SS Richard Montgomery

[MOTORVATOR]

Years ago now Laser 558 and Essex Radio. And of course Radio Caroline on Ross Revenge was moored just outside the limit.

[FourWheelDrift]

B16JUS said:

i heard there was a pirate radio station in one of them not sure if its true though.

In the 1960's Red Sands Fort had three of them - http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/odds07.htm

[ronangel]

I noticed from my site alerts that there was an interest among your group about the wreck of the ss richard montgomery
For those readers that want more up to date info about the wreck go to the site and follow the many links to factual information from the main page http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com or just look directly at the links below.

factual information clip from bbc tv uk program coast-8 (4mins- 5Mb .wmv) royal navy explosives expert
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies...
(Copy above link into your browser)
underwater_explosion.wmv (a very small taste of what will happen when SS Richard Montgomery explodes!)
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies...
(Copy above link into your browser)
If you want to have a trip around the wreck or the sea forts
http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/BoatTrips/BoatTrips.html
would be the site to contact.

Edited by ronangel on Friday 14th August 08:57

[dr_gn]

ronangel said:

I noticed from my site alerts that there was an interest among your group about the wreck of the ss richard montgomery
For those readers that want more up to date info about the wreck go to the site and follow the many links to factual information from the main page http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com or just look directly at the links below.

factual information clip from bbc tv uk program coast-8 (4mins- 5Mb .wmv) royal navy explosives expert
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies...
(Copy above link into your browser)
underwater_explosion.wmv (a very small taste of what will happen when SS Richard Montgomery explodes!)
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies...
(Copy above link into your browser)
If you want to have a trip around the wreck or the sea forts
http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/BoatTrips/BoatTrips.html
would be the site to contact.

Edited by ronangel on Friday 14th August 08:57

I had a look at your website - very interesting, thanks for posting it.

Cheers.

[Trevatanus]

A bit of a thread resurrection, but the Daily Wail were reporting on this again recently, and how, if it were to blow up, it was cause significant issues.
What do we think? Could it cause a major catastrophe, or is it all "blown out of proportion "?

[paintman]

I'm a bit surprised that a terrorist organisation hasn't tried planting a large explosive device on it.

[Trevatanus]

paintman said:

I'm a bit surprised that a terrorist organisation hasn't tried planting a large explosive device on it.

A friend lives in Gravesend and fishes near it from time to time.
Apparently if you go anywhere near it, you are visited by various authorities very quickly.

[aeropilot]

Trevatanus said:

A bit of a thread resurrection, but the Daily Wail were reporting on this again recently, and how, if it were to blow up, it was cause significant issues.
What do we think? Could it cause a major catastrophe, or is it all "blown out of proportion "?

I think more the latter as a result of modern H&S over-kill scare mongering as to the resultant effect of it going bang one day......
It would be a big bang though

[piecost76]

If you look at the extract from Coast, it does a pretty good synopsis of what would happen if it goes pop.

factual information clip from bbc tv uk program coast-8 (4mins- 5Mb .wmv) royal navy explosives expert
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies...
(Copy above link into your browser)


Given its proximity to both Saarfend & Sheppey, I think the damage bill may amount to about £10

[Jimbo.]

Damage, should it go off? To what, and where? Looking at the South Essex and North Kent towns, it'd be a considerable improvement.