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The sinkerline at Poole is due to be towed to Bournemouth |
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Waiting for some action (photo: local resident Tom Price) |
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Tugs and other vessels will guide the sinkerline on its journey |
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Bulldozers carefully manoeuvre the 1,150m pipeline offshore |
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The sinkerline arrives off the Bournemouth coast accomanied by a fleet of support vessels |
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... and bringing it ashore (photo: Tom Price) |
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Quite a crowd gathers to watch the operation |
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Airtight plugs removed, the pipeline sinks on to the seabed, offshore end first |
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View from the Captain Lock, one of the support vessels |
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The sinkerline comes ashore at the bottom of the East Cliff lift |
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The last of the air is forced from the pipeline as it sinks to the seabed |
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