The liquefied petroleum gas carrier (LPG) Gas Arctic is currently prescribing multiple circles within the confines of Lyme Bay, presumably on a maintenance 'cruise'. Sea conditions are calm so it is not a question of movement to avoid dragging anchor.
The vessel first arrived off Hope's Nose on July 11th and has remained there constantly apart from one or two bunkering (refuelling) transits.
There is no destination listed for the Gas Arctic and it may be a possibility that the ship is waiting for a contract to be arranged.
The Gas Arctic (length 89 metres, width 32 metres) is less than half the size of the Sanko Mineral (189 X 32) which anchored in Babbacombe Bay for nearly a year and so will afford the crew a far less comfortable platform for a lengthy stay.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS DAY
Monday, December 22, 2014
LPG TANKER GAS ARCTIC - ANOTHER SANKO TYPE SAGA?
The Gas Arctic off Hope's Nose |
The vessel first took up station off Hope's Nose over five months ago on July 11th from Aveiro, Portugal. She is owned by Ventspils Gases Ltd of Malta, a subsidiary of Stealthgas, Greece.
The Gas Arctic was in collision with CV Spring Bok some 6 nautical miles south of Dungeness on March 24, 2012 and suffered minor damage to her stern. The fault lay with the Spring Bok.
The vessel has departed for bunkering on a couple of occasions but has always returned to virtually the same position off Hope's Nose.
Could this be the start of another Sanko type saga?
Sunday, December 21, 2014
SPIRITS OF THE GREEN MAN AT MAIDENCOMBE
Framed ghostly in the entrance to Ye olde Thatched Taverne, the Spirit of the Green Man is revealed in manifold forms. On closer inspection, the apparitions bear a passing resemblance to the mysterious 'Bluebird' (top left), Sharon 'Whitey Cat' (top right), the become legendary 'Zigmeister' (bottom left) and Debby 'de Devon' (bottom right) - but I could be mistaken and it all be revealed as a Badger beer induced dream .....
Friday, December 19, 2014
LEGENDARY ROY DOG SPOTTED
The likeness is unmistakable ... |
Well, he has certainly roamed afar, for he has been sighted outside the Thatched Tavern at Maidencombe - as can be verified in the photo above.
I think I have your attention now and can remind you that this evening is the Christmas Carol Singalong from the Thatched Tavern pub from 7 pm.
The Roaming Roy Dog may not be there - but everyone else will be!
Thursday, December 18, 2014
'COVES OF MAIDENCOMBE' FAVOURABLY RECEIVED BY TEIGNBRIDGE
Front cover of First Edition |
Copies of the first edition are going quickly. The 32 page full colour A5 booklet is on sale at £4 or £5 with P & P. Orders can be placed with either the Thatched Tavern or the Orestone Manor.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
THREE CONTAINER SHIPS CAME A SAILING BY ...
Thursday, December 04, 2014
WOULD YOU HAVE BUILT A HOUSE THERE?
The
dramatic redrawing of the map and loss of features at Oddicombe and
Little Oddicombe are the result of the catastrophic landslip above
Little Oddicombe in 2013. The postcard (above) by Charles Thomas Howard
would, in hindsight, have afforded builders and Torquay Corporation vital clues for the
future demise of the once beautiful tourist destination. The question has to be asked: Would you have built a house at letter B on the postcard?
Charles Thomas Howard's (1865-1942) interpretation is most interesting. The presence of the cliff railway (letter A) dates the postcard as post 1926 but the absence of the ill-fated Ridgemont House (built 1930's) on the headland (letter B) narrows the date of painting to around 1928. The breccia and red sandstone division (letter C) has gone as has the interesting geological breccia stack (letter D) slightly offshore of the Gentlemen's Bathing Place. The sea-stack was swept aside by a horizontal, high velocity run out lobe.
The geological fault line running down the valley (directly behind B & C) was long known and despite the open cast, inherently unstable red sandstone cliff, no measures were put into place before the slip commenced in February of 2010. By then, it was too late to halt the forces of nature.
Charles Thomas Howard's (1865-1942) interpretation is most interesting. The presence of the cliff railway (letter A) dates the postcard as post 1926 but the absence of the ill-fated Ridgemont House (built 1930's) on the headland (letter B) narrows the date of painting to around 1928. The breccia and red sandstone division (letter C) has gone as has the interesting geological breccia stack (letter D) slightly offshore of the Gentlemen's Bathing Place. The sea-stack was swept aside by a horizontal, high velocity run out lobe.
The geological fault line running down the valley (directly behind B & C) was long known and despite the open cast, inherently unstable red sandstone cliff, no measures were put into place before the slip commenced in February of 2010. By then, it was too late to halt the forces of nature.
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