griff66 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 possibly!:nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Video of the sunken DUKW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Don't be so quick to right them off this could mean the end of a business and jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Don't be so quick to right them off this could mean the end of a business and jobs. Liverpool Mayor wants them mothballed or Museumed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossy1 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Liverpool Mayor wants them mothballed or Museumed!! that's the same Mayor who was sitting next to the Queen on the same veh last year.:-| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Stop chucking bread in front of them! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) It could be the end for the Liverpool amphibious tours, two sinkings in a few months and the operating Company is already under investigation by VOSA and Traffic Commisioners from incidents last year http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22933627 The modern alternative is the Amphicoach, very impressive built in Holland to full European specification http://www.amphicoach.net/ Edited June 19, 2013 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.303fan Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 it's a shame. it was on my to do list after saving up for it. what is going to happen with the dukw's? and wikth the job loss that goes with it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) it's a shame. it was on my to do list after saving up for it.what is going to happen with the dukw's? and wikth the job loss that goes with it?? They have all been greatly modified and most of the original fittings and superstructure has been removed, The London DUKW tours still operate but are on borrowed time as no new licences will be granted for any other DUKWs they have been legislated out of use in a lot of other countries too Sinking caused by a tyre wrapped around the prop which then tore a hole through the hull http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-06-18/yellow-duckmarine-company-statement/ Edited June 18, 2013 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Here's a report on the sinking of a Passenger Tour Stalwart & DUKW.. gives an insight how mechanical failure due to lack of maintenance (Stalwart) & Human error (DUKW) can sink these vehicles.. in the case of the DUKW in the report with fatal results.. Stalwart & DUKW Sinking.pdf Edited June 18, 2013 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 They have all been greatly modified and most of the original fittings and superstructure has been removed,The London DUKW tours still operate but are on borrowed time as no new licences will be granted for any other DUKWs they have been legislated out of use in a lot of other countries too Sinking caused by a tyre wrapped around the prop which then tore a hole through the hull http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-06-18/yellow-duckmarine-company-statement/ Apparently they interviewed Rex Ward on the cause and problem that caused the sinking , on local radio today. He said same, tyre round prop, ripping out the bearing holder (carrier) causing prop to flap about like dick in a bucket (yes, thats a technical term...!!!) damaging hull and causing water ingress!! They are highly modified close up, not much original left after all the military has been removed and civilian / safety has been put in its place. The ones in singapore look just like the military left them apart from the roofs, hoods, covers etc, even still got the bullet holes in them!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22951824 A dumped tyre may have caused the sinking of an amphibious vehicle in Liverpool's Albert Dock complex, the attraction's operator has said. Photo Courtesy BBC News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 good link that lee and thought provoking for us mv owners on the whole gambit of letting public climb in mvs look round possibly owner take them for a drive or swim etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 good link that lee and thought provoking for us mv owners on the whole gambit of letting public climb in mvs look round possibly owner take them for a drive or swim etc! Yes a very detailed report.. may add that one to the reference documents board.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 That NTSB report is very interesting, particularly the bit about reserve buoyancy. I wonder if the UK MCA took any action as a result, bearing in mind the report is ten years old now? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Wow that Miss Majestic report is scary....2 and a half turns on a jubilee clip made the difference between life and death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Wow that Miss Majestic report is scary....2 and a half turns on a jubilee clip made the difference between life and death... Certainly a wake up call for anyone thinking of taking an Amphibious Military Vehicle to water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I see from the number plate that the Dukw that sank recently in Albert Dock is in fact one of Rex Ward's old preserved MV's from the show circuit. I can remember him finishing this restoration as the number plate is RSY, which he joking commented to me stood for 'Rex and Shelia's Yatch!" Jeremey Vine did a good feature on this story earlier in the week on BBC Radio 2 and gave the whole Dukw Tours a real slating. My old one (that in a former life was rolled on the M6 when hit from behind by an artic lorry) is still doing sterling work for Viking Splash Tours in Dublin Harbour. I do however think the days of operating these dukw tours are now numbered. Perhaps they will trickle back into collectors hand and be returned to wartime configuration and preservation. Lets face it, restored GMC Dukw's are a rarer sight on the show circuit these days than Sherman tanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 This account of someone who was on-board when it started to sink was in our local paper the other day: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/18/sedgley-family-we-thought-we-would-die-as-the-yellow-duckmarine-sank-in-liverpool/ There is a video embedded within the page showing how quickly it went under as well. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 If there had been a 'wide mesh' guard over the tunnel where the prop is would that have prevented the tyre getting fouled with the prop. Or being a landlubber am I wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeileen Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 That is one group of very lucky people!!:wow: Having worked in a professional Rescue team myself that could have quite easily turned into body recovery situation. Which is the reason I stopped the job because we didnt do much rescue but mainly body recovery:cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-23009846 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Sad news to hear the operating firm has been forced into administration.. As someone else said earlier that will affect a lot of jobs and thus a lot of families... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Sad news to hear the operating firm has been forced into administration.. As someone else said earlier that will affect a lot of jobs and thus a lot of families... Local news report last nite had interview with the administration company. Its not over yet. They have done it to prevent going under or operating at a loss. The DUKW`s are getting the full it and full inspections by relevant boards. They are looking at putting sponsons around the sides as flotation aids (like on Dublin ones) and maybe just doing a limited road service first without the splashdown. They have had to lay off 30 staff to keep the company afloat (sorry for pun!), but maintenance remain and admin. Be a shame to see these mothballed because of unsafe docks, but I see the point made about the prop cage too. maybe it will be taken on board (pun central today...!!!).:undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 If DUKWs have cowl ventilators, they're going to need a handful of Vulture's new rubber seals. :trustme: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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