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Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?

Posted by Gavin Phillips on 4/11/2009, 4:09 pm

Well I'm confused!

I was really hoping to get pictures of this monstrous looking specialist dredger. I checked the Port of Tyne shipping movements site after I got home from work and see its expected to arrive 10am tomorrow morning. The checked AIS ship tracker to find there's already something with the same name on the Tyne already?

The Port of Tyne website is usually spot on as far as timings are concerned, at least when its listed as FIRM. So is this cutting dredger already on the river?

Very strange indeed.

If its not, I hope it comes in a bit later than 10am...going to be a push getting to North Shields in time for that.

Best regards

Gavin

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Re: Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?

Posted by Ross on 4/11/2009, 5:35 pm, in reply to "Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?"

I was working at the port this morning and was told she had arrived - but doesn't start work till Sunday

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Posted by James Goring on 4/11/2009, 4:36 pm, in reply to "Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?"

According to this Report she is Gavin.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8341718.stm

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Posted by John Mills on 4/11/2009, 4:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?"

There is a short video on the Shields Gazette Website

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Posted by Gavin Phillips on 4/11/2009, 5:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?"

Hmm there's no dredger listed on berth on the Port of Tyne site either, 2 barges around the RiverSide Quay area, one being a semi submersible (!) and a tug called the Eide Wrestler.

Very curious indeed!

I'll probably wander over tomorrow morning before 10am and have a look. The Versalius is pretty distinctive to say the least, should stand out from the crowd.

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Posted by Billy D on 4/11/2009, 6:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?"

Just looked at the clips on the Gazette page and it looks like the Dredger is on the Barge,

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Posted by Gavin Phillips on 4/11/2009, 6:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?"

I was wondering about the purpose of that barge EIDE Barge 33; oh well missed seeing the dredger coming onto the river then. I may well be elsewhere when she leaves.

Too bad the River Escapes boats are only running once this month, on the 15th of November. Had it been this sunday, that would have been an excellent opportunity for pictures.

Can't win 'em all I suppose.

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Re: Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?

Posted by James Goring on 4/11/2009, 6:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Versalius dredger - already on the Tyne?"

She arrived on a Barge Gavin.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tyne/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8343000/8343049.stm

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