Moving a Seventy Ton, Eighty Foot Long Vessel

Shifting a seventy ton, eighty foot long vessel requires a significant logistics effort. 

Although it was thought that HDML 1321 to be out of trouble with a place to go for restorations to be undertaken, getting her there has proven to be far more challenging then any one would have suspected.

A crane was secured and then it was no longer available due to it being required at a paying job. Hopes for assistance with her relocation from other avenues were also dashed.

Despite some concern that her shoreline position may not be secure in poor weather, HDML 1321 has stayed steadfast despite all the crazy weather being reported in the news, including a cyclone, Darwin Earthquake and a Solomon Island quake which triggered widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific.

Letter from a Save 1321 Supporter

Thank you Derek for you adding your voice to our appeal, your words are both elegant and poignant. 


To whom it may concern,

As you may be aware, the world and Australia are commemorating the centenary of the Great War. Commemoration events are being held all over the world during the period 2014 to 2018. The events are very special to millions of people around the world, in most countries, as all had suffered during this terrible  conflict. The educational displays by museums and other government and non-government organisations are working hard to educate the young in an effort to keep alive. They all suffer, however, from the passage of time robbing us all of the men, women and even the precious artefacts from the time. From Qingdao in China, south to Australia and both east and west to Europe and the Americas conflict raged and such things should be preserved in human memory forever.

Progress Report 3 November

We are attempting to get the message through to the foreign owned Landbridge Group, who now leases the Port of Darwin, however we seem to be striking cultural obstacles. We will continue pressing them until they understand.

We have a plan to put forward to them once we get approval from the owners. This would involve the SAVE 1321 fund paying for salvage fees until the debt is cleared, provided the vessel is quickly raised and secured on land in a safe area. This would involve extended credit and a certain amount of trust on Landbridge's behalf.

We ask people to contact Landbridge and politely request they co-operate in our effort to save HDML1321. By doing so it would go a long way towards easing community relations as the leasing of the port is now coming under criticism.


Online Form:
http://www.landbridgeau.com/contact-us.html 

Email:
info@westsidecorporation.co

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