http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewt...0843&start=740
there are some more pictures on here of the River Princess, looks like she will be there next season.

Hi Noni

I cope this video link transfers

Cheers
Iain

NO - IT DIDN'T TRANSFER - DUH!!! BUT IF YOU TYPE THE LINK INTO YOUR BROWSER IT SHOULD WORK. AFTER 10+ YEARS DID ANYONE EVER THINK THEY WOULD SEE RIVER PRINCESS LIKE THIS?


YouTube - Candolim Beach, River Princess update 11.5.11
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGEQZ7Z7i2U

AHA - THE LINK DID TRANSFER!!! JUST WATCHED THE VIDEO AGAIN - WISH I WAS BACK THERE RIGHT NOW!, THOUGH A FRIEND HAS TOLD ME SOME RAIN HAS STARTED - ANY UPDATE FROM ANYONE STILL THERE?

ANY MORE NEWS ON THE OBLIGATORY 2 MONTHS OUT?

CHEERS
IAIN

40% apparently of River Princess is now removed, however bad weather (WTF) has halted proceedings.

We have had a few pre monsoon showers, but nothing to write home about. Looking forwards to the rains, but dare say within a week i will be moaning about the the lack of sun.

Everything is shutting down, roads are a lot quieter as are the beaches, and its mainly domestic tourists by the looks of it that are enjoying Goa at a slightly more peaceful pace

how it looks now

Will be gone in less than 4 months.

http://www.heraldgoa.in/News/Main%20...ths/51419.html

Ah! - but which four months? <g>

AndyD 8-)#

me thinks the weather will beat the dismantlers to it

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61316029@N08/

Wonder if the boat will be gone by November!

Any further photo's iain492001?

The work has started again!!!!

Hi Noni & Jill

here are some photos I took last week. Won't get a chance to get back down to beach before I leave on Thursday. It's nice to see a bit of horizon again not blotted out by the bulk of the ship. Looking forward to seeing any new views while I am out for two months.

Cheers for now
Iain

from today's Navhind Times

Radioactive smoke detectors removed from River Princess
Published on: October 11, 2011 - 01:17


Arihant Ship Breakers, that is involved in dismantling the ship that ran around in June 2000, has already begun the process of restarting the work and brought men and machinery needed for the purpose, including ‘Himmat’ the 450 metric tonne floating crane, the largest of its kind in the country.

NT NETWORK

PANAJI: The smoke sensors fitted in the cabins of the ill-fated ship, MV River Princess, were perceived to have had small quantity of radioactivity and as such the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) had directed the state officials and the management of the Arihant Ship Breakers, to handle with utmost care so as to prevent any one from getting affected.

Accordingly, to highly placed sources in the state administration, the workers engaged in dismantling the ship took utmost care while removing the smoke detectors, located in the upper part of the vessel, where the cabins of the crew, in which they were fitted, were located, as per the directions of AERB, and sent them to the Mumbai-based agency for their destruction in controlled manner by it.

Meanwhile, the director of tourism, Mr Swapnil Naik, said that the work on removal of the remaining part of the River Princess would start later this week and the authorities were waiting for the permission from the Central Board of Direct Taxes to re-start the work, which was halted in May this year just before the onset
of monsoon.

"The state authorities have already written to the local customs officials and the request has been forwarded to the CBDT officials for approval to restart the work," said Mr Naik, adding that the permission was expected to be issued soon.

Arihant Ship Breakers, that is involved in dismantling the ship that ran around in June 2000, has already begun the process of restarting the work and brought men and machinery needed for the purpose, including ‘Himmat’ the 450 metric tonne floating crane, the largest of its kind in the country.

Mr Naik also informed that the management of the vessel had also sought power connection to illuminate the work area so that the work on dismantling the ship could be carried out till late in the night also and that it was expected to be released soon.

He further said that the Arihant had been able to dismantle around 45 per cent of the vessel in the one and half month of the last season during which the work was possible and that it still had 4 and half months left to totally remove the vessel.

He further said that the work could be carried out only during clear weather working days.

well of course they had - all smoke detectors are radioactive - it's how they bloody work! About as much radioactivity as lump of granite.

AndyD 8-)#

Thanks for the pics Iain.

Hope you are going somewhere nice for your 2 months.
i`ve only been back 6 weeks but am already looking for somewhere to go in february!