rigger 47 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10826401 Up to 90 firefighters have spent the night battling a huge blaze on a luxury yacht moored in an east Auckland boat building warehouse. Fire Service northern communications centre shift manager Jaron Phillips said emergency services were called to the McMullen & Wing boat building premises on Gabador Place, Mount Wellington, about 1.10am. Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-n ... n-Auckland It is understood the vessel at the centre of the blaze was a 55 meter super yacht which had about one year to go until completion. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hmmm, I often wonder with Fires, once they become major like that, are they worth putting out. You end up with a huge mess to clean up rather than a Loader and a Dump truck to clean up the ashes. Anyone know what the boat was?? Link to post Share on other sites
Rats 28 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 They finished Big Fish a couple of years ago and this was a bigger one , believe it was called Starfish 52 metres or so, sure hope its not a start again deal and the insurance was all paid up Might be a few subbies sweating right now Link to post Share on other sites
ab1974 1 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Yep, certainly hope not suspicious! Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Apparently Fire Service say not suspicious but not yet confirming the cause. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hmmm, I often wonder with Fires, once they become major like that, are they worth putting out. You end up with a huge mess to clean up rather than a Loader and a Dump truck to clean up the ashes. Anyone know what the boat was?? When they're like this one it's more a case of its being too dangerous to send guys in so let it burn itself out. Apparently (don't quote me on this one) it was a barrel of resin being nicely heated for the next day that went up in smoke, and it just happened to be underneath that big boat Link to post Share on other sites
Rats 28 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 A steel boat with alloy superstructure JH don't think there would be a barrel o resin anywhere near, unless there was some composite walls or something and even then they would probably be built to exact measurments off site and installed closer to finish Link to post Share on other sites
Kiteroa 8 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I really feel for the MMW guys. So much time, money and effort. I hope they're well covered and the hull structure is in a state where some degree of recovery can be made. This is a really unique and interesting design also. Just the kind of project that keeps NZ marine companies up on the world stage. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 hey Rats, you obviously haven seen how much fairing these monsters get, there will be plenty of epoxy around in many shapes or forms Link to post Share on other sites
Rats 28 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Yep fng FORGOT completely about fairing and agree there would probably be truckloads (well not literally...) I mean lots of the stuff Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10827309 So whats the deal? Here is an article saying 100 guys might be out of work but in the article is this.... Commercial manager Michael Eaglen said staff were being kept up to date about the project, which has been stalled for several months. So were they working on it or not, if not why not? What were the 100 guys doing for the last few months? Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I think it means the project is now stalled for several months. Link to post Share on other sites
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