Part of Poole Quay sealed off as boat sinks (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Part of Poole Quay sealed off as boat sinks
8:14am Tuesday 17th November 2009 in
PART of Poole Quay is sealed off this morning as police and maritime agencies deal with a boat that sunk in the harbour last night.
The Channel Chiefton IV foundered around 9pm on Monday evening near to the RNLI station at town quay in Poole Harbour.
According to witnesses, the vessel seems to have rolled over. Part of its hull is still visible above the water line.
Harbour master Brian Murphy said: "Initial concerns for the whereabouts of a crew member were allayed when he was located ashore.
"The sinking resulted in a minor oil pollution incident that triggered the oil spill contingency plan.
"Trained personnel employed by the Harbour Authority reacted promptly to the incident."
A boom has been put around the boat, to catch oil, which is lying on the surface of the water The vessel was detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and remained in Poole Harbour until the owner made arrangements for the recovery of the wreck.
The vessel, which is owned privately, was previously an old Peruvian fishing boat.
The quay is now open to transport although the immediate area remains closed to pedestrians.
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peter hurt
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8:56am Tue 17 Nov 09
rainbowkisses
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9:07am Tue 17 Nov 09
pd7
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9:49am Tue 17 Nov 09
The Channel Chiefton IV foundered around 9pm
I guess the "L" went down to the mud also.
sheeder
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10:09am Tue 17 Nov 09
kathywil
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12:37pm Tue 17 Nov 09
kathywil
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12:37pm Tue 17 Nov 09
sheeder
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12:47pm Tue 17 Nov 09
Perry_Winkle
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1:14pm Tue 17 Nov 09
sheeder
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1:36pm Tue 17 Nov 09
sheeder
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1:42pm Tue 17 Nov 09
rook
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1:47pm Tue 17 Nov 09
boardstiff
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1:51pm Tue 17 Nov 09
Perry_Winkle wrote:Bearing in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, is there anything about Poole Quay that can be construed as a visitor attraction?
Given the state of the boat, it was only a matter of time until it sank. Maybe now the eyesore will be removed from the Quay - hardly a visitor attraction!
Mothballs
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3:31pm Tue 17 Nov 09
Please assure me that English isn't your first language.
[Chris]
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3:46pm Tue 17 Nov 09
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Was the Quay not closed off because it was a crime scene until the Police considered otherwise. Of course you people have to moan because you will get lost if you have to find another route.
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Such funny people.........hahah
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sheeder
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4:36pm Tue 17 Nov 09
boardstiff
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5:19pm Tue 17 Nov 09
wrote:It is neither a question of academia, nor of spelling.
I was not aware we had so many academics in the area, who never make a spelling mistake.
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Was the Quay not closed off because it was a crime scene until the Police considered otherwise. Of course you people have to moan because you will get lost if you have to find another route.
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Such funny people.........hahah
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Look again at the article in the light of the following:
Paragraph One is written in the present tense. No problem with that. The appalling use of "sunk" in place of the correct "sank" has already been addressed.
Paragraph Two states that the name of the vessel is Channel Chiefton IV. My inclination is that it should be Channel Chieftain IV but I have no proof to the contrary. More important in the context of doubtful journalism, however, is the use of the expression "foundered around 9pm on Monday evening". Not only should it read "foundered at around...", we are treated to the tautology of 9pm and evening. If it occurred at (or around) 9pm, when else during the day would it have occurred, other than during the evening?
Paragraph Three treats us to "according to witnesses, the vessel seems to have rolled over." If it only "seems" to have rolled over, this is not the statement of a witness but speculation by those who clearly did not witness the event.
The first sentence of Paragraph Seven (ignoring the lack of full point at its end) informs us that "A boom has been put around the boat, to catch oil, which is lying on the surface of the water". The superfluous use of commas in this context changes completely the meaning and, I dare say, the intention. Without the commas, the meaning is clear. With them, there is the clear inference that it is the boat that is lying on the surface of the water and not the oil. And, as we all know, the boat sunk, er, sank. (Notice correct use of commas).
Still with Paragraph Seven, we are treated to a mysterious change of tense. "The vessel was detained ... and remained in ..." rather than "the vessel has been detained and remains in..." I am not even going to go into the questionable use of the word "detained" in this context.
And so to Paragraph Eight, wherein we learn that the vessel "was previously" an old Peruvian fishing boat.
Was previously? WAS PREVIOUSLY?
Man, you cannot be serious...!
Perry_Winkle
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6:54pm Tue 17 Nov 09
boardstiff wrote:I believe a lot of people find the fish and chip shop worth a visit, and the Lord Nelson on a Saturday evening is also very popular.
Perry_Winkle wrote: Given the state of the boat, it was only a matter of time until it sank. Maybe now the eyesore will be removed from the Quay - hardly a visitor attraction!Bearing in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, is there anything about Poole Quay that can be construed as a visitor attraction?
Have to say that I do actually prefer the Quay in winter when it's left to us locals... It's nice to wander along the Quay, through Baiter and Whitecliffe then back through the Park. There aren't many towns that offer such a pleasant ramble at their heart.
sheeder
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7:04pm Tue 17 Nov 09
MJD
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6:16am Wed 18 Nov 09
EGHH
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6:17am Wed 18 Nov 09
cpolak
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10:23am Wed 18 Nov 09
EGHH wrote:Sadly, not far off the mark. My late father-in-law was a journalist who spent 50 years working on a local paper. In his final years he was dismayed by the standards of reporting that were being accepted ( and in fact encouraged).
I'm convinced that the Echo "reporters" are today's equivalent to YTS trainees, judging by their spelling and grammar on this website.
vch
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11:45am Wed 18 Nov 09
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