3.24, Sat Feb 3 2007
A passenger ferry carrying 294 people has collided with a cargo ship on the River Mersey but luckily no-one was injured.
Coastguards said the crash happened at the entrance to Alfred Dock and involved the Sea Express 1 catamaran and the Alaska Rainbow cargo ship.
The ferry covers the Liverpool to Isle of Man route. A distress call was received just before noon and two tugs, two lifeboats and a coastguard team to rescue crew and passengers were dispatched.
The Sea Express 1 was brought back to its berth at Pier Head, Liverpool, and all of the passengers and crew disembarked.
A spokesman for Liverpool Coastguard said: "There were no injuries to any person on the vessels. All 294 passengers and crew disembarked safely.
"It is believed there is some damage to the Sea Express 1, which our officers are currently investigating."
A passenger ferry carrying 294 people has collided with a cargo ship on the River Mersey but luckily no-one was injured.
Coastguards said the crash happened at the entrance to Alfred Dock and involved the Sea Express 1 catamaran and the Alaska Rainbow cargo ship.
The ferry covers the Liverpool to Isle of Man route. A distress call was received just before noon and two tugs, two lifeboats and a coastguard team to rescue crew and passengers were dispatched.
The Sea Express 1 was brought back to its berth at Pier Head, Liverpool, and all of the passengers and crew disembarked.
A spokesman for Liverpool Coastguard said: "There were no injuries to any person on the vessels. All 294 passengers and crew disembarked safely.
"It is believed there is some damage to the Sea Express 1, which our officers are currently investigating."
THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN JUST TWO HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT REPORTED ABOVE.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FROM BIRKENHEAD OF THE LIVERPOOL WATERFRONT.
I AM LED TO BELIEVE THAT 'SEA EXPRESS 1' WOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT IN THE SHOT BUT HAD IT BEEN I WOULD HAVE ZOOMED IN ON IT RATHER THAN FOCUS ON THE RAILING.
NOW ASK YOURSELF AS I DID......
HOW DID THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN?
......................DUH! LET ME THINK NOW!
2 comments:
I of course was the only person sad enough to have my camera out and taking photies in thick fog....The blog was going to be called WOW THEY'VE STOLEN LIVERPOOL, BUT WHEN i SAW THE REPORT OF THE FERRY COLLISION i JUST ALTERED IT EVER SO SLIGHTLY!!
IReallY Must sort out the CAPS Lock buTTON
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