tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post4359922370747757046..comments2023-03-08T02:38:07.848+13:00Comments on The Noldor, New Zealand: Two months left for King Kong ship...Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804531068833438636noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post-8760501442057913812009-12-23T09:16:39.625+13:002009-12-23T09:16:39.625+13:00@Michael,
Thanks for the clarification - I must a...@Michael,<br /><br />Thanks for the clarification - I must admit, I'm not a diver, and merely assumed when I heard "scuttled" that it would be for divers.<br /><br />For the environmentally minded here - I do know that scuttling ships is often quite good for the environment. Everything bad gets stripped off it first, and the metal hulk slowly turns into an artificial reef for the local wildlife to take shelter in, resulting in a huge increase in plants, fish, shelfish, coral, etc.<br /><br />Possibly a unique situation, where humans dump stuff and it benefits the sea.<br /><br />Last time Wellington sunk a ship, one of the local radio stations ran a compatition to see who got to push the button (linked to the remote detonator). It was the HMS Wellington, an old NZ Navy vessel. Quite impressive! I wonder who will get to sink the venture??<br /><br /> - Jack M.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804531068833438636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post-44978310182062195772009-12-23T06:44:18.330+13:002009-12-23T06:44:18.330+13:00Hi Jack, love your updates on stuff like this. Kee...Hi Jack, love your updates on stuff like this. Keep on keeping on.<br /><br />FYI, I don't think the wreck is going to be diveable (not easily anyway).<br />I was down at the wharf a couple of weeks ago and asked the guys who were on board and they said it's not being sunk close enough to shore for divers.<br /><br />Cheers<br />MikailMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422093337736889799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post-86697867406315649072009-12-18T21:43:14.107+13:002009-12-18T21:43:14.107+13:00@Ryan:
Yeah, good call! I started to get really a...@Ryan:<br /><br />Yeah, good call! I started to get really annoyed with myself everytime something changes here in Wellywood. The accusation at myself is always the same - "I wish I'd taken a photo of that at the time, before it changed"! I've started photographing a lot more stuff...<br /><br /> - Jack M.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804531068833438636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post-75775785513036246192009-12-18T21:41:20.690+13:002009-12-18T21:41:20.690+13:00@Eorl:
I'll see if I can talk to the guy in t...@Eorl:<br /><br />I'll see if I can talk to the guy in the next few days. Watch this space (or your email box).<br /><br />I agree with you on the layers and layers of details... I've recently been looking at Tolkien's works to see where Arwen's sword Hadhafang came from. Turns out, she got it from Elrond, who used it at the battle of the Last Alliance at the end of the second age.<br /><br />In the movie, he has it in the prologue, while she uses the exact same sword when she creeps up on Aragorn that first time. I've been watching this movie since 2001, but I never spotted that before. I wonder if anyone else has.<br /><br />I also wonder what other "small" details like that I'll discover in the NEXT 8 years.<br /><br /> - Jack M.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804531068833438636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post-35031926279630660382009-12-18T21:17:22.607+13:002009-12-18T21:17:22.607+13:00@Ryan
That's so awesome!@Ryan<br />That's so awesome!Eorl the Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983055283711424063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post-89940359065283871252009-12-18T05:09:42.174+13:002009-12-18T05:09:42.174+13:00I'm glad I got a pic of the ship during my fir...I'm glad I got a pic of the ship during my first time around!Ryan Rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156634290115527701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786718561875501667.post-82900308327140861552009-12-17T21:48:16.699+13:002009-12-17T21:48:16.699+13:00Ooh Jack, I would love a souvenir if that's po...Ooh Jack, I would love a souvenir if that's possible. <br /><br />I've re-watched King Kong twice in the last week for some reason... it's fun to look through the layers of detail and have stuff suddenly make sense... very PJ/Fran/Philippa if I do say so :)Eorl the Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983055283711424063noreply@blogger.com