tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708428768586378687.post8614671505523168908..comments2023-08-04T01:53:37.373+10:00Comments on Evacuation Grounds: One lousy sentenceGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16952473688008286364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708428768586378687.post-75188284337477926482016-01-24T14:10:12.110+10:002016-01-24T14:10:12.110+10:00Should never been started. The dangers outweigh t...Should never been started. The dangers outweigh the benefits. What certainly is there in preventing a massive explosion with that much gas in the one space. Has the companies involved been able to obtain marine cargo insurance as well as cover for mariners?Palmer Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666074044891367529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708428768586378687.post-28674795728432006572015-01-05T10:02:38.810+10:002015-01-05T10:02:38.810+10:00Something seems to have gone drastically wrong at ...Something seems to have gone drastically wrong at the LNG processing plant in Gladstone.<br />The tanker, Methane Rita Andrea has now been docked at the LNG loading facility for 9 DAYS, supposedly loading the first load of LNG ever produced from Coal Seam Gas anywhere in the world.<br />Media reports stated that the loading of the 140,000 cubic Mtrs of frozen LNG would normally take about 13 hours to load but here we have this massive all stainless steel ship sitting idle while apparent attempts are made to load the gas onto the ship.<br /><br />The General Public in Gladstone are getting very worried, and with good cause. All of the hype about the LNG "wonderland" facility has virtually been shut down. The local media will not follow through and try and disclose what has gone wrong and all the time the people are getting more worried about the obvious problems that they are not allowed to be made aware of at the LNG plant.<br />2 massive flares spewing fire up to 40 ft high or more and spewing out dirty black smoke have been burning fiercely for over a month now. The permit for the flares states that they can only emit smoke from the flares for 5 minutes in every 2 hours. This has gone on for many weeks now and the Authorities seem not to care (or are they turning a blind eye because they know that there is trouble afoot).<br />Private vessels within the harbour are restricted in where they can go now because they could be a source of ignition, but there are TWO dirty big flames up to 40 ft or more high burning fiercely 24 hours a day, BETWEEN THE SHIP BEING LOADED AND THE STORAGE FACILITIES ON THE ISLAND.<br />What danger are we in and why won't the LNG corporations and Gladstone Ports Corporation tell the people what is going wrong at that LNG plant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495780706478301480noreply@blogger.com