Hoseman Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Also posted in CHATTER about the sinking of the DUKW YELLOW DUCKMARINE in Liverpool. I have full access to her if anyone has any questions.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 MORE....! Like the last one, enlarge the sign in the window.....Wonder how many tips he got on the last journey????LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 so from the other thread, something caught on the prop and tore through the hull? Looks like a good reason the thicken the bit of plate there Any idea of her fate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Yes, a tyre apparently. Reckon a bit of heavy grating near the prop would stop any recurrence, but is it now too late to alter the fate of these tour DUKWs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Do you think the tyre is the cause of the (now) missing panelling in the propeller duct? trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Story went that the prop picked up a tyre and pulled it around, tearing out the panel. About the result one might expect. The panel may not have been 'removed' by the tyre, but bear in mind that the vehicle would have been inspected after the incident, hence that and other removed panelling. Edited July 17, 2013 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks, and hence explaining the pictures trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Question Sir!! Can I have it please! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Question Sir!! Can I have it please! :-D Looks like shes getting fixed mate. I tried to get a pic of the hole around the prop shaft, its cut out for repair as is the insides. Think shes getting refitted by the way stuff has been removed carefully. the pics were taken on my fone in strong sunlight! Not much visible damage left, all marked in chalk and cut out. At the end of the day, it wasnt the operators fault that there was a tyre in the dock! The company is being run by the administrators so as not to run at a loss and have to cease trading. She is in Cammell Lairds Shipyard in Birkenhead. I do a lot of work in there on the MOD ships and others. I will find out who is in charge of her tomorrow when in there and see if i can get any further info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 At least she isn't being scrapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Spoke to the ships manager in charge today. Shes getting fixed up, interiour is out and was getting steam cleaned out while I was there. They are going to fill all her inner spaces with foam (dont know if spray or blocks) and stick her in the wet basin and try to sink her!!!! (His words not mine) Going to be subjected to severe boyancy testing to see if can be capsized. Apparently the hull steel on these is only 2mm thick!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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