Monthly Archives: April 2008

New Dredging website

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Tim

Here is a link to a new website about dredging, best of luck to you Marc. http://www.theartofdredging.com/

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The Lifeboat Drill

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Tim

The Lifeboat Drill (a true story, only the names have been omitted to protect the innocent from embarrasment) Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong often known as Sod’s Law. After 32 hours on the … Continue reading →

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Pilot off

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Tim

[youtube _5A8QE-uB3o] The Brofjorden Pilot stepping on to his lift home, and away they go.

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Fire Monitor

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Tim

[youtube dXnH-pW3fXE] Making rainbows while testing the fire cannons, the whining sound is a pneumatic angle grinder, the sound behind the whining is the water cannon pumping water, just the right gear for riots on the jetty or fire fighting … Continue reading →

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Do Nothing

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Tim

If you don’t need to do anything, don’t do anything. Just be patient. What the pilot said to me as we got the ship alongside this morning, and he reckoned it was going well so we didn’t need to arse … Continue reading →

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