I was going to ignore this story, but as the bloody thing is going to be around for another week at the least .... I feel obliged to report it.
A ship was blown aground on the coast nearby (well a short drive away), and as this is not an everyday occurance (the last was twenty years ago round here), I got up early today (with a hangover) and drove down to the seafront, and, after detouring round the various road blocks put up by the police (Why... no ones gonna rob this baby!) I took a few photos.
The "Riverdance" ferry is lying about a half mile of shore, on its side and dropping thousands of packets of McVitie's biscuits that were being carried on lorries aboard and have been washed up on the shoreline.
This has turned into a feast for the gulls who are flocking in great numbers to pick at the biscuits.
Here's another photo 0f the ship with the lorries on board. Apparently they will try and salvage it next week.
UPDATE: Its still there six weeks later, much to the embarressment of the insurance company and the numerous engineers who have tried to get it afloat again. The last of the spring tides have been and gone and its now fully sunk into the sands.
Local betting is that it will be emptied and then broken up on the beach, if they don't get it refloated within a month. It can't just be left, because winter storm could toss it further up the beach into the seawall, or worse, back out to sea where there are Gas Rigs and Wind power installations within five miles.
The "Riverdance" ferry is lying about a half mile of shore, on its side and dropping thousands of packets of McVitie's biscuits that were being carried on lorries aboard and have been washed up on the shoreline.
Local betting is that it will be emptied and then broken up on the beach, if they don't get it refloated within a month. It can't just be left, because winter storm could toss it further up the beach into the seawall, or worse, back out to sea where there are Gas Rigs and Wind power installations within five miles.
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