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Between March 01 and 02, 2006 the southern
section of George's Landing Stage, departure point for the Mersey
Ferries failed to refloat, after grounding during a particularly low
spring tide. This resulted in damage to the northern section of the
stage which in turn sank on March 02. These photographs were
taken on Saturday February 24, 2007 almost a year after the sinking.
An attempt was made during autumn 2006 to
salvage the stage but despite efforts of a Mammoet salvage team using
the salvage vessel
JACOMINA the stage remained sunk in the Mersey silt. It was
reported that as quickly as the built-up silt was removed further
material was deposited in its place. This let to the suspension of
work. Recent reports suggest another salvage attempt may be made in
the next few weeks. At the time of the sinking a few local maritime
observers, including your web master, predicted that it would still
remain sunk twelve months on - and so it has!
Included in the views can be seen the Mersey
Ferries "wig-wam" booking office and the adjoining "Shanghai Palace"
all soon to be demolished to make way for a new Mersey Ferries
terminal building. However, one wonders if the remains of the stage
will still be there next year? |
