What was the name of the Cargo ferry forced aground near Blackpool at the end of January 2008?
"chartered the ""Celtic Star"", which was deployed on the Liverpool to Dublin route. In January 2008, the company's pioneering ship, ""Riverdance"", ran aground in Blackpool. Seatruck chartered ""Phocine"" to cover ""Riverdance""s services until ""Clipper Point"" entered service. Attempts to refloat the vessel failed, and she was broken up in situ in the summer of 2008. In March 2008, ""Clipper Point"" became the company's first new ferry, entering service on the Heysham to Warrenpoint route. ""Panorama"" followed in January 2009, ""Pace"" in March 2009 and ""Pennant"" in October 2009. In March 2008, the same month that ""Clipper Point"" entered service, Seatruck"
"structural damage during storms on 12 March, and it was announced on 10 April that all attempts to refloat her had been abandoned and that she was to be scrapped on site. On 27 March 2008 the motor cruiser ""Coco Leoni"" ran aground opposite Lytham windmill. The boat was refloated a week later. Blackpool shipwrecks Blackpool and the Fylde coast has become a ship graveyard to a number of vessels over the years. Most of the shipwrecks occurred at or near Blackpool, whilst a few happened a little further afield but have strong connections with the Blackpool area. For the"
"ferry in service on the Irish Sea, was travelling from Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland to Heysham when it ran into trouble at about 19:30. A total of twenty-three people were airlifted from the ferry, which ran aground on the beach at Anchorsholme, Blackpool, opposite Anchorsholme Lane West at about 22:50. The ship was beached very close to the remains of ""Abana"". On 1 February a 400-metre exclusion zone was placed around the stricken ferry and it was revealed that the ferry could be stranded on the beach for some time before salvage teams could remove her. The ship suffered further"
"part of Blackpool Council). A number of shipwrecks have occurred on the coastline of Blackpool. The most recent occurrence has been the grounding of the MS ""Riverdance"" in January 2008. Famously, in 1897, HMS ""Foudroyant"", Nelson's flagship before HMS ""Victory"", was grounded close to North Pier in a storm. Blackpool has experienced numerous high-profile crimes since the early 20th century. In 2012, Blackpool was identified as a ""crime hotspot"", and in 2016 was revealed as having the fourth-highest murder rate in the UK. Rates of violent crime, sexual assault and domestic violence exceed national averages. In 1913, the ""Brides in"
"MV Fedra MV ""Fedra"" was a Liberian-registered bulk-carrier cargo ship. It ran aground and smashed against Europa Point, the southernmost tip of Gibraltar on 10 October 2008 following severe gale force winds measuring 12 on the Beaufort scale. Spanish and Gibraltarian emergency services mounted a joint rescue operation, Gibraltar declared a Major Incident and requested the standby of additional statutory and voluntary emergency services (including St John Ambulance Gibraltar), although due to the safe rescue of all crew from ""Fedra"" they were ultimately not needed. Five of its 31 crew members were airlifted to safety by a Spanish coast guard"
"On 31 January 2008, the roll on roll off passenger ferry ""Pride of Canterbury"" operated by P&O Ferries struck the wreck of ""Mahratta"" while manoeuvering in severe weather into a holding position in The Downs. The ferry suffered extensive damage to her port propeller and had to be assisted to berth in Dover. It is not clear whether the wreck site named in the MAIB report is that of the first ""SS Mahratta"" or the later vessel. SS Mahratta (1917) SS ""Mahratta"" was a Brocklebank Line steamship launched in 1917. She ran aground in the English Channel on the Goodwin"
"MV Powerful The MV ""Powerful"" is a Danish-flagged cargo ship owned by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. of Greece. It was attacked with the intention of hijack by Somali pirates using assault rifles on November 11, 2008 in the Arabian Sea's Gulf of Aden in the Horn of Africa. Its capture was thwarted by the Royal Marines of the British frigate, HMS ""Cumberland"", as well as the crew of the Russian Neustrashimy class frigate. The November 11 incident off Somalia's coast occurred south of the Yemeni coast, in the Gulf of Aden. The engagement was attributed to Operation Enduring Freedom -"
"placed onto Seatruck's new Heysham–Belfast route. ""Clipper Ranger"" was withdrawn from service and laid up in Birkenhead, Liverpool for the latter half of 2012 and remained alongside in January 2013. It was announced on Wednesday 13 March 2013 that ""Clipper Ranger"" was being chartered by P&O Ferries on the Liverpool to Dublin route from Monday 25 March 2013. On 10 September 2013, it was announced that ""Clipper Ranger"" was to replace on the freight ferry run from Stornoway to Ullapool. She is chartered to operate the service until August 2014, when the new will take over the Lewis service, replacing"
