OSU convoy M5 southbound PM 22/05

[GC8]

Nickyboy said:

The green painted Merc vans sound like the ones that escort the Nuke convoys and the Radioactive material convoys, they usually contain Marines.

They arent regular marines, either!

[ninja-lewis]

Bigyoke said:

It is a PSNI watercannon.

Reportedly at Longmoor Barracks to train mainland officers for working alongside them at the G8 meeting in NI next month.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2324596/En...

[anonymous-user]

GC8 said:

Nickyboy said:

The green painted Merc vans sound like the ones that escort the Nuke convoys and the Radioactive material convoys, they usually contain Marines.

They arent regular marines, either!

Yes, they are, just in a slightly irregular role.

[GC8]

Crossflow Kid said:

GC8 said:

Nickyboy said:

The green painted Merc vans sound like the ones that escort the Nuke convoys and the Radioactive material convoys, they usually contain Marines.

They arent regular marines, either!

Yes, they are, just in a slightly irregular role.

No, theyre Comacchio Company, now called 43 Commando FPG.

[GC8]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43_Commando_Fleet_Pro...

[anonymous-user]

GC8 said:

Crossflow Kid said:

GC8 said:

Nickyboy said:

The green painted Merc vans sound like the ones that escort the Nuke convoys and the Radioactive material convoys, they usually contain Marines.

They arent regular marines, either!

Yes, they are, just in a slightly irregular role.

No, theyre Comacchio Company, now called 43 Commando FPG.

Regular marines then?

[egor110]

No they were tasked to guard oil rigs and off shore installations , now they they provide protection for nuclear weapons in support of mod police.

It's a different selection process to get into fleet protection group and there numbers are only about 500 compared to 7500ish in the regular marines.

[orangesrule]

Saw this convoy when driving to work in Plymouth the other day, as others have said its most likely to do with the transportation of nuclear waste. Especially when they refit nuclear submarines in Plym. Although seems odd, that the convoy was in day time, and i though most waste was transported by train.

Edited by orangesrule on Saturday 25th May 13:28

[tt601]

ben_h100 said:

On the subject of random police vehicles, anyone know what this is?

What happened to your rear view mirror?

[ben_h100]

tt601 said:

What happened to your rear view mirror?

Don't need it in a pick-up with the hard top on

[Rich G]

Nickyboy said:

The green painted Merc vans sound like the ones that escort the Nuke convoys and the Radioactive material convoys, they usually contain Marines.

Could possibly have been nuclear waste - but where the heck in the south-west they'd be taking in I've no idea (do we export it?). Each low-loader had two large rectangular loads covered in bright blue tarpaulins.

MPH - sorry, didn't notice if the green vans had military plates.

Rich G

[DuraAce]

Rich G said:

do we export it?

We certainly do.

[orangesrule]

Rich G said:

Could possibly have been nuclear waste - but where the heck in the south-west they'd be taking in I've no idea (do we export it?). Each low-loader had two large rectangular loads covered in bright blue tarpaulins.

MPH - sorry, didn't notice if the green vans had military plates.

Rich G

Plymouth to Sellafield; where ever the new fuel comes from to Plymouth

Edited by orangesrule on Sunday 26th May 11:17