Comments on: Iraqi Shipwrecks http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-146447 Chris Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:27:11 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-146447 I was at the Shat al arab hotel for 4 weeks and all the ships in the shat river was sunk in the Desert storm war. And for the runway in front of the hotel it is being used by the local pop as a road(there is nothing wrong with it ,its just to Dangerous to land there). But everything in the erea is verry muth destroied. I was at the Shat al arab hotel for 4 weeks and all the ships in the shat river was sunk in the Desert storm war. And for the runway in front of the hotel it is being used by the local pop as a road(there is nothing wrong with it ,its just to Dangerous to land there). But everything in the erea is verry muth destroied.

]]> By: Sam http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-98798 Sam Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:48:25 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-98798 Of course!! this is one aspect of our aggressive, destructive, immoral policy in Iraq the good thing is that we left them the water in that river Of course!! this is one aspect of our aggressive, destructive, immoral policy in Iraq
the good thing is that we left them the water in that river

]]> By: NIMO http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-74789 NIMO Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:40:20 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-74789 This is probably due to the US invasion in 1998 as they destroyed hundereds of ships and boats in Basrah. Mostly were fishing boats as of what I heard in Baghdad. This is probably due to the US invasion in 1998 as they destroyed hundereds of ships and boats in Basrah. Mostly were fishing boats as of what I heard in Baghdad.

]]> By: joules beef http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-20914 joules beef Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:28:51 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-20914 The ships are from the iran-iraq war. There are hundreds and a lot fo them are leaking. The river is nearly unnavicable for large ships anymore. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2004/2004-10-06-01.asp that shows a couple from the ground level. The ships are from the iran-iraq war. There are hundreds and a lot fo them are leaking. The river is nearly unnavicable for large ships anymore.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2004/2004-10-06-01.asp
that shows a couple from the ground level.

]]> By: Stuart http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-10934 Stuart Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:57:20 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-10934 Having served in Basra for 7 months with the british army, I can positively identify that the pontoon bridge was built by the british royal engineer's, the 'palace' to the south of the bridge was actually once a casino for Basrah's weathier business men, the larger of all the damaged ships was once one of Saddams many yachts, the 'ghost ships' moving up and down the riverare just civilian Iraqi boats and maybe the ocasional ridgid raider, nothing 'messed up' happened at the airfield excpet that it was take by the british at the same time as the Shat-al-Arab hotel and the reason it is now being used as a conventional road is that the construction of the british base at the hotel encompassed most of the surrounding roads so the airstrip had to be used as a transit route. The buildings to the west of the runway are the remains of an old naval academy whilst the whiter ones further west are an old university. The train yard to the south is also littered with old T-72/52's, BRDM's , BMP's, and anti aircraft positions dotted along the runway though its hard to make them out. Hope this clears up some things. Having served in Basra for 7 months with the british army, I can positively identify that the pontoon bridge was built by the british royal engineer’s, the ‘palace’ to the south of the bridge was actually once a casino for Basrah’s weathier business men, the larger of all the damaged ships was once one of Saddams many yachts, the ‘ghost ships’ moving up and down the riverare just civilian Iraqi boats and maybe the ocasional ridgid raider, nothing ‘messed up’ happened at the airfield excpet that it was take by the british at the same time as the Shat-al-Arab hotel and the reason it is now being used as a conventional road is that the construction of the british base at the hotel encompassed most of the surrounding roads so the airstrip had to be used as a transit route. The buildings to the west of the runway are the remains of an old naval academy whilst the whiter ones further west are an old university. The train yard to the south is also littered with old T-72/52’s, BRDM’s , BMP’s, and anti aircraft positions dotted along the runway though its hard to make them out.
Hope this clears up some things.

]]> By: poorya http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-8198 poorya Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:56:12 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-8198 <p>iran</p> iran

]]> By: spyingraccoon http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-5286 spyingraccoon Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:51:05 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-5286 This picture seems to correspond with the yacht's position: http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/misc/yacht.jpg This picture seems to correspond with the yacht’s position:
http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/misc/yacht.jpg

]]> By: Aaron http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-5141 Aaron Tue, 09 Aug 2005 23:22:10 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-5141 Larry PDX: I think that boat might just be kicking up silt. The river seems to be pretty shallow Larry PDX: I think that boat might just be kicking up silt. The river seems to be pretty shallow

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-5098 Alex Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:44:52 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-5098 <p>Tulip City Madman,</p> <p>I have to agree that it does looks <em>suspiciously</em> like the boat in the pictures you posted, but surely it's lying on the wrong side, no?</p> Tulip City Madman,

I have to agree that it does looks suspiciously like the boat in the pictures you posted, but surely it’s lying on the wrong side, no?

]]> By: Reevery http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/05/iraqi-shipwrecks/#comment-5095 Reevery Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:03:04 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=479#comment-5095 <p>It's my belief that these shipwrecks would have been from Iraq-Iran (or anything middle-east) wars. They wouldn't really have been a target for the War on Terror of the last couple of years.</p> It’s my belief that these shipwrecks would have been from Iraq-Iran (or anything middle-east) wars. They wouldn’t really have been a target for the War on Terror of the last couple of years.

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