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donderdag 30 oktober 2014

Final destination ...

Somewhere in France, safely anchored from the ocean in a roadsted, these ships are awaiting their final destination...the scrapyard.  To access these rusted beauties the use of an inflatable boat and very light photographic gear was inevitable. So I opted for my fuji X-E1 and the 18-55 kitlens...
Anyhow, we had a lot of fun getting there and getting on board besides a few nice pictures too !

The largest vessel is the French cruiser Colbert, serving the French Navy from 1956 till 1991 and was then converted into a museumship. Since 2007 it awaits scrapping...

Yours truly en route to board these vessels...









A final view of these rusted beauties, ready for their final destination...


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  1. Anoniem31 oktober 2014 om 10:47

    It used to be possible to get inside to: https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandoned_be/sets/72157630438936114/
    Pitch black, but worth the effort...

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  2. Bas.31 oktober 2014 om 11:05

    Ja een hele onderneming maar eigenlijk raar dat ze ze niet gelijk ontmantelen.

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  3. Alain Mijngheer31 oktober 2014 om 15:24

    I know it used to be accesible but now all is welded :(
    Tja Bas, die gevaartes moeten natuurlijk ook verkocht en afgesleept geraken naar een andere plaats hé

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