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Storm Damage inside Irish Ferries Epsilon

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    Benbecul97
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    Wow, terrible damage done to many vehicles, looks like the cargo deck became a washing machine


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    spaceHopper
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    You have to ask what on earth were they doing going out in such a bad storm, will their insurance pay out. They could easily have lost the ship


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    niloc1951
    Registered Users Posts: 2,040 ✭✭✭niloc1951


    T650 wrote: »
    Is that a Carthago in one of the photos !

    Epsilon Damage 1

    Epsilon Damage 2

    It's a Carthago all right. Pity the poor owner :(


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    SeamusG97
    Closed Accounts Posts: 384 ✭✭SeamusG97


    I was on crossing once where it was so rough that it was impossible to walk without holding on to something keep from being lifted clear off the ground yet not so much as a move from anything on the car deck.
    This must have been genuinely terrifying for the passengers. It takes a lot to overturn a truck...


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    crabbypaddy
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    SeamusG97 wrote: »
    It takes a lot to overturn a truck...

    You'd have to wonder how it was lashed and how the load inside it was secured. A few years ago a spot check at holyhead found that 95% of semi trailers didn't have sufficient lashing points and 0% of tractors had lashing rings.


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    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,915 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    SeamusG97 wrote: »
    I was on crossing once where it was so rough that it was impossible to walk without holding on to something keep from being lifted clear off the ground yet not so much as a move from anything on the car deck.
    This must have been genuinely terrifying for the passengers. It takes a lot to overturn a truck...

    Just reading the whole article and it seems the ferry was at sea for over a day longer than it should have been. As it had to divert to a quieter area of sea to wait the storm out. It must have been an dreadful experience. I just hope nobody had their cats and dogs in their cars/campers.


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