On 8/10/06, Andrew Case <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A report in tonight's Portsmouth Evening News made me wonder if P&O > wished they had weed hatches. > > The P&O ferry The Pride of Bilbao was due to arrive in Portsmouth on > Tuesday afternoon, but pulled into the harbour (towed by tugs)12 hours > late after a length of orange nylon rope wrapped round the propellor. > Divers spent yesterday freeing the propellor. Those on board were > provided with free food and drink whilst stranded at sea. P&O spokesman > Brian Rees said: 'It is going to be a huge cost to the company.'
Sounds like the same stuff we got around our prop at Hull: http://shoestring.zapto.org/pics/bbs/bargerope.jpg -- Michael Askin http://shoestring.zapto.org/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
