Sealand Fire - Part 5
The 23rd June 2006 fire the aftermath & Fort restoration in our rolling series on the rejuvenation of Sealand
This section deals almost exclusively with the damage sustained to the Generators/House the State Room/Communications Office & what was the original blast shield between the outside deck & deck house used for water purification
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1. A sorry looking Sealand Fort shortly after the June 2006 fire
2. Personnel lift at the ready - trusty bosons chair
3. Beneath the chair
4. Ready for the haul
5. You'll be fine
6. Signal to winch - up he goes
7. Left dangling
8. Feels strange but the technique has been used for centuries
9. Almost there
10. View from the safety of the deck to the tender
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East deck view to burnt out generator house |
12.
Close up of blistered deck house |
13. East side Gardner 180 generator the source of the fire looking towards deck house
14. East side Gardner 180 generator the source of the fire looking seaward
15. East side Gardner 180 generator
16. 45 gallon fuel drums on North end deck
17. Molten metal from intense heat
18. Generators looking West
19. West side Gardner 180 generator
20. 45 gallon fuel drum by East side generator
21. 45 gallon fuel drum by West side generator
22. Generator control box from front
23. Generator control box from rear
24. East side Generator exhaust manifold
25. Generator rooms East side vertical belt driven drill
26. Overview from the top deck to the skeletal remains of the generator house