Tisme
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Nobody else has complained! Draw your own conclusions.
ss richard montgomery matter
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Twister_Ken
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"any publicity is good publicity!"
Tell that to Charles Kennedy.
Tell that to Charles Kennedy.
TheBoatman
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Re: ss richard montgomery matter - not as risky now
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One of the risks has long gone
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Thats very true, unfortunately the ships coming into the new Medway LNG terminal are carrying 100.00 tons of the stuff - gas that is - so a couple of thousand tons of TNT is but a mere triffle.
The word is that if it were possible to touch a LNG carrier off the explosive force would be about 7 times that, of that Jap place the yanks nuked!!
But hey lets look on the brightside - it would rid the world of Sheppey, Canvey and Sarf'end BUT would be a great place for a new deep water marina - 100' deep 10 miles across
Seriously, I don't think the the Montgomery is that much of a threat, the RN dive it every year and why would they let 100.00 tons of gas go past 9 times a week if it were.
BTW there are apparently plans afoot to construct another terminal.
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One of the risks has long gone
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Thats very true, unfortunately the ships coming into the new Medway LNG terminal are carrying 100.00 tons of the stuff - gas that is - so a couple of thousand tons of TNT is but a mere triffle.
The word is that if it were possible to touch a LNG carrier off the explosive force would be about 7 times that, of that Jap place the yanks nuked!!
But hey lets look on the brightside - it would rid the world of Sheppey, Canvey and Sarf'end BUT would be a great place for a new deep water marina - 100' deep 10 miles across
Seriously, I don't think the the Montgomery is that much of a threat, the RN dive it every year and why would they let 100.00 tons of gas go past 9 times a week if it were.
BTW there are apparently plans afoot to construct another terminal.
ronangel
Member
Re: ss richard montgomery matter - not as risky now
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One of the risks has long gone
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Thats very true, unfortunately the ships coming into the new Medway LNG terminal are carrying 100.00 tons of the stuff - gas that is - so a couple of thousand tons of TNT is but a mere triffle.
The word is that if it were possible to touch a LNG carrier off the explosive force would be about 7 times that, of that Jap place the yanks nuked!!
But hey lets look on the brightside - it would rid the world of Sheppey, Canvey and Sarf'end BUT would be a great place for a new deep water marina - 100' deep 10 miles across
Seriously, I don't think the the Montgomery is that much of a threat, the RN dive it every year and why would they let 100.00 tons of gas go past 9 times a week if it were.
BTW there are apparently plans afoot to construct another terminal.
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Seriously, I don't think the the Montgomery is that much of a threat, the RN dive it every year and why would they let 100.00 tons of gas go past 9 times a week if it were. MONEY
<span style="color:red"> </span> I will quote you at the Inquest!
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One of the risks has long gone
[/ QUOTE ]
Thats very true, unfortunately the ships coming into the new Medway LNG terminal are carrying 100.00 tons of the stuff - gas that is - so a couple of thousand tons of TNT is but a mere triffle.
The word is that if it were possible to touch a LNG carrier off the explosive force would be about 7 times that, of that Jap place the yanks nuked!!
But hey lets look on the brightside - it would rid the world of Sheppey, Canvey and Sarf'end BUT would be a great place for a new deep water marina - 100' deep 10 miles across
Seriously, I don't think the the Montgomery is that much of a threat, the RN dive it every year and why would they let 100.00 tons of gas go past 9 times a week if it were.
BTW there are apparently plans afoot to construct another terminal.
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Seriously, I don't think the the Montgomery is that much of a threat, the RN dive it every year and why would they let 100.00 tons of gas go past 9 times a week if it were. MONEY
<span style="color:red"> </span> I will quote you at the Inquest!
LeonF
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Gosh..................and I took kids sailing Toppers up to it and right close in around it once.............
ronangel
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The richard montgomery matter
The SS Richard Montgomery site has been updated considerably since this subject was first posted here.(2006!)
