Solitaire to Arrive in Broadhaven Bay Tomorrow

mayo | environment | news report

Tuesday June 23, 2009 11:04

by FSB! - Rossport Solidarity Camp

Pipe-laying ship's own beacon declares destination & time of arrival

The pipe-laying ship the Solitaire has declared itself that it intends to be in Broadhaven Bay at 12pm tomorrow. It is now urgent that people get to Mayo to stop Shell laying the offshore section of pipe to the Corrib gasfield well-head from the Glengad compound.

Solitaire's destination declared - click on picture to see better

The Solitaire's own AIS (Automatic Identification at Sea) beacon is now giving the ship's destination as Broad Haven Bay (sic) with an estimated time of arrival of 12:00pm on the 24th of June, that is tomorrow noon. This information was picked up by the Rossport Solidarity Camp at 10:30 this morning. It is now urgent that people get to Mayo to help stop the Solitaire laying the offshore section of pipe to the Corrib gasfield well-head from Shell's compound at Glengad. The Solitaire is currently at anchor, but it will probably set sail in the next six to eight hours. This information can be checked on www.shipais.com, and the Solitaire can be tracked on this site as it leaves port to head for Erris.