New Flame

Strong easterly winds are beating up the freighter. If this goes on much longer she will break up.

Fishing

Europa Point, Gibraltar during a strong Levanter

Strobe light

Strobe light, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Spinning

Spinning, originally uploaded by David Parody.

A UFO has landed at the fair

Churros

Churros, originally uploaded by David Parody.

At the Fair

Spanish Navy's Dragonera

Clearly within Gib waters on the morning of 22 August 2007.

Spanish Navy in Gibraltar Waters

Spanish Navy in Gibraltar Waters, originally uploaded by David Parody.

With increasing frequency the Spanish Navy is treating Gibraltar territorial waters with disdain.

Talk about fellow NATO and EU countries is non-sense, this is the Spanish government exercising what it claims is its rights over the waters around Gibraltar.

A view not shared by Gibraltar nor the UK.

Yet the Royal Navy patrol vessels remain tied up in port as if nothing has happenned lest they offend the sensitivities of Spain.

Breakup of New Flame

Breakup of New Flame, originally uploaded by David Parody.

With the hull of the New Flame showing dangerous weakness all attempts to salvage and re-float the vessel have been abandoned. The efforts are now concentrated on controlling the break-up of the New Flame. Experts believe that the rear of the vessel will float and this will be towed into Gibraltar waters for safe recovery of the remaining fuel oil and cargo.

Expected bad weather in the area is likely to hasten the break up of the ship but impede the operations.

In the picture is the salvage vessel Forty Krlov with New Flame in the background

Ship going no-where

New Flame

New Flame, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Fortiy Krlov

Fortiy Krlov, originally uploaded by David Parody.

New Flame

New Flame, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Fortiy Krlov

Fortiy Krlov, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Fortiy Krlov

MInister for Trade and Industry Joe Holliday holds a press conference

MInister for Trade and Industry Joe Holliday holds a press conference, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Fortiy Krlov

Fortiy Krlov, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Let's hope it is not unlucky!

Clean Lines

Clean Lines, originally uploaded by David Parody.

New sports complex at Bayside

Royal Engineers

Fortification, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Some fortification built by the Royal Engineers at Europa Point.

New Marina Bay

Some photographs of what Marina Bay, Gibraltar is starting to look like.

New Flame on the Reef

New Flame on the Reef, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Shall we book it....

PC1 - That ship has been there all day. I think we should book it for parking in a no parking zone.
PC2 - Look the other way
PC1 - Yeah, havent got a clamp that big anyway.....

The little tug boat that could

The little tug boat that could, originally uploaded by David Parody.

You might be bigger than me but I've got the tow line :)

New Flame hits the reef

New Flame hits the reef, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Stern of New Flame

Stern of NEw Flame, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Two ships collided at sea in the early hours of Sunday 12th August about half a mile off Europa Point, Gibraltar. A Danish petrol tanker “Torn Gertrude” has sailed into Algeciras Port in Spain whilst the freighter “New Flame” is heavily damaged believed to be holed amidships and is partially sunk having hit a reef known locally as “Los Picos” (The Peaks) at a depth of 23M. Salvage operations are presently underway with both Gibraltarian and Spanish Authorities co-operating in the salvage. It is believed that most of the ship’s crew were airlifted this morning when it became apparent that the ship was in danger of sinking.

Bouncing Boobies

Bouncing Boobies, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Might as well get those floatation devices out :)

Grid lock

Grid lock, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Harleys clog up Gibraltar.

End of tour

End of Tour, originally uploaded by David Parody.

End of the rock tour organised by HDC Gibraltar for visotrs attending the 2nd International Harley and Custom Bike (www.hdcgib.com)

Logic?

OK, can you please explain to me why these lampposts need to be in the middle of the pavement? Why cannot they be placed two feet to the right so that pedestrians can actually use the pavement?

Keys of Gibraltar

Keys of Gibraltar, originally uploaded by David Parody.

Pepe Joyce

Pepe Joyce, originally uploaded by David Parody.