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MrConservative

MrConservative

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Salvage law in NZ is in a mess. Maritime Act 1994 repealed all salvage related clauses in 1999 but Parliament has not adopted the 1989 International Convention. To salvage those remaining 5 bars of gold would require navigating (pun intended) a whole host of other legal hurdles viz RMA, H&S et al plus marine and resource consents, likely objections from all interested parties such as EDS, DOC, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Iwi, a trip through the Environment Court - Supreme Court pathway, with huge amounts of money chewed up even before one got started. However the environmental law partners at Russell McVeigh and Bell Gully will be very enthusiastic and encouraging of any salvage proposal. ;)
 
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htbrst

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Obliquely related to the RNZN but useful to note on a NZ capacity level, Air NZ has been awarded a contract to maintain another 10 LM2500's from US Navy cruisers:

Air NZ wins another contract to service US warships

Air New Zealand's Gas Turbines business has won a third contract worth US$17 million to service the United Sates Navy's warship power turbines.

The latest contract brings the total amount of committed US Navy work to US$55m (NZ$82m).

Since 2017 the Air New Zealand Gas Turbines business has secured US Navy work covering 22 engines.
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The contract will see the Auckland Gas Turbines business carry out maintenance on LM2500 turbines which power the US Navy's cruiser fleet.

Work on the 10 power turbines under the new contract is expected to start in August and the overall body of work is expected to conclude in late 2021.

Gas Turbines is a business unit of Air New Zealand and is a General Electric "authorised LM2500 service provider" providing overhaul and repair services to clients across a range of industries.

The contract came after a competitive bid, and builds on a longstanding relationship dating back to the late 1990's the airline has with the US Navy, Hurihanganui said.
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Gas Turbines has a field service technicians based in Auckland and Baskersfield in the US operating around the clock on short notice and able to perform extensive on site repairs including boroscopes, periodic inspections, hot section change-outs, top case removals, trim balancing and other services as required.
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So perhaps much of the work could be done in the USA
 
Catalina

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Seaplane flight to the sunken oil and lost gold of the RMS Niagara

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Seaplane strikes oil on gold hunt

Good evening all,

Following on from the earlier posts about the hidden gold of the RMS Niagara that struck the nazi contact mine laid by the SS Orion, today I alighted a Beaver floatplane on the open sea above the wreck.

As can be seen in the attached photos oil is bubbling up and we were able to pick up an oil sample from the sea surface for analysis.

Now just need the missing 5 gold ignots to do the same :)
 
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kiwipatriot69

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Catalina said:
Seaplane flight to the sunken oil and gold of the RMS Niagara

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Seaplane strikes oil on gold hunt

Good evening all,

Following on from the earlier posts about the hidden gold of the RMS Niagara that struck the nazi contact mine laid by the SS Orion, today I alighted a Beaver floatplane on the open sea above the wreck.

As can be seen in the attached photos oil is bubbling up and we were able to pick up an oil sample from the sea surface for analysis.

Now just need the missing 5 gold ignots to do the same :)
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Yeah, imagine what all those oil spills must pose too to marine life in the area, something the former Manawanui is now helping to clean up for Australia now. I wonder if ecological threats like this fall under RNZN taskings? There must be hundreds of wrecks like this around Nz, potential ticking timebombs if you ask me.
 
Catalina

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Good image on the ANZAC FSU thank you Ngatimozart.

Can someone confirm in the CIWS Phalanx on the Te Kaha and Te Mana is the Block 0/1 or Block 1A/1B Phalanx?
 
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chis73

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Just noticed that the Chief of Navy will be speaking today (tomorrow NZ time) at the Sea Air Space 2019 symposium in Washington DC. Hopefully it will pop up on Youtube (or god forbid, the NZDF actually releases his speech). He is a panelist on the International Navies Panel (along with the Chief of the Romanian Navy).

Sea-Air-Space 2019 Program


@Catalina - RNZN CIWS are Block 1B I think (the one with the EO camera and the ability to engage surface targets anyway) - they were upgraded a couple of years ago..
 
Catalina

Catalina

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chis73 said:
@Catalina - RNZN CIWS are Block 1B I think (the one with the EO camera and the ability to engage surface targets anyway) - they were upgraded a couple of years ago..
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Thanks Chris that was just what I was after,

Thanks also for the headsup about the Sea Air Space symposium. Would like to listen to the Chief of Navy.
If you come across a time or a link please advise thank you.

Yours Faithfully
Catalina

Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
- Patrick Henry
 
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