Nortek, Imbros Help Keep the Tasman Bridge Safe
Today, a driver over the 1.4 km long Tasman Bridge, in Hobart, Tasmania, inspires marvel at how the Derwent River gently flows past the bridge. Few today recall how this peaceful scenery was once a disaster scene, when on the evening of January 5, 1975, a bulk ore carrier vessel collided with the bridge causing two pylons to fall and a 127m section of the road to collapse onto the ship and into the water. A total of twelve lives were lost in the disaster and the Hobart region was severed in half for over two years. Although human error played a key role in the accident, the strong tidal currents at
Tideland Solar Buoys Mark Wrecks in Norwegian Arctic
are being used to mark wrecks in the approaches to the port of Narvik in the far north of Norway. The new SB-138P buoys are replacing old battery-operated steel buoys from the 1980s that required extensive maintenance and costly battery changes. They are wreck-markers for the British 8770 ton iron- ore carrier Romanby and the Swedish 8,855-ton iron-ore carrier Stråssa, both sunk in Narvik inner harbor during a World War II battle on April 10, 1940. Despite the severely limited winter light at these latitudes, the first of the Isolated Danger buoys to be installed has given reliable, trouble-free