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Last of the HMS Wellington

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Last of the HMS Wellington by Br3nda.
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deb sidelinger  Pro User  says:

wow, what a great shot! i missed this today.
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PhillipC  Pro User  says:

That is just brilliant!
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Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Great timing!
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starlajo  Pro User  says:

!!!
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Giordano Bruno says:

I wonder if they added some extra flash for visual effect? If not, those nearby vessels were in danger from that size of explosion
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Br3nda  Pro User  says:

yes, there were fireworks added.
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terpkristin  Pro User  says:

Beautiful shot!!!
A few questions, though...
1. Why did they sink her? To create an artifical reef?
2. Is the water really that blue or is it touched up? The more pictures I see of NZ, the more I want to move there...
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Br3nda  Pro User  says:

it's become artificial reef, for fish and divers. They stripped all the fittings and sold them at online auction, ran an sms competition to pick the person to push the exploder button - and then they sank the ship on a sunday afternoon with thousands of people watching. It took us 2 hours to drive home (about 4 kilometres)
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Br3nda  Pro User  says:

oh, and the sea, yes... it's that dark and the see is that electric blue colour.

i've had many northern-hemisphere folks comment on the fake-looking colour of the sky in my photos, but that's what it looks like here. Must be the lack of ozone.
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Clive Lawford  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 44ft Motor Lifeboats (Waveney Class Lifeboat), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. The orange and blue boat in the right hand bottom corner of your photo, is one of these boats!!!
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Clive Lawford  Pro User  says:

This great photo belongs to the 44ft Motor Lifeboats Group…

44ft Motor Lifeboats
Please Tag: "44ftMotorLifeboats"
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maria.bozina says:

O_O Great shot!!!
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anavanessa79 says:

impresionante
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claudio.trappolin says:

this is a great shot!
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joecrowaz (Happy Holidays Flickr Friends)  Pro User  says:

Looks like it's a wired detonation rather then chancing RC?
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ylebiann  Pro User  says:

Impressive! Thanks for sharing.
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Doctorlo  Pro User  says:

Impresive as well ... this is a fun picture sequence.
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jerome86  Pro User  says:

Wow, that looks very dramatic!
A great shot
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hbp_pix  Pro User  says:

Hmmm - aren't those boats a little close?
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dorys.abad  Pro User  says:

wow, muy buena foto. felicidades, y ese color azul brillante del mar es espectacular
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