For those readers that want more up to date info about the wreck go to the site and follow the many links to factual information from the main page http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com or just look directly at the links below.
factual information clip from bbc tv uk program coast-8 (4mins- 5Mb .wmv) royal navy explosives expert
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies/montbbccoast8.wmv
(Copy above link into your browser)
underwater_explosion.wmv (a very small taste of what will happen when ss richard montgomery explodes!)
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies/underwater_explosion.wmv
(Copy above link into your browser)
The SS Richard Montgomery site has been updated considerably since this subject was first posted here.(2006!)
For those readers that want more up to date info about the wreck go to the site and follow the many links to factual information from the main page http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com or just look directly at the links below.
factual information clip from bbc tv uk program coast-8 (4mins- 5Mb .wmv) royal navy explosives expert
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies/montbbccoast8.wmv
(Copy above link into your browser)
underwater_explosion.wmv (a very small taste of what will happen when ss richard montgomery explodes!)
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies/underwater_explosion.wmv
(Copy above link into your browser)
sighmoon
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Don't worry, it was much less compelling on the page than it would be on the screen, and I for one lost steam way before I got to the bottom of the quoted bit.
What you have, by the way, is not actually a script, but some notes to help you write your script. There's a standard layout to use, which is what people in the movie industry expect and want to see. You can get an idea of the right way of presenting a script by looking at a 'proper' script:
eg http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Casablanca.pdf
(yes, the fixed width font is part of the standard layout.)
Or make your movie yourself, which is what I eventually did with my (in hindsight poor) script. It's hard work, and it didn't launch my movie career, but what a hoot.
Alfie168
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Re: SS Richard Montogomery.
The answer is obvious. Send Bluebottle down in a diving suit with a hammer to tap the noses of the bombs and see if they are safe.
Why didn't anybody else think of that?
Tim
The answer is obvious. Send Bluebottle down in a diving suit with a hammer to tap the noses of the bombs and see if they are safe.
Why didn't anybody else think of that?
Tim
wl745
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montgomery
Simple solution.Go to the nearest Health and safety executive office and report the danger lurking there and quick as a flash the entire area for twenty miles would be evacuated and nobody would be allowed in!!
Diving tale,back in the seventies a dive boat out of Plymouth had been on a WW1 wreck and one of the divers had been curious over some cheese wedge shaped objects so he slipped one in his bouyancy jacket,after they had disrobed on the boat and had a beer or three someone spotted smoke coming from the pile of dive gear on the deck,turned out the cheese wedge was phosphorous !burnt right through the boat which sank!!
Simple solution.Go to the nearest Health and safety executive office and report the danger lurking there and quick as a flash the entire area for twenty miles would be evacuated and nobody would be allowed in!!
Diving tale,back in the seventies a dive boat out of Plymouth had been on a WW1 wreck and one of the divers had been curious over some cheese wedge shaped objects so he slipped one in his bouyancy jacket,after they had disrobed on the boat and had a beer or three someone spotted smoke coming from the pile of dive gear on the deck,turned out the cheese wedge was phosphorous !burnt right through the boat which sank!!
peter radclyffe
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if it gets rid of eastenders, (how not to behave) blow it up
Ubergeekian
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He used to post regular stuff to uk.rec.sailing on the matter. It quickly became evident that much of what he claims is - to put it mildly - overoptimistic. Even if there were 5,000 tons of explosive on board and they were all still viable and they all went off, the bang, although undoubtedly spectacular and destructive, would be nowhere near as all-consuming as he claims.
As others have pointed out, it doesn't seem to be much more than an attempt to flog a film script.
Cantata
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Your site might have been changed a lot since 2006 but the home page is still full of inaccuracies.....distances from shore, distances from Southend, both wildly understated. Still mentions an oil refinery which you were told in 2006 was long gone. Some confusion over power station names. Amount of munitions still incorrect.
Hardly encourages one to read further if the basics are all wrong.
Anyway the enormous LNG tankers that pass that point regularly are probably a much juicier and reliable target.
As for a film script....
Hardly encourages one to read further if the basics are all wrong.
Anyway the enormous LNG tankers that pass that point regularly are probably a much juicier and reliable target.
