why is the Napoli.............

[Birdseye]

where it is? I thought that she had hit problems in French rescue territory and apparently she was taken to where she is now and beached in a UN heritage area by 2 French tugs.

Why was she not run aground in France? Am I too suspicious?

 

[Woodlouse]

It was an Englishman who decided to beach her. And she was headed for Portland. Running her aground in france would have been a tad inconvenient. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[landaftaf]

yes

 

[Searush]

Anyway, why should we let Froggie looters steal all that stuff?

 

[landaftaf]

norty norty /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I wouldnt think for a minute our froggy cousins would do such a thing /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Birdseye]

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It was an Englishman who decided to beach her.

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Was it? Or was she dragged away from the French coast by French tugs to avoid risk to tourism, fisheries etc over there?

 

[BrendanS]

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=1319734

 

[AlJones]

Mmmmmmmm! Intriguing Mr Watson!!!

Another Forumite looking outside the nine dots!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Woodlouse]

Well, I presume he was english. He sounded like a northener and I've never met a frenchman called Robin Middleton.

 

[landaftaf]

or was it because the depth of water around the cherbourg peninsular is so deep there was not option to beach her there if that became a last resort ...... so if - as happened - she started to founder, she would be deep six now and cause MASSIVE problems

or was it because, as a british ship, the HMG took responsibility for the salvage attempt and decided to head north ........ and maintain control of the situation

or was it simply a result of advice from the professional salvors that north gave more options in the event of a deterioration of the circumstances.........

or maybe its your theory /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif