View Full Version : Mechant Ship Napoli off South Coast
Headstone
18th Jul 2007, 18:54
I have just been watching the efforts to use explosives to break the back of the merchant ship Napoli which is agound off the south coast. For those of you that don't remember just think about BMW motorcycles and the like being washed ashore a few weeks ago. They don't seem to be having much success as far as I can see. Are there any Tonka crews out there that want to help out and go one better than the Buccs a few years ago?
vecvechookattack
18th Jul 2007, 20:24
Goodness me....what are you suggesting? That they fly straight into it as in Kamikaze mode?
A ridiculous thread.....delete it as entirely inappropriate
gijoe
18th Jul 2007, 20:31
King Air from Dunkeswell that could throw a few white phos on it.
It looks quite good from FL140.
G :}
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Regie Mental
19th Jul 2007, 09:50
IIRC, the FAA and RAF each had a go at the Torrey Canyon back in '67 so not unheard of.
Mr-AEO
19th Jul 2007, 10:09
According to Wiki
The Fleet Air Arm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm) bombed the wreck [Torrey Canyon] in an effort to sink it, burn off the slick and reduce the oil spilling from it. Although the operation was declared a success, the Navy came in for some criticism as around a quarter of the 42 bombs dropped on the stationary target failed to hit it. The bombing was followed by Royal Air Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force) and Fleet Air Arm aircraft dropping petrol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrol) and napalm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm) to try to burn the oil.
Napalm!:ooh: I didn't know we had used that. Blimey.
cornish-stormrider
19th Jul 2007, 10:35
Liney with a sledgehammer, tell him we shall bodge tape the lean team inside it......
XV277
19th Jul 2007, 10:57
According to Wiki
Napalm!:ooh: I didn't know we had used that. Blimey.
IIRC it wasn't something we wanted to admit to having, so they were called 'Firebombs' in the Press
Wader2
19th Jul 2007, 11:30
IIRC it wasn't something we wanted to admit to having, so they were called 'Firebombs' in the Press
It was not napalm. It was naptha impregnated petroleum.:}