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holy loch sinking

Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 8:10 pm
by Burst Boiler
peelports has issued a NTM regarding a partially sunk vessel in the holy loch. Anyone know what is it?

Re: holy loch sinking

Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 8:29 pm
by claymore
I think it was a Rib that was speeding up and doon the Clyde today.
Furthermore, I believe that Aja was the sinker having turned sniper. His weapon was his trusty 1937 Lee Enfield 303 with telescope which he rested between the castellated blocks up on his battlement. It was a tricky shot as he had to hit the sponson without doing any damage to the personnel on board and more importantly he didn't want to rupture the fuel tank and cause a pollution incident.
You and I may have fond it a tricky shot but for a skilled marksman such as Donald, after all those years of training with the Queens Own Highland Herbacious Borderers - it wiz a dawdle
I am the Whistle-blower and I claim my £5

Re: holy loch sinking

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 10:21 am
by SteveN
Perhaps this one which went down on April 5th, although that seems too long ago.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1b7xQ1 ... jmxkeykuFu

Re: holy loch sinking

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 10:29 am
by Burst Boiler
That'll be it. Thanks.
I haven't been monitoring the NTMs very frequently so only just noticed it - it was posted a wee while ago. From the aeriels etc she doesn't look like some of the old relics littering the coastline. Was she temporarily out of commission due to the lurgy?

Re: holy loch sinking

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 11:12 am
by SteveN
There was some chat about it on one of the FB groups where the owner suggested that she'd touched aft on a low tide and taken on water through dry planks at the bow and overcome the pump(s). Was in commission I think. Reportedly he was blocked from attending as it wasn't deemed an essential journey, but take that with a large pinch of salt.