As for a film script....
ronangel
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The SYNOPSES was written 10 years ago or so and has been considerably updated since then.This has not been shown for reasons of copyright.The film script is written with program "Final draft". The reason for the synopses is to cover all copyright aspects of any film made about the wreck & would probably be re-written by any company buying the rights. Making this a little clearer without going too technical, say one of you decided to write a screenplay about the wreck if this involved a terrorist attack or the holding random of a government or detonation or placing a remote controlled bomb on the wreck or a combination of these & they were like or very similar to the actions in the synopses/script that we have written unless you were very skilled in writing somewhere along the line you would be in breach of our copyrighted material. when you attempted to make or distribute the film we would take legal action for breach of copyright or something as I do not know exactly what happens but my co-writer & lawyers do. If the film was in production stage would cause big problems for the company. It would be a much wiser course of action to buy our script than risk a long & protracted court case. My friend and co writer used to own a publishing company & is a professional writer who has a script in USA waiting finance, about true story WWII and later, blockbuster stuff but cant say any more as under offer. The Montgomery script will come into the public eye when an incident, (some thing described in our fictional plot or an accidental explosion of some or all of the cargo or a collision from another vessel whether or not this results in an explosion).only then will become of great value unless somebody realises this & buys it at a lower price now... we have had serious offers one who wanted to make using models in a tank! but their money offers were no where near its (in our option ) worth. should anyone be interested proof of production company & known director + distribution company would have to be submitted with face to face interviews at company or studio offices to go any further.
dk
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One's a form of plagiarism I presume, the other means you own the rights to the work!
ronangel
Member
In this case we own the rights, as we wrote an original script before anybody else & have USA & UK copyright proof.
dk
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Dream on!
ronangel
Member
I conceived the original basic plot a long time ago it was only copyrighted and made public about 10 years ago If you or anybody else can find a plot book or screenplay about a TERRORIST ( there are other plots in book form criminal not terror) attack on the ship previous to that which has documented copyright I would be very happy if you brought it to my attention. It is sad to say but my "dream" will only come true when something newsworthy takes place hopefully without loss of life....
Grehan
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I don't understand what the 'poll' (also full of spelling mistakes and typos) has to do with a thread whose sole point is to promote a film script . . ?
And why, when I view the results, do I see the usernames of those who have voted one way or the other . . ?
I suspect dirty deeds are afoot. A Chechen financed hacker has infiltrated YBW (acting under the orders of a Colombian drug cartel) to spread panic amongst the UK's intelligentsia most of whom either live or have weekend pieds-a-terre in the delightful and ultra-expensive Canvey/Sheppy 'cote gris' and might be damaged by the blast; and who are also keen sailors but ever forgetful of what to do after untying from the pontoon. These people - the cultural elite - depend on being able to spell and use the English language properly but their abilities are being undermined by messages emanating from 'experts' like the OP that are full of errors. Usernames being made visible in supposedly anonymous 'polls' is a sneaky way of harvesting identities and their weaknesses (i.e. not adopting recognised RYA procedures, safety briefing all crew every time, etc.) ready for the Big Attack.
Now, where's Jerry Bruckheimer's phone number?
And why, when I view the results, do I see the usernames of those who have voted one way or the other . . ?
I suspect dirty deeds are afoot. A Chechen financed hacker has infiltrated YBW (acting under the orders of a Colombian drug cartel) to spread panic amongst the UK's intelligentsia most of whom either live or have weekend pieds-a-terre in the delightful and ultra-expensive Canvey/Sheppy 'cote gris' and might be damaged by the blast; and who are also keen sailors but ever forgetful of what to do after untying from the pontoon. These people - the cultural elite - depend on being able to spell and use the English language properly but their abilities are being undermined by messages emanating from 'experts' like the OP that are full of errors. Usernames being made visible in supposedly anonymous 'polls' is a sneaky way of harvesting identities and their weaknesses (i.e. not adopting recognised RYA procedures, safety briefing all crew every time, etc.) ready for the Big Attack.
Now, where's Jerry Bruckheimer's phone number?
stevebirch2002
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Did you write "Pie in the sky...." ?
What a load of twaddle
What a load of twaddle
Chris_Robb
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Cause- Little Jimi - he's fallen in the water....