tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post318805117571740232..comments2024-03-19T22:19:20.357+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: Startling discovery in DudleyAndy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-15006125340942458952013-04-01T23:55:44.617+01:002013-04-01T23:55:44.617+01:00Nice one, Cap'nNice one, Cap'nMartinhttp://erin-mae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-72779421517001431492013-04-01T12:48:41.550+01:002013-04-01T12:48:41.550+01:00He, he, he.....He, he, he.....Ian and Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509787452175841530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-3841379076979666032013-04-01T11:20:59.576+01:002013-04-01T11:20:59.576+01:00Nice one! Looking forward to cruising that tunnel!...Nice one! Looking forward to cruising that tunnel! :-<br />Geoff and Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766994382229800306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-5986366594268577702013-04-01T11:14:32.501+01:002013-04-01T11:14:32.501+01:00Good morning Andy,
This is a very interesting sto...Good morning Andy,<br /><br />This is a very interesting story but, unfortunately, some of the details are incorrect. The oil reserves did not run out before the end of the war and access to them from the Dudley Tunnel was still possible well into the 1960’s.<br /><br />The existence of the reserves was then still classified information and, such was the continuing sensitivity about their strategic importance, access to the reserves could still only be legally made at night.<br /><br />The threat to close the Dudley tunnel in the 1960’s was only a smoke screen put up by certain government departments who were afraid that knowledge of the oil reserves was about to leak out. The tunnel was never under serious threat; but the increased number of boat movements generated by the preservationists further helped to mask the existence of the oil traffic.<br /><br />When in I was associated with the preservationists in the mid 60’s we would sometimes be recruited to help in the nocturnal traffic. At certain times of the year, such as Christmas, New Year and the night of the 21 June, we would leg a boat into the tunnel in the gathering darkness carrying as cargo a small number of barrels. We would re-emerge, triumphant and well oiled, from the same portal some hours later.<br /><br />It is still physically possible to access the same oil reserves as we did then, but I suspect that Health and Safety would prevent it. On that basis I must caution your readers not to attempt it.<br />Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-28570311109527247662013-04-01T10:44:41.023+01:002013-04-01T10:44:41.023+01:00Wow, what a story! You must keep us updated. Same...Wow, what a story! You must keep us updated. Same time next year?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502754753792780008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-569274957671149022013-04-01T08:57:07.276+01:002013-04-01T08:57:07.276+01:00Very good Andy... Happy 1st April!!
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Kevi...Very good Andy... Happy 1st April!!<br /><br />ROFLMAO<br /><br />KevinKevinTOOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820971797758280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-60976415462802118002013-04-01T08:17:44.284+01:002013-04-01T08:17:44.284+01:00Very Good!!
Having been impressed enough to commen...Very Good!!<br />Having been impressed enough to comment, now to see if I can successfully negotiate the security tunnel. :-)Davidssnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-27061721314978633032013-04-01T07:24:18.328+01:002013-04-01T07:24:18.328+01:00Very good! ;)Very good! ;)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190832458135017656noreply@blogger.com