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

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

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