"Downs off the Kent coast during heavy weather. The collision caused the loss of one of her propellers and damaged the prop shaft and gear box. Although she was able to sail to Dover unaided, the ferry required assistance berthing. Following emergency repairs in Falmouth she returned to service operating with only 1 propeller. As a result, she was unable to operate in rough weather and was frequently laid up in Dover or sheltering off the Kent coast waiting for the wind to drop. The ferry was due to be drydocked at a European repair yard in November 2008 to"
"Blackpool shipwrecks Blackpool and the Fylde coast has become a ship graveyard to a number of vessels over the years. Most of the shipwrecks occurred at or near Blackpool, whilst a few happened a little further afield but have strong connections with the Blackpool area. For the purposes of this article, Blackpool means the stretch of coast from Fleetwood to Lytham St Annes. ""Travers"" was wrecked in 1755 with a cargo of lace. In the autumn of 1779 a ship laden with peas was wrecked at Blackpool. In December 1797, ""Happy"" foundered off Lytham St. Annes. She was on a"
"some of the crew members pushed the boat afloat and they managed to reach shore safely. All were taken to the Red Lion Inn to recover from their ordeal. The ship's bell and dog were given to the landlord of the Cleveleys Hotel, who had raised the alarm. The remains of the ""Abana"" can still be seen at low tide at Little Bispham and the ship's bell hangs in St. Andrew's Church in Cleveleys. On 31 January 2008, the ""Riverdance"" beached within sight of the remains of the ""Abana"". Abana (barque) The Abana was a sailing barque wrecked at Blackpool"
"there and Swansea. As a result of a local competition she was renamed ""Rapparee"". The projected service failed to materialise and in August she returned to Southampton. In May 2011, having been sold to Alien Shipping, a Russian company, the two craft were transported to the Black Sea on board the ""Beluga Fantasy"". http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1354043 HSC FastCat Ryde HSC ""FastCat Ryde"" is a high speed catamaran ferry which operates between the Isle of Wight and mainland England. The vessel was originally built in Singapore for service in the Philippines as ""Water Jet 1"". She was bought by Wightlink in 2000 and"
"MV Craigantlet MV ""Craigantlet"" was a German-owned, Cyprus-registered container ship operated on time-charter by Cawoods Containers Ltd of Belfast. She ran aground on 26 February 1982 at Killantringan Lighthouse in Portamaggie Bay, Wigtownshire in southwestern Scotland. The 800 ton cargo ship was bound to Liverpool from Belfast at the time. The lighthouse keeper raised the alarm, and ""Craigantlet's"" crew was rescued via airlift by a Sea King from 819 Squadron based at the stone frigate HMS ""Gannet"" at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Because the ""Craigantlet"" carried some containers marked with hazardous material codes — and reportedly some containers mislabeled as"
"Swansea Docks. After arriving there it received an interior refurbishment. However the proposed ferry service failed to start as stated by Severn Link at Easter 2010. As of August 2010 the planned ferry service has been postponed indefinitely and ""FastCat Shanklin"" has been put up for sale along with her sister ship ""Rapparee"" (formerly ""FastCat Ryde""). On 3 August she moved from Swansea to Hythe, Hampshire. In May 2011, having been sold to Alien Shipping, a Russian company, the two craft were transported to the Black Sea on board the ""Beluga Fantasy"". HSC FastCat Shanklin HSC ""FastCat Shanklin"" is a"
"both and ""Clipper Ranger"". After undertaking berthing trials at both Stornoway and Ullapool on 19 September, she began her charter on 21 September. On 28 January 2014, ""Clipper Ranger"" collided with a pier at Stornoway, causing damage to the ship's hull. MS Clipper Ranger MS ""Clipper Ranger"" is a freight ferry built in 1998, which was in service with Seatruck Ferries on the Heysham–Belfast route until the latter half of 2012. In September 2013, she was chartered to Caledonian MacBrayne for the freight service between Ullapool and Stornoway. MS ""Lembitu"" was built by Astilleros de Huelva and launched in 1998"
"caused it to sink again, probably because one of its girder's air pockets ruptured, and it could not be refloated. A temporary landing stage was installed until early 2010, when work began on a new Mersey Ferries landing stage. Mersey Ferries services switched to the Cruise Terminal. Services to Liverpool had to be suspended on 14 occasions during the year when large cruise ships were visiting. A brand new dedicated landing stage for the ferry was towed into place in November 2011, with the linkspan bridge being craned into place shortly after. The new landing stage was officially opened in"
