Author: JORDAN BAKER Source: SMH.COM.AU
VALIANT salvage attempts managed to move but failed to free the stranded bulk carrier Pasha Bulker off Nobbys Beach in Newcastle last night.
Efforts were going well until a steel tow cable snapped shortly before high tide about 7pm, dashing hopes that the city could wave goodbye to the vessel by this morning.
Source: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
SALVAGE crews will tonight make their first attempt at refloating the stricken bulk carrier Pasha Bulker, almost three weeks since it became stranded on a New South Wales beach.
Equipment was put in place yesterday, and last-minute preparations made before the critical window of opportunity arrives around 7pm, on a much anticipated high tide at Newcastle.
Authorities have announced an exclusion zone around the Newcastle Harbour and Nobbys Foreshore precinct for the attempted removal of the stranded Pasha Bulker this week. Safety concerns have been cited at the rationale behind te moves to prevent the public viewing the salvage efforts, though some are suggesting it may have more to do with preventing the public see the problems the workers may encounter.
The Newcastle Herald reports today that there is a risk that oil will spill into thesea at Nobbys when the salvage attempt takes place. Oil response teams are on standby and measures had been set to limit environmental damage in the event of a spill.
So who will actually see the refloating of the Pasha, one of the most significant public interest stories in the Hunter’s recent history?
If you manage to capture footage of the salvage efforts, let us know and we will publish them here on Hunter’s Best. After all, Hunters Best is "Citizen Powered Media".
Source: 1233 ABC
The planned refloating of the bulk carrier stranded off Newcastle’s Nobbys beach has been postponed.
Salvage crews were planning to tow the Pasha Bulker out to sea tomorrow evening, but it has being delayed until Thursday night.
New South Wales Ports Minister, Joe Tripodi, says he has been advised the equipment on board is not ready for the high tide expected tomorrow.
Authors: ANTONY SCULLY & SIMONE THURTELL Source: ABC 1233
Newcastle Port Corporation says some of the more interesting theories put forward by the general public on how to move the Pasha Bulker could fill a folder.
And fortunately suggestions to "carve a channel" through the heritage listed Macquarie Pier, to drag the 40,000 tonne bulk carrier into the harbour, has been not been adopted.
Source: NEWS.COM.AU
DWARFING everything in its path, this is the super tug coming to the rescue of the Pasha Bulker, stranded at Newcastle in NSW.
The 64m Pacific Responder steamed into port yesterday to help in the monumental task of getting the stranded carrier back out to sea.
Film maker: robo3697 (Youtube name)
Thanks to Youtube user "robo3697", the Pasha Bulker has decided not to wait for its salvage crew to rescue it from Nobby’s Beach.
Source: ABC 1233
The Newcastle Port Corporation is concerned that the grounded Pasha Bulker could break up in the wild weather forecast to lash the Hunter tonight.
The Weather Bureau is warning of flash flooding and wind gusts of up to 125 kilometres per hour along the coast.
Several coal ships waiting off the coast of Newcastle have moved further out to sea to ride out the storms.
Port Corporation chief executive officer Gary Webb says the stranded freighter is holding up well on Nobbys Beach but the intense storms could cause problems.
"The advice we’ve got is that the ship is standing up quite well," he said.
"I was on board nearly a week ago now, and the top deck was looking quite firm and quite strong. Weather conditions like this, though, do continue to put the ship under stress."
A TUG boat en route from Queensland is Newcastle’s greatest chance in refloating the stricken Pasha Bulker.
Author CLEMENTINE CUNE Source: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
The anchor handling vessel, Pacific Responder, left Cairns yesterday and was expected to sail into Newcastle Port on Thursday.
Salvage crews said there was no guarantee the tug would be enough to salvage the 40,000 tonne vessel which has been beached at Nobbys since June 8.
But Newcastle Port Corporation said salvage workers were doing everything they could to get the bulk carrier into deep water.
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