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Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Posted: 02 March 2011 at 08:05 PM »
As a young boy I remember my father taking me to Pakefield cliffs to see a burning coaster that had been beached there. Does anybody remember it? I would have been about 6 years old at a guess which means it would have been around 1959-ish?
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #1 Posted: 02 March 2011 at 08:44 PM »
Yes it was called the Staniel and I have photos of it I will post on here my grandad took me to watch it

Bear with me while I look them up
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #2 Posted: 02 March 2011 at 09:05 PM »
Found them

* Top (600 x 383)staniel2.jpg (45.74 KB, 600x383 - viewed 259 times.)

* Top (600 x 436) Staniel.jpg (46.06 KB, 600x436 - viewed 258 times.)
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #3 Posted: 03 March 2011 at 09:29 PM »
brilliant FC! That brought back some memories, It's strange to think that I may even be on one of these pics somewhere as a little boy.
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #4 Posted: 03 March 2011 at 10:27 PM »
Thats the funny thing asbout life Frankie we don't know each other from Adam but we were both on that beach that day, so share a memory although we didnt know we did
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #5 Posted: 03 March 2011 at 11:20 PM »
What happened to it? Was it broken up or was it left to rot?
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #6 Posted: 04 March 2011 at 12:16 AM »
I think they managed to tow it off.

Does anyone remember when the Tobago went aground off the North extension? I went down to see that too. There was a big tug trying to pull it off and back into the water but I don't think it managed it?
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #7 Posted: 10 April 2011 at 08:59 AM »
I also remember the coaster on fire on Pakefield beach, We saw the smoke and went to see what was going on. we sat on the cliffs and had to shield our faces from the heat from the burning cargo, straw or hay I think. W.e went to visit some friends who near AK Diesels in the evening and it was still burning then. There was one thing I remember was that even though it was so close to the beach a inflatable liferaft was launched to get the crew off. Thankyou Funkychick for the photos, its nice to know that what I remember was accurate.
 I also remember a fishing boat on its side on the north extension, if that was the Tobago then my father took some photos, I'll have to ask him for them. I got a bit confused researching the Tobago. It seems that there were 2 of them. The Tobago LT182  that ran aground was built in 1950 called Milford Countess M128 and scrapped in 1964 after being refloated. The second Tobago LT165 was built in 1960 called Saxon Venture GY616, renamed in 1964 I got confused because the pictures I found of Tobago are of the second one not the one that ran aground. I think there's a book by Malcom White on Colne Fishing, have to have a look.
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #8 Posted: 10 April 2011 at 08:56 PM »
I'm pleased somebody else can remember it SpiderBob. I went down on the beach there to watch. There was a bulldozer trying to pull it upright whilst the tug tried to pull it clear.
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Re: Burning coaster beached at Pakefield « Reply #9 Posted: 02 July 2011 at 10:28 PM »
I know its slightly off topic, but came across this video on you tube of a wreck off Lowestoft and did not know if anyone knew anymore of it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0SpzUEasjw
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