"vessel, meanwhile ""Isle of Arran"" became a spare vessel. On 28 January 2014, it was announced that ""Hebridean Isles"" would temporarily take over freight services between Ullapool and Stornoway in the Western Isles, due to the freight ferry colliding with the pier at Stornoway. ""Hebridean Isles"" relieved on the Uig Triangle, alongside , in January and February 2016 whilst was away covering for other vessels. In July 2016, she collided with the pier at Kennacraig, with her traffic being carried by the and the cargo boat ""MV Red Princess"". In October 2016, ""Hebridean Isles"" provided a twice-nightly freight service on"
"to depart Dublin. Two people where injured by the parting rope. A member of the ship's crew later died of their injuries. On 7 March 2012 the ""Stena Feronia"" collided with the cargo ship ""Union Moon"" just before entering the fairway of Belfast Lough. The ""Stena Feronia"" was holed above the waterline but was able to berth safely in Belfast. MS Strait Feronia The Strait Feronia is a passenger, freight & vehicle or ROPAX ferry owned and operated by Strait Shipping. The ship is a twin of . The ""Strait Feronia"" was launched on 7 December 1996 as the Mersey"
"after leaving her home in Bispham. In 2015 Robert Ewing was convicted of her murder. Her body has never been found. Her father Frank Chivers was murdered in 2013. On 25 July 2010, a nurse named Jane Clough was stabbed to death in Victoria Hospital's car park. Her ex-boyfriend Jonathan Vass, a paramedic, was later found guilty of her murder. Blackpool has been the birthplace and/or home to a number of notable people, including: Blackpool is twinned with: Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort on the Lancashire coast in North West England. The town is on the Irish Sea, between"
"for CalMac, hence the reason she was the vessel selected to promote CalMac's interest in the Northern Isles franchise. On 11 November 2008, whilst operating a temporary passenger-only service between Stornoway and Ullapool during a period when the Ullapool linkspan was closed for maintenance and the regular freight vessel was stormbound at Stornoway, ""Isle of Lewis"" called at Uig to retrieve stranded freight traffic bound for Lewis. On 3 April 2015, ""Isle of Lewis"" carried out a special sailing from Uig to Lochmaddy to assist , which was covering the route whilst was on winter relief duty. This was an"
"base for a major flight training centre and a fighter squadron during the war. On 27 August 1941, two aircraft—a Blackburn Botha trainer and a Boulton Paul Defiant fighter—collided in midair over the sea, just off Blackpool's central seafront. The debris from the collision was strewn over a large area but a large part of it struck Central Station, causing severe damage and killing twelve people. The station remained in service just long enough to see its centenary before its closure on 2 November 1964, against the original recommendation of the 1963 Beeching Plan, which had proposed the closure of"
"voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. ""Fanny"" was wrecked off the coast of Blackpool in 1821, laden with red and black flannel. A ship was wrecked at the Gynn in 1833. ""Crusader"" was wrecked at South Shore in 1839, laden with silk. Some looters from Marton were jailed after being caught stealing the cargo. The brig ""Aristocrat"" was wrecked opposite the Imperial Hydro in 1840. Two of the passengers were drowned. The schooner ""William Henry"" was wrecked at South Shore, laden with flour and lard. ""St Michael"" was wrecked at Blackpool on 18 September 1864. The new lifeboat rescued"
"commencing 18 February, coinciding with the half-term holiday. Large crowds were expected to view the refloating. The ship was also expected to bring extra visitors to Blackpool over the Easter weekend. The Tourist Information Centre at Cleveleys reported a large increase in enquiries in the weeks after ""Riverdance"" grounded. Local residents complained that the influx of visitors ""made their lives hell"", raising parking, traffic and litter issues. By early April, the number of visitors had begun to drop. The owner of an ice-cream parlour in Cleveleys prepared a display of photographs of the stricken ferry and used them to raise"
"funds for the local Fleetwood branch of the RNLI, in appreciation of their work in rescuing the passengers and crew. Blackpool Council was reported to be studying the effect that the shipwreck had on tourism, and looking to learn lessons that could help boost tourism. It was estimated that over 100,000 people came to see the ""Riverdance"". The crew of the helicopter from RAF Valley involved in the rescue were given the 2008 Defence Helicopter SAR award for their part in the rescue: Flight Lieutenant Lee Turner, Flight Lieutenant Giles Ratcliffe, Sergeant John Stevens and MACR Rich Taylor. Chief Coastguard"
"The list was corrected by ballasting the ship. Contrary to regulations, the incident was not reported to the MAIB, although an internal investigation was carried out by Brise Breederungs, the ship's managers. MV Cemfjord The Cemfjord was a Cyprus-registered cargo ship which foundered in the Pentland Firth off the north-east coast of Scotland on 2 January 2015. Built as the general cargo ship Margareta in 1984, she was converted to carry cement in 1998 and was en route from Aalborg, Denmark to Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom when she capsized in bad weather and sank in of water. All eight crew"
