Retrieval of giant pipes lost after ship collision in the North Sea
3200 metres of Norwegian-made plastic pipes, each up to 480 metres long and 2.5 metres diameter - 4 of them were washed up at Winterton and Sea Palling. Initially it was reported that they 'became loose' as they were being towed from Rotterdam to Algeria.
It appears that the container ship Samskip Courier collided with the tug MTS Viscount, 30 miles north west of Dunkirk which then 'lost' the cargo it was towing ... The collision happened 19th July ... but only hit the news, 10th August when some of the pipes washed up on Norfolk beaches.
They will be towed back to the manufacturer: Pipelife Norway. Presumably, these giant pipes have been floating around the busy English Channel for weeks before being traced to the Norfolk coast.
Retrieval of giant pipes lost after ship collision in the North Sea
3200 metres of Norwegian-made plastic pipes, each up to 480 metres long and 2.5 metres diameter - 4 of them were washed up at Winterton and Sea Palling. Initially it was reported that they 'became loose' as they were being towed from Rotterdam to Algeria.
It appears that the container ship Samskip Courier collided with the tug MTS Viscount, 30 miles north west of Dunkirk which then 'lost' the cargo it was towing ... The collision happened 19th July ... but only hit the news, 10th August when some of the pipes washed up on Norfolk beaches.
They will be towed back to the manufacturer: Pipelife Norway. Presumably, these giant pipes have been floating around the busy English Channel for weeks before being traced to the Norfolk coast.