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ruthie
21-01-2007, 08:47 PM
Awful news this ship threatening to pollute the Devon coast, such a beautiful spot.
Bunny
21-01-2007, 08:51 PM
heard about this during the news this afternoon, I hope it doesn't cause too much damage, it's an environmental disaster we could do without
Tess
21-01-2007, 09:05 PM
whats all this about? i haven't seen the news today
Netty
21-01-2007, 09:31 PM
This one, whassat, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6283965.stm

I hadn't heard about it, either ...
storm
21-01-2007, 09:46 PM
Its been on our local news!
Tess
21-01-2007, 09:48 PM
omg!
smirnoff
22-01-2007, 09:08 AM
ITs getting worse going by the news on the radio this morning! Apparantly its now lost some of its containers and has spilled quite a lot of oil...

what i find frightening is that this exact ship (using a different name) run aground about 10 years ago.. how on earth was it allowed back with a patch job??? frightening i tell you...
lindy
22-01-2007, 11:06 AM
all the cargo is washing up on the beach and local people are taking it!!its legal to do so due to some old shipping law,someone has salvaged a £15,000 motobike:smiley-fa others are taking barrels full of top of the range make up,trainers,wine,the police are powerless to stop them.
smirnoff
22-01-2007, 11:11 AM
anyone for a day trip to devon?? :hysterica :hysterica
emmalouise
22-01-2007, 11:13 AM
dh was on about a trip down there its only about an hours drive for us.....off we go!!
lindy
22-01-2007, 11:14 AM
anyone for a day trip to devon?? :hysterica :hysterica

ooh yes count me in,lets go mob handed,i could do with a barrel full of maybeline lol :D
ruthie
22-01-2007, 11:15 AM
all the cargo is washing up on the beach and local people are taking it!!its legal to do so due to some old shipping law,someone has salvaged a £15,000 motobike:smiley-fa others are taking barrels full of top of the range make up,trainers,wine,the police are powerless to stop them.

I said to dh I though it was the law that you could take the stuff off of the beach but he said that it would be classed as smuggling, I did wonder if that was why they told people to stay away and that some of the containers were dangerous, why would it be carrying stuff like motorbikes and chemical stuff. Just getting my coat,
smirnoff
22-01-2007, 11:15 AM
well im just thinking there may be profit in it!!!

ebay???
lindy
22-01-2007, 11:22 AM
My DH said to me before the cargo washed up that its maritime law that you can take goods washed in from sea,according to sky news they can take it as long as they declare it to some authority,the police are handing out forms for people to declare,people are down there with tractors lmao!

ok i live in cumbria,anyone got a bed for the night and a spare tractor?
angel1980
22-01-2007, 11:37 AM
Dp works for a shipping company and some of 'his' containers were on that ship, oops