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767 on a hover barge

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    #122
    Oscar Bravo
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    rocking quite a bit! horrible afternoon for it


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    #123
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    Aerohead wrote: »
    Any chance u could get them to straighten the camera on the live stream

    I'm working in Dundalk, I mean I have the second monitor showing the streams :D

    Wish I was there. Could've got a surf in and some tasty footage of the landing.


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    #124
    Oscar Bravo
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    very close now, live camera is a great job!


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    #125
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    What's the 767 camera link


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    #126
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    http://smashteck.tv/


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    #127
    mickdw
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    Its on the previous page of this thread


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    #128
    hardCopy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    Are they using the hover barge here? Or just a regular one?


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    #129
    Oscar Bravo
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    just click the link, you can watch live.


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    #130
    hardCopy
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    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    just click the link, you can watch live.

    I'm watching now, just don't see any hovering. Was there a change of plan or has it just not fired up yet?


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    #131
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    Looks like they've got a line tied off to some excavators and they're dragging it onto shore.


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    #132
    alchemist33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    Just been there and its miserable! Theyve got four diggers pulling it in, seemingly taking turns. Barge doesnt look like its hovering to me.


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    #133
    Nforce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    Webcam view here too

    http://myipstream.com/thelighthouse


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    #134
    hardCopy
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    Still another 40 minutes till high tide according to the YouTube comments. Get it as high up the beach as they can with the diggers and then let the retreating tide beach her. Presumably they'll load her onto a flatbed if the tide goes out far enough.


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    #135
    Frynge
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    I like that the even have an air traffic control tower.


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    #136
    ladydeadlock
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    hardCopy wrote: »
    Still another 40 minutes till high tide according to the YouTube comments. Get it as high up the beach as they can with the diggers and then let the retreating tide beach her. Presumably they'll load her onto a flatbed if the tide goes out far enough.

    I wonder how they will get the flatbed to travel on the sand? Will it not just sink into the sand?


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    #137
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,941 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Gawd, that's one miserable looking evening down there - maybe I'm not quite so sorry now I couldn't get down :D

    Still an amazing sight, I'm dying to see what they do from here.... I'll be glued to a silent live-stream the whole night!!


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    #138
    Frynge
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    ladydeadlock wrote: »
    I wonder how they will get the flatbed to travel on the sand? Will it not just sink into the sand?

    I think someone mentioned putting railway sleepers down.


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    #139
    HeidiHeidi
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    Anyone know where it's final destination is? I thought it was down the pier road somewhere, but I can't imagine that "big yoke" getting through any of the streets :eek:


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    #140
    exaisle
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    Not exactly flying now, is it?

    In fairness, I pity anybody out there in that weather....


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    #141
    wirelessdude01
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    Isn't the final destination the old Tuffys? On the left towards the gold course.


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    #142
    alchemist33
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Anyone know where it's final destination is? I thought it was down the pier road somewhere, but I can't imagine that "big yoke" getting through any of the streets :eek:

    The campsite is the other side of the main road from the beach, about 200 yards towards Ballina.

    There's a bunch of sleepers piled at the back of the beach. Theyre not deployed and I can only see one small crane in the area, so I think it'll be a good while yet before its offloaded and taken to the site.

    Edit: as above


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    #143
    HeidiHeidi
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    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    Isn't the final destination the old Tuffys? On the left towards the gold course.
    The garage?

    Dunno, I'm sure I heard Pier Road somewhere along the way..... but unless it's in the middle of the mobile homes then I honestly can't see how they'll drag that anywhere.... We managed to get a car and caravan stuck down there when I was a kid, never mind a fecking jet plane :D


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    #144
    Big Nasty
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    Supposed to behind the old garage yeah. High tide has passed. If something doesn't happen soon I reckon it'll be abandoned until daylight tomorrow.


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    #145
    mickdw
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    Alot of messing going on.
    Diggers that look abit small pulling a crazy long line and going nowhere fast.


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    #146
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,941 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    I'd have thought they'll be waiting for the tide to recede to bring trucks/diggers/gawdknowswhat onto the beach to drag it up.... so will all happen after dark, which will be a bit of a swizz!


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    #147
    deecom
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭deecom


    Looks like the diggers are just being used as an anchor. Not moving at all. In fairness that barge has sunk in the sand by now. :rolleyes:


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    #148
    alchemist33
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    The big crane is here and the sleepers are beng laid!


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    #149
    AndyBoBandy
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    deecom wrote: »
    Looks like the diggers are just being used as an anchor. Not moving at all. In fairness that barge has sunk in the sand by now. :rolleyes:

    I'd say they were hoping to dig a bit of a channel to get her a few metres closer to where the crane can pick her up!


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    #150
    Big Nasty
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    Bro in law is down there and says word on the street is it'll be three hours before they land her.


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    #151
    alchemist33
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    Yep, going to take sometime yet. A long way to place the sleepers


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