October 31st, 2008 ·
To the delight of children in the area, a giant, 6 ft. tall lego man has washed up on a beach in Brighton, UK leaving residents puzzled as to its origins.
Last year, we reported on a similar incident where tourists at the Dutch resort of Zandvoort came across a giant lego man bobbing just off shore. That lego man had the words “NO REAL THAN YOU ARE” written across its chest.
So where did these lego men come from. Was it an unfortunate accident, strange coincidence, or publicity stunt? Well, BBC news is saying it’s the latter. [Continue Reading →]
Tags: · Add new tag, artist, lego, Offbeat, UK
February 3rd, 2008 ·
The BBC Tells us;
A cargo ship captain who was seriously injured in a force 10 gale off the Isles of Scilly is in hospital after being rescued by helicopter.
The aircraft lifted six other people from the ship 70 miles off Land’s End. Two of them had less serious injuries.
The three are believed to have been hurt when a giant wave hit the vessel and the cargo shifted.
Rescue attempts had to be abandoned overnight because of the extreme weather conditions and darkness.
After Saturday’s successful mission, Chief Petty Officer Dave Rigg said: “We pitched up on scene. I got lowered down on to the deck, went in, assessed the three casualties first.
“They were all fairly stable so whilst I was doing that I called for my colleague from the Ambulance Service.
“He then assisted me getting them into the stretcher - we then got the casualties into the aircraft and made our way back.” Continue Reading…
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Tags: · coast-guard, rescue, riverdance, UK
January 14th, 2008 ·
Last night the timber ship M/V Ice Prince became unstable and was abandoned in the English Channel. The Press Association tells us:
Attempts are to be made to take in tow a storm-hit cargo ship from which 20 crew were dramatically rescued in the Channel on Sunday night.
The Greek-registered Ice Prince is still listing heavily and drifting around 33 miles off the south Devon coast.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesman Fred Caygill said salvors were on the way to the abandoned vessel, and it was hoped they would try to take it in tow around mid-morning.
It has not been decided where the stricken ship will be taken, said Mr Caygill, adding: “It depends where we can get her in.”
He said the French tug Abeille Liberte was standing by the vessel, which still had a 40-degree list and was drifting east. Read More…
The BBC has video of the difficult rescue HERE.
It was a bad day for mariners world-wide as tradewinds reports of two more incidents:
Tags: · english channel, france, ice princes, mca, rescue, survival, timber ship, UK
