QE2 Runs aground

[The Riddler]

Currently breaking news on sky.. 'Solent coastguards say they believe the QE2 has run aground and are dealing with the incident'

Nothing on their website about the problems yet, But here is something about her last voyage.

QE2

BBC story

ETA - BBC News story

Edited by The Riddler on Tuesday 11th November 06:44

[Stu R]

It ran aground coming into southampton and has since been refloated. It's being pulled back into southampton by tugs. Nothing major by the sounds of it.

It's a heap of scrap anyway, awful ships.

[The Riddler]

Yeah, just realised.

I think I need to get with the times.

[black1]

was uncle albert the captain ?

[The Hypno-Toad]

Stu R said:

It ran aground coming into southampton and has since been refloated. It's being pulled back into southampton by tugs. Nothing major by the sounds of it.

Journalists all get ready for Titanic 2, start reving up the vans and start shouting into mobiles about hiring helicopters, ringing passengers to ask "are you by the lifeboats?", realise its already been refloated......oh.

[Stu R]

The Riddler said:

Yeah, just realised.

I think I need to get with the times.

I think sky news need to, having just seen an advert proclaiming 'Get the news here, first.' with the american presidential election as the crux of the advert

[The Riddler]

Stu R said:

The Riddler said:

Yeah, just realised.

I think I need to get with the times.

I think sky news need to, having just seen an advert proclaiming 'Get the news here, first.' with the american presidential election as the crux of the advert

Slow news for slow people. Suits me fine after a night shift.

Obama won?!

[Stu R]

Obama? Who's he then? Isn't that nice kennedy chap running this time?

[ChristianZS]

Its afloat now..

[Stu R]

ChristianZS said:

Its afloat now..

It's berthed now.

[The Riddler]

Another Sky News fan here then

[Incredible Sulk]

Ran aground on the Brambles. I've done that - in a 30 footer!

[tubbystu]

Stu R said:

awful ships.

but still faster in reverse than any other current liner is forwards

Good bye old girl, the last great liner built in a British shipyard.

[LilPeteMordino]

And is a hell of a site coming past my flats window (College accomodation looks out over the river)

I woke up to hear of the news it had run aground. Typical for the last day aswell.

[Simpo Two]

BBC site: 'Spokesman Eric Flounders...'

[ALawson]

Incredible Sulk said:

Ran aground on the Brambles. I've done that - in a 30 footer!

Lucky it was a rising tide this morning! http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/tides.sht...

[LilPeteMordino]

euroboy said:

LilPeteMordino said:

And is a hell of a site coming past my flats window (College accomodation looks out over the river)

I woke up to hear of the news it had run aground. Typical for the last day aswell.

Are you at Warsash?

Yeah I am. You here/been here?