And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Trans-Ocean 'Winner' at Dalmore Bay on Lewis after detaching from its tug in stormy weather en route from Norway to Malta ... The rig was re-floated during high tide after three weeks and anchored at the island's Broad Bay. A temporary exclusion zone of 1,000m will be in place in Broad Bay during the ballasting process until the rig was secured ... The rig's grounding sparked pollution fears due to the 280 tonnes of diesel on board ... Investigations found two of its four fuel tanks were damaged in the incident which resulted in the loss of 53,000 litres of fuel, most of which is thought to have evaporated with no damage to the environment.
Broke the tow line on her way from Aberdeen to the razor blade factory, if I recall correctly. They pulled her off and continued on.
ReplyDeleteThe Trans-Ocean 'Winner' at Dalmore Bay on Lewis after detaching from its tug in stormy weather en route from Norway to Malta ... The rig was re-floated during high tide after three weeks and anchored at the island's Broad Bay.
ReplyDeleteA temporary exclusion zone of 1,000m will be in place in Broad Bay during the ballasting process until the rig was secured ...
The rig's grounding sparked pollution fears due to the 280 tonnes of diesel on board ... Investigations found two of its four fuel tanks were damaged in the incident which resulted in the loss of 53,000 litres of fuel, most of which is thought to have evaporated with no damage to the environment.
Reminds me of a sea monster coming ashore.
ReplyDeleteharpo "needs" to jack here
ReplyDeleteI don't think that is how they do directional drilling
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