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After the tragic Sleipner incidence in
Nov. 1999 (16 died) and the unsuccessful
salvage operation in Mars 2000, the wreck lay badly damaged at app.
100 m, just north of the rock Bloksen. Now,
a local salvage company, Eidegruppen from Kvinnherad, has been given the
task to resque the wreck. Even if the commission of inquiry had most of
their answers, one of the 16 diseased is still missed, and some questions
(rafts / construction) can best be answered by examining the wreck.
While the former, and unsuccesful, salvage
operation was done with 60 cm wide straps, cutting themselves into the
fuselage and superstructure, Eidegruppen has made a 120 ton steel platform
that was lowered to 100 m, just behind the wreck. They had difficulties
moving Sleipner because of its severe damages, making is very fragile,
but they succeded. Today (Sunday) they moved the platform with the wreck
submerged to a bank (at app. 30 m) just north east of Lyngholmen. From
here their large 400 Ton floating crane (picture on top) will try to hoist
the wreck, on the platform, to a barge, and transport it to Stord.
Click for more pictures:
The towing operation has started
2 hours later
After 3 hours, the wreck is moved into position
All the time followed by onlookers
and media
making traffic problems when arriving and parking on
the narrow Lyngholmen road.
these pictures are shot Sunday
at app. 5-7.30PM
Archive / reminder
The
Sleipner disaster
Monday report: The
wreck is salvaged
Tilbakeblikk / 1. year
ago
Dagens Haugesunds Avis på
nettet
Nettvest.com
Our local newspaper - on
the web ( norwegian only )
Weather
Aug 21: Changing - with
showers and wind, but mainly good (exc from the wind)
Aug 18: Scattered clouds
- fine day with a lot of sun - beautiful evening
Aug 17: Very changing -
some rain after noon - and a thunderstorm at app. 2PM!
Aug 16: Scattered clouds
- fine warm day until it started raining at 1.30
Aug 15: Changing - no rain
and glimpses of sun
Aug 14: Dreadful weather
- heavy rain and very low clouds
Aug 13: Fine before noon,
afternoon rain (even av Richter 4.7 earthquake)
Aug 12: Light clouds in
the morning - later sunny
Aug 11: Foogy in the morning
- but forecast is not bad....
Aug 10: Grey - wet - and
fog in the evening
Aug 09: Splendid day - but
the tomorrow forecast is not good - turning good again Friday
Aug 05: Overcast and showers
/ rain in the morning, later on light clouds and sunny
Aug 03: Overcast - strong
wind part of the day
Aug 02: Scattered clouds
- fine - but even some showers
Aug 01: Fine before noon
- later some rain and very low, moist clouds
July 31: Grey and wet in
the morning - fine afternoon and evening with sun and scattered clouds
July 27: Grey July day -
dusk rain almost all day (at least until update time 3.40PM)
July 26: Overcast. Constant
rain before noon.
July 25: Partly overcast,
fine temperature, no wind until 11AM. Showers in the afternoon
July 24: Monday - fine day,
afternoon overcast and a shower
July 23: Sunday - fine,
sunny day
July 22: Fog in the morning
- fine on the mainland - fog over the Karmsund and karmøy area
July 21: Fine day - but
still the cooling wind
July 20: North wind - mostly
sunny
July 18/19: Fog clouds -
no sun, except from over the fog clouds !!
July 17: Fog clouds - making
it a grey, but fine, cool day.
July 15: Summer - light
northern wind
July 13: Fine day - not
warm enough because of wind - but so far (3.45PM) sunny!
July 12: Low clouds - some
rain - and a lot of wind. (lot of fresh air)
July 11: Changing - some
showers - even some sun - better in the evening
July 10: Overcast - some
light rain, 13C. Beautiful sunset
July 05: Overcast - grey
- just as if the rain is about to come, without coming!
July 04: Another fine day
- partly overcast - north - western wind
July 03: Fine day - scattered
clouds -some northern wind
July 02: Warm, fine day,
but mostly overcast. Som rain drops before noon.
July 01: Overcast - light
rain in between - warm
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