Kippers Anyone....

[pks1702]

Arrived at Shotley on Friday evening to a fog of smoke blowing over from Parkstone Quay.

Had a run out with another forumite on Saturday, locking through we were told it was 4000 tonnes of Wood Chip.

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/update_e...f_burning_wood_chip_at_harwich_port_1_3344865

Took a few images

It seemed to be damped down but rapidly flames could be seen from another area which was then hosed.

These land side courtesy of Essex Fire Service

The smoke was all pervading fortunately the wind had turned around on Saturday and Harwich bore the brunt, yesterday morning it was blowing back. I reckon it might be a day or two

 

[sailorman]

That should be ok no global warming as its all Bio Mass

 

[pvb]

It was still very active today. You have to wonder why there's a 4000 ton pile of woodchip in Harwich...

 

[LittleSister]

You have to wonder why there's a 4000 ton pile of woodchip in Harwich...

1) You never know when it might come in handy?

2) It's safer than a 8,000 ton pile of woodchip?

3) The storage charges at Felixstowe are prohibitive, and the quay's closed at Mistley just now?

 

[Stork_III]

It was still very active today. You have to wonder why there's a 4000 ton pile of woodchip in Harwich...

Perhaps the storage capacity at Brightlingsea is reached, due to the incessant bad weather preventing the ships loading and taking it away to IKEAland?