QE2 Runs aground

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The Riddler

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Currently breaking news on sky.. 'Solent coastguards say they believe the QE2 has run aground and are dealing with the incident'

Nothing on their website about the problems yet, But here is something about her last voyage.

QE2

BBC story

ETA - BBC News story

Edited by The Riddler on Tuesday 11th November 06:44

Stu R

21,410 posts

230 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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It ran aground coming into southampton and has since been refloated. It's being pulled back into southampton by tugs. Nothing major by the sounds of it.

It's a heap of scrap anyway, awful ships.

The Riddler

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Yeah, just realised.

I think I need to get with the times. wink

black1

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212 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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was uncle albert the captain ?

The Hypno-Toad

12,892 posts

220 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Stu R said:
It ran aground coming into southampton and has since been refloated. It's being pulled back into southampton by tugs. Nothing major by the sounds of it.
Journalists all get ready for Titanic 2, start reving up the vans and start shouting into mobiles about hiring helicopters, ringing passengers to ask "are you by the lifeboats?", realise its already been refloated......oh.getmecoat


Stu R

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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The Riddler said:
Yeah, just realised.

I think I need to get with the times. wink
I think sky news need to, having just seen an advert proclaiming 'Get the news here, first.' with the american presidential election as the crux of the advert hehe


The Riddler

Original Poster:

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Stu R said:
The Riddler said:
Yeah, just realised.

I think I need to get with the times. wink
I think sky news need to, having just seen an advert proclaiming 'Get the news here, first.' with the american presidential election as the crux of the advert hehe
Slow news for slow people. Suits me fine after a night shift.

Obama won?! getmecoatlaugh

Stu R

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230 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Obama? Who's he then? Isn't that nice kennedy chap running this time? hehe

ChristianZS

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228 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Its afloat now..

Stu R

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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ChristianZS said:
Its afloat now..
It's berthed now.

The Riddler

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Another Sky News fan here then wink

Incredible Sulk

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210 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Ran aground on the Brambles. I've done that - in a 30 footer!

tubbystu

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275 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Stu R said:
awful ships.
but still faster in reverse than any other current liner is forwards yikes

Good bye old girl, the last great liner built in a British shipyard.

LilPeteMordino

492 posts

205 months

Tuesday 11th November 2008
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And is a hell of a site coming past my flats window (College accomodation looks out over the river)

I woke up to hear of the news it had run aground. Typical for the last day aswell.

Simpo Two

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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BBC site: 'Spokesman Eric Flounders...'




ALawson

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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Incredible Sulk said:
Ran aground on the Brambles. I've done that - in a 30 footer!
Lucky it was a rising tide this morning! http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/tides.sht...

LilPeteMordino

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Tuesday 11th November 2008
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euroboy said:
LilPeteMordino said:
And is a hell of a site coming past my flats window (College accomodation looks out over the river)

I woke up to hear of the news it had run aground. Typical for the last day aswell.
Are you at Warsash?
Yeah I am. You here/been here?