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Greetings Ben.
[ 06-08-2007: Message edited by: Maasdam ]
P&O Pacific Sun is due into Sydney tomorrow - could be a late arrival?
Latest news from Newcastle Australia suggests that there is a crease appearing in the ships hull where she is aground plus oil is coming ashore.
It does not sound too good.
Neil ( Bob )
I was able to get close enough to get the photos below. It was warned several times the night before to head to sea but did not take any notice. It had emptied its ballast tanks and the propellors were constantly out of the water so it could not sail anywhere. The crew have all been evacuated.
The storm was so severe that it ripped out trees, flooded the city, cars floated off roads and there are several abandoned cars all around Newcaslte with road closures and traffic signals without power. So far 12 people have died from being washed away in floods.
Unfortunately my camera has encountered a problem and was hoping some may have advice.
As I was running back to the car it started raining. I was sheilding it under my shirt and it got a few minor drops of rain on the back. I suspect that my body heat etc caused humidity and condensation inside the camera.
The camera still turns on and the lcd lights up with what is in front of the lens. I can plug it into my computer and all functions work.
The munu and shutter buttons appear not to be operating.
Does anyone know if the camera dries out in time and functions or will it need a technician to repair it.
I know from past experience that some electrical equipment can come good.
Switching the camera on was not good - but not necessarily 'fatal' - remove all batteries, open everything (remove the lens etc.) and give her some time in a dry (!) place. You do not lose too much doing that before sending her for repair - and it can indeed take quite some time for dew on the inside to evaporate again.
quote:Originally posted by Sutho:Thanks for comments.Unfortunately my camera has encountered a problem and was hoping some may have advice.As I was running back to the car it started raining. I was sheilding it under my shirt and it got a few minor drops of rain on the back. I suspect that my body heat etc caused humidity and condensation inside the camera.The camera still turns on and the lcd lights up with what is in front of the lens. I can plug it into my computer and all functions work.The munu and shutter buttons appear not to be operating.Does anyone know if the camera dries out in time and functions or will it need a technician to repair it.I know from past experience that some electrical equipment can come good.
Great pictures very impressive.
Let the camera to dry fore a view days, without the battery's. Then put new battery's in before restart the camera. If the still not work fully. Then offer the camera fore repair.
The storm seems to be over with blue skies today. The ship has a hole on its outer hull on the starboard side andunderneath where it hit the reef.
Main streets in Newcastle were flooded with many abandoned cars still on the road sides. There are still houses without power. People have died from leaving their cars and the currents washed them into storm water drains. Others have died from collapsed roads.
Tugs are on the way to try and salvage the ship. Fortunately we are lucky enough to have a floating dock that can sink and let a ship in and raise it up for repairs. If they get it into the harbour then the company has no choice but to pay for repairs in our city. It is a popular beach that the ship is on so I am sure there will be calls for it to be removed.
I dont mind the 60 ship line up off our coast for coal but some hate it. Unfortunately this ship failed to follow repeated instructions to flood its ballast and head to sea. The ship is very lucky it did not land on our rocky area near the ocean baths or into the breakwall.
Lautitzen Bulkers Media Release
And to think this was the same Lauritzen that had the long term relationship with Australia with polar ships such as the much loved NELLA DAN...
It was also a perfect opportunity for the greens to protest global warming saying the storm was climate change from pollution, but our expert meterologists rebuked that stating that the moon is in one of its closest orbits to the earth, hence it results in higher tides, more rain and more severe storms. On this occasion I tend to believe all the storms are due to the moons position as it is making more sense with all the historic proof they are providing.
similar news in uk re: msc napolia container ship run aground off devon.apparantly refloated and being held off the coast whilst a decision is made what to do with her.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6283102.stm
quote:Originally posted by Sutho:[...] On this occasion I tend to believe all the storms are due to the moons position as it is making more sense with all the historic proof they are providing.
This is one of funniest contributions I read here.
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Cheers
Yeah back to the storms we have meterologists claiming it is the moon. We all now how it influences tides, aparantly the futher it gets from earth then we get drier periods with droughts, and the closest then we get floods and storms. This idea goes all the way back to Ancient Egyptian times when they prepared for droughts etc. Aparantly the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks knew that the moon influenced the weather to some extent and when the tides will be.
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