rickles23
13th April 2011, 08:04
Hi
HMAS Adelaide was scheduled to be sunk at 10.30am today but the operation was held up by a large pod of dolphins next to the ship at Avoca Beach on the central coast.
A bid by the No Ship Action Group to halt the sinking because of environmental concerns failed yesterday. The group filed a summons at the Land and Environment Court.
The ship was scuttled by allowing a controlled flow of water to inundate the vessel. There are 16 so-called ''cutting charges'' in the hull below the water line, which are detonated, forming liquid copper to cut through the steel hull and allow water to flood into the ship.
There are also 19 rectangular pre-cut openings on each side of the ship above the water line and other openings through the decks and bulkheads to allow water to flow right through the vessel. The placement of the holes on the ship ensure it will sit upright and stable underwater.
Regards
HMAS Adelaide was scheduled to be sunk at 10.30am today but the operation was held up by a large pod of dolphins next to the ship at Avoca Beach on the central coast.
A bid by the No Ship Action Group to halt the sinking because of environmental concerns failed yesterday. The group filed a summons at the Land and Environment Court.
The ship was scuttled by allowing a controlled flow of water to inundate the vessel. There are 16 so-called ''cutting charges'' in the hull below the water line, which are detonated, forming liquid copper to cut through the steel hull and allow water to flood into the ship.
There are also 19 rectangular pre-cut openings on each side of the ship above the water line and other openings through the decks and bulkheads to allow water to flow right through the vessel. The placement of the holes on the ship ensure it will sit upright and stable underwater.
Regards