Have a look at this!!!!! (Coal ship runs a ground in Newcastle)

2007-06-07 21:23:31

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=TBG=Zoton: my mum says i'm cool; +22|7125|Australia

Over night a coal ship has run a ground on Nobby's Beach in Newcastle where I live. Here is the news link:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=173778
http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200706/1945788.htm?nsw
"It reminds me of the 1974 cyclone conditions that we had here when a ship ran aground up here in Stockton Bight, and that ship was called the Signa and that ship stayed there for evermore," - Dave Edwards, Nobbys Surf Club president.
It is absolutely surreal. The weather over the past few days (in particular today and overnight) reminds me of the movie "the day after tomorrow" for some reason. I live in the CBD and all i've been hearing is sirens. Very crazy stuff. Anyway, I just thought I'd show you all whats been happening. Hopefully you find it interesting.

2007-06-07 23:01:24

#2

Drax: Paddles/Plane Whore; +28|7031|Australia, NSW

yeah was all over the radio where i was. got stuck in traffic at the same time and a 20min drive turned to 1h30m -some guy put his commodore under a b double

the ship was beached while i was listening, and apparently 3 other ships called sos. the weather was some of the worst ive ever seen

2007-06-07 23:07:16

#3

=TBG=Zoton: my mum says i'm cool; +22|7125|Australia

I can see over Newcastle harbor from my house and there's a tug trying to rescue another ship which is getting dangerously close to stockton beach where the Signa washed up. I haven't seen the weather this bad for so long too. The swell is around 15ft so I can see how the ships are having trouble.

2007-06-07 23:28:14

#4

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|7033|British Columbia, Canada

Sounds like the weather we had here back in November/December..

We had 4 Trees fall onto our Property.. 1 Landed on our house, and the rest took out our fence and Hedges.. it was pretty wild.

2007-06-07 23:38:55

#5

Choclot: Member; +21|7013

Yeah its getting pretty crazy here in Sydney aswell...looks like no sailing for me

2007-06-07 23:45:00

#6

SilentscoutIX: BF2s US Server Admin; +91|6858|Vancouver, BC, Canada

LT.Victim wrote:
Sounds like the weather we had here back in November/December..

We had 4 Trees fall onto our Property.. 1 Landed on our house, and the rest took out our fence and Hedges.. it was pretty wild.

That shit was crazy, Stanley Park got massacred.

2007-06-07 23:50:47

#7

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|7033|British Columbia, Canada

SilentscoutIX wrote:
LT.Victim wrote:
Sounds like the weather we had here back in November/December..

We had 4 Trees fall onto our Property.. 1 Landed on our house, and the rest took out our fence and Hedges.. it was pretty wild.
That shit was crazy, Stanley Park got massacred.

Ya no kidding, it was pretty bad.. I was outside my house across the street when the worst hit..

You could hear and see the trees snapping like toothpicks.. pretty scary.

2007-06-08 00:25:50

#8

~FuzZz~: .yag era uoy fi siht deaR; +422|6792|Orrstrayleea

Choclot wrote:
Yeah its getting pretty crazy here in Sydney aswell...looks like no sailing for me

The weather is getting crazy everwhere in Oz ATM, it hasn't stoped raining for 3 days here, not really heavy but just spitting and its really cold

2007-06-08 00:59:06

#9

twiistaaa: Member; +87|7139|mexico

yeah im in newcastle. gettin pissed off with this shit weather.

2007-06-08 01:00:28

#10

Fenris_GreyClaw: Real Хорошо; +826|6989|Adelaide, South Australia

... and people WANT beachside houses...

2007-06-08 01:11:25

#11

psH: Banned; +217|6854|Sydney

yeah i was just watching this on the news, i was walking along the stockton breakwater last weekend... about 1km from where that ship is.
Pretty amazing.

But how will they get it off?

2007-06-08 01:20:55

#12

Sentinel: Cheeseburger Connoisseur; +145|7128|Australia

How good is this weather. About fucking time it started raining.

I know that most of us Aussies love the sunshine and blue sky, i like it myself, but man do i looooooove the dark and wet as well.

All i ask for is 4 specific seasons. This random shit is pissing me off.

2007-06-08 01:32:29

#13

twiistaaa: Member; +87|7139|mexico

Sentinel wrote:
How good is this weather. About fucking time it started raining.

I know that most of us Aussies love the sunshine and blue sky, i like it myself, but man do i looooooove the dark and wet as well.

All i ask for is 4 specific seasons. This random shit is pissing me off.

not when you work outside...

2007-06-08 01:39:21

#14

Sentinel: Cheeseburger Connoisseur; +145|7128|Australia

twiistaaa wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
How good is this weather. About fucking time it started raining.

I know that most of us Aussies love the sunshine and blue sky, i like it myself, but man do i looooooove the dark and wet as well.

All i ask for is 4 specific seasons. This random shit is pissing me off.
not when you work outside...

on the contrary, how else would i enjoy this weather if i wasnt outside? Out in the elements and loving it.

2007-06-08 03:25:26

#15

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7135|NT, like Mick Dundee

LT.Victim wrote:
Sounds like the weather we had here back in November/December..

We had 4 Trees fall onto our Property.. 1 Landed on our house, and the rest took out our fence and Hedges.. it was pretty wild.

The weather where I live pwns all you nubs.

Category 5 cyclones...

Two have passed within 75km of my town in the past 2 years.

The building next door to me has lost it's roof before. I've had both rivets and bolts within the flat I live in break under the strain.

Trees have fallen all over the town...

Coast has changed shape...

Sentinel, come north. In the tropics we are getting much, much more rain now.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

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