and was about the size of a large office block. Three salvage consortiums are bidding to break up the ship, using techniques perfected during the lifting of the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea. So far it has taken two months to drain all the petroleum oil from the ship's tanks because of bad weather, with divers unable to work on three out of four days because of choppy seas. In a mishap last month, a tug knocked out two valves holding oil inside the vessel, causing 200 tonnes to escape. Thousands of seabirds were soaked in oil. The Guardian This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/21/1045638487858.html Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sut <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
