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Oil tanker in trouble off the coast of Ireland - BBC

  • 16-12-2011 2:00pm
    #1
    hotmail.com
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    BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News
    An oil tanker in difficulty off Ireland, reports Reuters

    Tweeted 5 minutes ago.


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  • #2
    chin_grin
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    hotmail.com wrote: »
    More soon!

    Linky or locky.


  • #3
    Korvanica
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    http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL9E7MU02X20111216
    DUBLIN Dec 16 (Reuters) - A tanker carrying more than 54,000 tonnes of vacuum gas oil is to dock in Belfast as precaution after developing a crack in its deck, the Irish coastguard said on Friday.

    The Genmar Companion was en route from Rotterdam to New York when the captain requested assistance this morning due to the longitudinal crack in its deck.

    The the 228-metre tanker is 40 miles off the coast of Northern Ireland and is en route to Belfast, the coastguard said. (Reporting by Carmel Crimmins and Conor Humphries; Editing by Anthony Barker)


  • #4
    chin_grin
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    Nothing worse than a longitudinal crack.


  • #5
    the keen edge
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    chin_grin wrote: »
    Nothing worse than a longitudinal crack.

    I'm pretty sure there is.

    The fact that the ship is still afloat and en route to Belfast proves it!.


  • #6
    For Forks Sake
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    Meanwhile, Joe Higgins has called for any oil that may leak from the ship to be nationalized at once.


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  • #7
    mawk
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    chin_grin wrote: »
    Nothing worse than a longitudinal crack.

    nothing worse than seeing a hairy crack


  • #8
    Nodin
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    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    Meanwhile, Joe Higgins has called for any oil that may leak from the ship to be nationalized at once.

    We'll have to ask somebody for a few buckets first.


  • #9
    chin_grin
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    the keen edge wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure there is.

    The fact that the ship is still afloat and en route to Belfast proves it!.

    Whooooooooooooooooosh.


  • #10
    TeddyTedson
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    Why are oil spills so common. They need to be stricter about it.
    Throw away comment but it seems like every few months there's a spill somewhere.


  • #11
    Mr.Crinklewood
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    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    Meanwhile, Joe Higgins has called for any oil that may leak from the ship to be nationalized at once.

    Which will have the knock-on affect of America invading...


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  • #12
    MungBean
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    Nodin wrote: »
    We'll have to ask somebody for a few buckets first.

    Wallace might be able to soak it out of the sea with his mop of hair and filter it through Mings beard.

    Provided FF dont get wind of it and give the two boys away as an incentive that is.


  • #13
    amacachi
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    Nodin wrote: »
    We'll have to ask somebody for a few buckets first.

    I demand anything which goes into the buckets should be distributed equally but that I shouldn't have to contribute a bucket.


  • #14
    ejmaztec
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    We should take the Somali approach on this one.


  • #15
    hidinginthebush
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    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    Why are oil spills so common. They need to be stricter about it.
    Throw away comment but it seems like every few months there's a spill somewhere.

    I'd wager that a very minute amount of the oil that gets shipped ends up spilled. I think they're doing alright.


  • #16
    hidinginthebush
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    We should take the Somali approach on this one.

    Have a famine? (I felt bad typing that)


  • #17
    Siuin
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    I haven't seen a tank in trouble since that fat chick got preggers in secondary school


  • #18
    ejmaztec
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    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    Have a famine? (I felt bad typing that)

    No, just get well-oiled and hijack it.


  • #19
    cml387
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    I see you're all pretending you know what "vacuum gas oil" actually is.


  • #20
    ejmaztec
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    cml387 wrote: »
    I see you're all pretending you know what "vacuum gas oil" actually is.

    I just forget about the complicated bits.:p


  • #21
    BigCon
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    cml387 wrote: »
    I see you're all pretending you know what "vacuum gas oil" actually is.

    VGO? Of course, did you not go to school?


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  • #22
    Ellis Dee
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    Let's hope the vessel makes it into port without further incident. One consolation is that it's not carrying crude or heavy fuel oil, both of which could do enormous environmental damage, although gas vacuum oil is bad enough.:cool:


  • #23
    Wertz
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    cml387 wrote: »
    I see you're all pretending you know what "vacuum gas oil" actually is.

    No we're not.

    Sure everyone knows it's what you use to run your Dyson on...


  • #24
    stevedublin
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    its used to power vacuum cleaners, right?


  • #25
    Chuck Stone
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    chin_grin wrote: »
    Nothing worse than a longitudinal crack.

    Or an oily hole. (not that I'd know anything about that type of thing).


  • #26
    jebuz
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    I've a question for you OP, where did you the the inspiration for your username


  • #27
    ejmaztec
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Or an oily hole. (not that I'd know anything about that type of thing).

    Gash-oil.


  • #28
    Stinicker
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Gash-oil.

    KY?


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