Broken-up chunks of the vessel being carted away
| Date | 5 May 2012 | ||
| Location | Llanddulas, Colwyn Bay | SH 88697 78639; 53.29297°N, 3.67131°W | |
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Salvage specialists PGC Demolition are nearing completion of the operation to break up the stricken MV Carrier, which was declared a total loss by its owners after it was driven onto the rocks close to the Raynes Quarry jetty on 3 April.
MV Carrier (21 April 2012);
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MV Carrier on 5 April, two days after being swept onto the sea defences
MV Carrier on 21 April, with demolition in progress
MV Carrier, 5 May 2012
Bell B40C articulated dump truck on its way to collect more pieces of the ship
Doosan DX420LC crawler excavator loading the dump truck
MV Carrier
MV Carrier
Another morsel for the mechanical monster
Hydraulic shears in action
GeoTopoi 
Fascinating photos. They have certainly got through the job in very little time!
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Thanks Iain. They do seem to be ahead of schedule. They had initially been estimating up to 10 weeks for the demolition work.
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Wow. I’m curious as to what part of the carrier the remaining portion belongs to and why it is the last to be demolished. Is it because it’s the most center of the carrier, or did they have to leave it for last for a particular reason, or does it really matter, it just happened to be last. So very interesting.
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It seems to be the stern section that is still left. When I was there previously they were working on the bow and superstructure, so perhaps they worked their way from fore to aft and from top to bottom. Would have been interesting to follow their progress at more frequent intervals though.
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Is the stern where they keep the engine and all the heavy mechanical parts? I wonder if they needed to get all the rest out of the way before they could tackle that. Hmmm. Just thinking out loud.
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Yes, presumably. I was wondering if they were going to salvage the engine or whether that was bound for the scrap merchants too.
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