Sunday, January 20, 2019

RAISING THE TITANIC IN QUEENSLAND WATERs

Shipping Reporter's latest  flotsam

With all the talk about  Clive Palmer intending   to hold a  lavish  Titanic ll  party , it is  surprising  that  nobody  noticed  that   the   original  Titanic   is  being  salvaged  off  Townsville . 
That is the only conclusion  to be drawn from this  odd   sight in the main shipping  channel in  Cleveland Bay which  has  gone unnoticed by  the  local  media , despite it  providing  great graphics and  raising the interest of the many people who  pass   it  daily in  a  variety of  vessels .
And  that  large blue object bobbing   about off  Magnetic Island   which  caused the  Sealink  passenger  ferry to  go about  and investigate, what was that all  about? The conning tower of  a  midget submarine , a  body in a bag  or  a fisherman overboard  ?  It was  found  to  be a  bin  with sand on  the  bottom.
 
On the same  day, the abandoned yacht was still  hard  against the  breakwater after  a  king  tide. There has actually been talk about removing  the wreck, sometime .