HMS Belfast Gantry Collapse

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SWH

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204 months

Wednesday 30th November 2011
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8923711/HMS...

Walking past most mornings, there has been scaffolding up for ages and I thought the whole thing was shut for the winter, while they did a little work... would appear not from that story.

Hopefully the two chaps taken off to hospital are recovering, just as well it didn't fall off when there were a load of people on it(!)

Anyway, some photos from this morning:






Final one from Tower Bridge, probably should add that to the thread on the Shard actually:


Eric Mc

122,345 posts

267 months

Wednesday 30th November 2011
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No one seriously hurt - according to BBC London last night.

The gantry was undergoing maintenance at the time.

0a

23,907 posts

196 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Eric Mc said:
No one seriously hurt - according to BBC London last night.

The gantry was undergoing maintenance at the time.
Looks like it needed it!

Chrisgr31

13,545 posts

257 months

Friday 16th December 2011
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As I crossed London Bridge on my way to catch a train this evening there appeared to be a crane down by HMS Belfast, presumably retrieving the gangway out the river.

Further research shows that it was GPS Atlas and that she came through Tower Bridge at 10am and was due to go back at &pm. When I saw her the boom arm was still raised so dont know if she made it back down on time.

TheHeretic

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257 months

Friday 16th December 2011
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Some poor bugger will have a hell of a lot of paperwork to do.

SWH

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204 months

Friday 16th December 2011
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I have a couple of photos of it lifting the gantry, not going through Tower Bridge however... will upload them once I can extract them from the BlackBerry.

Chrisgr31

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257 months

Friday 16th December 2011
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SWH said:
I have a couple of photos of it lifting the gantry, not going through Tower Bridge however... will upload them once I can extract them from the BlackBerry.
Mine made Blibs pics look good1

SWH

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Friday 16th December 2011
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Don't build them up too much smile

anonymous-user

56 months

Friday 16th December 2011
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anonymous said:
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Exactly my thoughts when I saw that! They already wiped it out of the Olympics posters!

SWH

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204 months

Tuesday 20th December 2011
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Finally got round to downloading the photos, from Friday afternoon:





Chrisgr31

13,545 posts

257 months

Tuesday 20th December 2011
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Cheers, great pics