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eyore,
There's quite a bit about this incident on SN already, try the following link:
Oregishttp://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46251
Regards,
Alastair
There's quite a bit about this incident on SN already, try the following link:
Oregishttp://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46251
Regards,
Alastair
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Oregis 10th March 1974
Oregis, with RB Telford & Pullus 1 lightening the vessel Oregis at Low Water
On the 10th March 1974 the Oregis, which had just been converted from an ore
carrier to an offshore installation vessel, left for sea trials off the Tyne. Shortly after
slipping her tugs the ship suffered engine failure and, despite the efforts of the tug
Northsider, ended up on the Black Midden rocks off North Shields, with the
Northsider aground near her. The Northsider was refloated on the next tide but the
Oregis was hard aground. The ocean going tug Statesman 1 attempted to tow the
vessel off but abandoned the attempt once a young crewman from the tug lost his life.
The Oregis was operated by Houlder Brothers from their offices in London. We
offered for the job and I went to London to explain what we intended to do. When I
arrived I was shown into the board room, where several of the directors were meeting; the meeting was being chaired by Mr John Houlder, who had been flying over the casualty at the time of the grounding. I explained that, as far as we knew, the vessel needed to be lightened, lifted and then towed back into the channel and we had the gear to do the job. We were given the contract and I travelled up to the Tyne to see things first hand. I was able to walk right round the casualty, followed by a small group of doleful Geordies, saying 'why aye, nuthin' comes off the Black Middens'.
We mobilised three 400 ton cranes, ours from the Tees, one from Rotterdam and one
from Hamburg, together with tugs and salvage craft. I began to believe the Geordie
tales of woe when the Magnus X's jib collapsed during the salvage attempt, but as
always the team stuck to their task and refloated the ship.
Some months later when she went back into service we were surprised to see that the temporary stiffening that we had put on in way of the moonpool was still there.
Roy Martin from Risdon Beazley, Marine Salvor by self and Lyle Craigie-Halkett
Oregis, with RB Telford & Pullus 1 lightening the vessel Oregis at Low Water
On the 10th March 1974 the Oregis, which had just been converted from an ore
carrier to an offshore installation vessel, left for sea trials off the Tyne. Shortly after
slipping her tugs the ship suffered engine failure and, despite the efforts of the tug
Northsider, ended up on the Black Midden rocks off North Shields, with the
Northsider aground near her. The Northsider was refloated on the next tide but the
Oregis was hard aground. The ocean going tug Statesman 1 attempted to tow the
vessel off but abandoned the attempt once a young crewman from the tug lost his life.
The Oregis was operated by Houlder Brothers from their offices in London. We
offered for the job and I went to London to explain what we intended to do. When I
arrived I was shown into the board room, where several of the directors were meeting; the meeting was being chaired by Mr John Houlder, who had been flying over the casualty at the time of the grounding. I explained that, as far as we knew, the vessel needed to be lightened, lifted and then towed back into the channel and we had the gear to do the job. We were given the contract and I travelled up to the Tyne to see things first hand. I was able to walk right round the casualty, followed by a small group of doleful Geordies, saying 'why aye, nuthin' comes off the Black Middens'.
We mobilised three 400 ton cranes, ours from the Tees, one from Rotterdam and one
from Hamburg, together with tugs and salvage craft. I began to believe the Geordie
tales of woe when the Magnus X's jib collapsed during the salvage attempt, but as
always the team stuck to their task and refloated the ship.
Some months later when she went back into service we were surprised to see that the temporary stiffening that we had put on in way of the moonpool was still there.
Roy Martin from Risdon Beazley, Marine Salvor by self and Lyle Craigie-Halkett
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