Solitaire
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As it was such a nice day I decided I'd run out of the Hamble and go and have a look at the Harry S Truman lying at anchor in Stokes Bay. What a big B*****D!!! The Harbour Police were keeping folks away but if you got any closer you could only see gray bits! The deck was lined with aircraft and the Solent cruise ships were ferrying the crew ashore. The line streatched right back into the flight hanger. I think Pompey is going to a little crowded over the next few days.
There are 5000 crew aboard! Anyway after a cirmcumnavigation of the ship, I decided to head up to the Folly for a pint and some lunch. Duly fortified, I head back to the Hamble/forums/images/icons/smile.gif - now this is where it gets interesting. From the entrance to Southampton Water there is this brown sludge everywhere. In the Hamble its now like a brown soup floating all around the entrance and when I popped into Warsash Marine to refuel the whole marina was full of it. When I asked where it had come from it was suggested that it had only appeared in the last 24 hours - since the arrival of the carrier. Now question, 5000 people on board, do they have a big holding tank? If not, while the stuff does not actually smell, it looks highly suspicious /forums/images/icons/frown.gif
As the ship is there for week, I would suggest those who go out be careful what they touch. Had to bring my fender socks home for washing, and that was from just mooring up at the fuel berth!
If they are dumping it on our doorstep - it's almost as bad as friendly fire! Its very unpleasant and is making a hell of a mess of the waterline. I think I'll ask the Environment Agency what it is!
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There are 5000 crew aboard! Anyway after a cirmcumnavigation of the ship, I decided to head up to the Folly for a pint and some lunch. Duly fortified, I head back to the Hamble/forums/images/icons/smile.gif - now this is where it gets interesting. From the entrance to Southampton Water there is this brown sludge everywhere. In the Hamble its now like a brown soup floating all around the entrance and when I popped into Warsash Marine to refuel the whole marina was full of it. When I asked where it had come from it was suggested that it had only appeared in the last 24 hours - since the arrival of the carrier. Now question, 5000 people on board, do they have a big holding tank? If not, while the stuff does not actually smell, it looks highly suspicious /forums/images/icons/frown.gif
As the ship is there for week, I would suggest those who go out be careful what they touch. Had to bring my fender socks home for washing, and that was from just mooring up at the fuel berth!
If they are dumping it on our doorstep - it's almost as bad as friendly fire! Its very unpleasant and is making a hell of a mess of the waterline. I think I'll ask the Environment Agency what it is!
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