HMS Ocean & Thames Barrier

[ARA]

My boat is slightly smaller but it seems to me that this is a near miss with the Thames Barrrier Lucky relieved Captain meethinks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17950813

 

[Reverend Ludd]

An MoD spokesman described the manoeuvre as 'near perfect' and said the ship's path through the Thames Barrier helped counter a brisk crosswind.

What on earth does he mean.

 

[sarabande]

"near perfect" ??? Another couple of coats of paint and that would have been the end of his job !

 

[gravygraham]

Cripes, I just watched that video - I bet that rear tug skipper needed fresh undies. He clearly slammed into wot (and full to port) judging by the mahoosive plume of black smoke billowing forth.

That would have given the Argies something to chuckle about.

 

[timgriffin]

Blimey that looked close must have been a strong cross wind.
Tim

 

[sailorman]

Blimey that looked close must have been a strong cross wind.
Tim

cross tide

 

[maby]

If you listen carefully, you can hear the captain shouting down to the crew "All together lads, fend off with those boat hooks!"

 

[RobWales]

Hard to imagine how big that vessel is....have stood on the deck and it is quite huge!
Infact if you look at the loading crane 2/3ds toward the stern on the starboard side, positioned just behind is what they call the loading pontoon.....this is the floating pontoon that they deploy to the stern of the ship which is then used to offload troops vehicles etc into the landing craft.....
Company I work for carried out a major modification to this pontoon and considering it took up two lanes on the motorway in transit to us it just looks so bloody small in that video....amazing!
And yep I'm betting the skipper had his brown trousers on yesterday! ;-)

 

[RobWales]

Hard to imagine how big that vessel is....have stood on the deck and it is quite huge!
Infact if you look at the loading crane 2/3ds toward the stern on the starboard side, positioned just behind is what they call the loading pontoon.....this is the floating pontoon that they deploy to the stern of the ship which is then used to offload troops vehicles etc into the landing craft.....
Company I work for carried out a major modification to this pontoon and considering it took up two lanes on the motorway in transit to us it just looks so bloody small in that video....amazing!
And yep I'm betting the skipper had his brown trousers on yesterday! ;-)

Have a look see.......