"ferry has a large square and box like wheelhouse which does not follow the contours of the ship. In December 2007, the ""Snowdrop"" featured in the ""Liverpool Nativity"", which was broadcast live on BBC Three and repeated on BBC One. Gerry Marsden also made a cameo appearance as the ferry's captain. The ferry is the regular boat used on the Manchester Ship Canal cruises, held over most weekends during the summer months. In January 2015, the ferry was selected as a ""dazzle ship""; she was given a unique new livery inspired by the First World War dazzle camouflage. Designed by"
"a pseudo-Norse version of ""Forewick"", which is the name of a headland on the adjacent island of Papa Stour. In 2008 there were no full-time residents or permanent structures on the island. Hill announced his intention to erect a structure on the island, without planning permission. He travelled to and from the island on a small flat-bottomed plywood home made boat; in September 2008 he had to be rescued by a Coastguard helicopter and RNLI Lifeboat after his vessel began to sink. His boat was described as ""ramshackle"" and a ""floating wardrobe"" and was criticised by his rescuers for having"
"19 December 1982. The incident involved the Townsend Thoresen, roll-on roll-off (RORO) car ferry ""European Gateway"" which was leaving Felixstowe for Zeebrugge when it was in collision with Train ferry ""Speedlink Vanguard"" approaching Harwich Harbour. The bulbous bow of the""Speedlink Vanguard"" struck the ""European Gateway"" amidship immediately causing the ship to list within a very short period of time and she quickly capsized to the point where half the starboard side of the vessel was above the water. Every Alarm bell and siren in the estuary was sounded and the Harwich Lifeboat ""John Fison"" was launched along with many other"
"Horn of Africa and was described by ""The Times"" as ""the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged in a fatal shoot-out on the high seas in living memory."" MV Powerful The MV ""Powerful"" is a Danish-flagged cargo ship owned by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. of Greece. It was attacked with the intention of hijack by Somali pirates using assault rifles on November 11, 2008 in the Arabian Sea's Gulf of Aden in the Horn of Africa. Its capture was thwarted by the Royal Marines of the British frigate, HMS ""Cumberland"", as well as the crew of the Russian"
"an ambulance carrying a patient (evacuated by dinghy) had to remain onboard for over eight hours while engineers forced the door open. On 11 November 2008, the ""Red Falcon"" was used on an excursion to view ""Queen Elizabeth 2"" leaving Southampton for the final time. On 29 September 2018 the ferry collided with a 31ft motor yacht while approaching East Cowes, injuring two people on the yacht but sustaining no damage herself. Both vessels were travelling from Southampton to Cowes. On 21 October 2018, the ferry collided with several yachts, sinking one named ""Greylag"", and ran aground on the Isle"
"was relieved by and the NorthLink vessel . MV Loch Seaforth (2014) MV ""Loch Seaforth"" (Scottish Gaelic: ""Loch Sìophort"") is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Stornoway and Ullapool. She was launched on 21 March 2014 and entered service in mid-February 2015, replacing both the former vessel, 1995-built and a chartered freight vessel (latterly ). Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown MSP announced on 8 June 2012 there was to be a replacement vessel for the Stornoway-Ullapool route. Two weeks later on 22 June, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited announced that the contract to construct had been"
"attempt to tow the ship across the river to drydock had failed, but the second succeeded. In December 2007, the vessel was renamed ""Snaefell"" whilst still under repair. ""Snaefell"" moved under her own power for the first time in over a year when she moved from the West Float in Birkenhead to the Pier Head Landing Stage, and then after a detour, headed out on trials which were expected to take three days, and took two. ""Snaefell""s first passenger sailing since her accident in 2007 was on 12 May 2008, with the 07:30 sailing to Liverpool. In May 2009, it"
"the crew of fourteen. The brig ""Favourite"", of Liverpool was wrecked off Blackpool on 22 November 1865 with the loss of ten crew. She was carrying a cargo of palm oil and seed. The barque ""Lexington"" was wrecked, the crew of fourteen were saved by the lifeboat. The Fleetwood schooner ""Bessie Jones"" was lost on Salthouse Bank on 26 February 1880. One man was lost, but four were saved. It was this shipwreck that led to a campaign for a lifeboat at St. Annes. ""Arethusa"" was wrecked off Blackpool in 1882, ten people were saved. The Norwegian ship was sailing"