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This is a much photographed wreck in Scotland. The main reason is because you can usually see Ben Nevis in the background. Unfortunately you can only see the bottom of it, but i still like the shot. Next time, maybe.
In my previous photo today I mentioned that this wreck is actually the "Pon Rabbel II", a dredge that was used to clear the Tamar River of silt from the 1920s to the 1960s. The fire in 1979 seemed to have put an end to any serious revival of the Port of Launceston, and this wreck has remained here ever since. www.dredgepoint.org/dredging-database/equipment/ponrabbel-ii
I was delighted to find a Facebook group dedicated to some of this history and I'll give you a few outlines from their findings: www.facebook.com/pg/ponrabble/posts/
"The Ponrabbel operated as a steam 'bucket dredge' in the Tamar River from the 1920s until the 1960s. The Port of Launceston authority was determined that as many ships as possible should berth at wharves close to the city centre." This changed once the decision was made to move the cargo berthing to Bell Bay where the Tamar is much wider and deeper so it can accommodate modern cargo ships.
"The Ponrabbel was used to dredge the channel near Launceston to facilitate shipping access. As larger ships were brought into the Tamar some strategic rocks in the Tamar were blasted and removed by the Ponrabbel to improve navigation. She was also used in the building of the Bell Bay berthing facilities. Albeit that commercial shipping barely persists in the upper reaches of the Tamar, the silting of the estuary 'interferes' with the waterway's aesthetics and its recreational 'utility' – and is thus seen as tourism detractor and simultaneously as evidence of environmental degradation."
In any case this wreck is now part of the "visual furniture" of this part of Launceston. And those rusty tones do look good against the green reeds and the hills of Trevallyn on the other side of the river.
No not me, the boat!!
One of my favourite places. It makes for quite a 'busy' photo, but this is what it's like, all crooked and jumbled, everything weathered and old, then the shiny new boats in the background. There are even some umbellifers in the foreground here, this place has it all!!
The song.....just because it's Friday night :) have a great weekend all!
Wrecked during the first days of March 1897 when a howling south westerly gale swept up the Bristol Channel.
Many ships soon found themselves in distress, among them the Norwegian barque SS Nornen which had tried to ride out the storm in the lee of the Lundy Roads but had found her anchors dragging. She was being driven towards Berrow mud flats.
When the mists cleared on the morning of March 3, the crippled ship was spotted just off Gore Sands, her sails blown to rags by the gale. Down the ramp to her aid went the Burnham lifeboat, the John Godfrey Morris.
The lifeboat with its crew of ten oarsmen battled through high seas and winds to the SS Nornen.
The ship's crew of ten, together with their dog, were taken off by the lifeboat and landed safely at Burnham. The rescue is recorded on the honours board of rescues made by the three lifeboats at Burnham during the period from 1867 to 1930 and which today stands in the entrance to the Burnham RNLI Station.
Last frosty nights exploring car wrecks with Janne Parviainen: www.flickr.com/photos/jannepaint/34147801982/in/photostream/, www.flickr.com/photos/jannepaint/33867123100/in/dateposted/. Paippinen/Paipis, Sipoo/Sibbo.
Last year has been a roller coaster ride for many of us, but am hopeful that this year shall be filled with positivity. Take a moment and reflect on how you've come out of this year and am pretty sure you would be surprised.
There’s no truth in the rumour that Red Bull are sacking their pit team. (The joke goes that the neds in Ruchill (substitute any desired area of your choice) can strip a car faster!). This is actually an artwork at Stockingfield Bridge - an old Rover motor car placed here deliberately.
Wreck of old fishing boat and view towards Fort William, Highland and the snow capped peak of Ben Nevis from the shore of Loch Linnhe at Corpach, Scottish Highlands. **The boat was originally named MV Dayspring, and built in 1975 as a fishing boat, bringing in mackerel and herring. New owners renamed the ship the Golden Harvest. **Her final voyage took place in 2001. The boat slipped its moorings at Kinlochleven Pier after a heavy storm and has lain in the same spot since the 8th December 2011. Photographed on the 8th December 2017.
youtube.com/watch?v=sVzvRsl4rEM - Low tide and stillness at my favorite wrecked pier. I still like you now, pier. :)
We were passing by Corpach on our way to Mallaig so we stopped off to get some shots of this wreck.
I took the shot in the afternoon and even after being in the sun all day the shaded parts were still covered in frost.
The stunning backdrop to this wreck makes it very popular with photographers as a search on Flickr will prove.
History of the wreck.
The Corpach shipwreck is actually the rusting remains of a fishing vessel known as ‘MV Dayspring’. The 26 metre-long boat was built in 1975 and was used as a fishing boat, trawling the North Sea to catch herring and mackerel.
The ship was later re-named ‘Golden Harvest’. When the vessel’s skipper retired he sold Golden Harvest and she was shipped to Kilkeel in Northern Ireland where the boat continued a life of fishing.
In the early 2000’s Golden Harvest returned to Scotland and was moored at Kinlochleven Pier in Loch Leven until 2009, situated south-east of Fort William. The name Kinlochleven is Gaelic for ‘head’ of Loch Leven. The owners at the time had plans to convert the boat into a floating sea food restaurant but this never materialised.
The boat was now retired, increasing oil prices and a depletion of fish numbers contributing factors to this.
In 2009 the old fishing boat was moved to Camusnagaul Bay on Loch Linnhe, now under new ownership. In the year that followed, numerous repairs were done to the ship.
On 8th December 2011 a huge storm came in and the raiser chain which kept the vessel moored in Camusnagaul Bay failed. Golden Harvest was torn from its mooring. The local coastguard helped to control the landing of the vessel on the beach, between the villages of Corpach and Caol. Golden Harvest has lain there since, now an iconic landmark on the beach.
Information, credits and an additional photo showing the entire bikini are on the blog post! rissasecondlife.blogspot.com/2020/05/wrecking-ball.html
Three wreck damaged GE locomotives are in transit to Norfolk Southern's Juniata Locomotive Shop. Loaded up on TTX flatcars, the units are parked on the swamp track in Rose Yard.