| This shot shows the stricken cargo vessel the MV Riverdance, which was washed up onto the beach near Bispham, Lancashire in January 2008. Despite numerous attempts to refloat it, as of the end of March the ship was still lying on its side on the beach, and the poor weather was still thwarting efforts to recover it.
A friend commented that this picture looked like a L.S. Lowry painting, and I can see what he meant. In his later years, Lowry used to like to paint seascapes, and I'm sure he would have enjoyed seeing this scene, and painted something like this if he'd still been around today! 
As you can see, the ship has become a major tourist attraction, and many people come along to visit the scene whenever the weather and tides permit. |
MV Riverdance, 16th March 2008 950x691 riverdance1.jpg |
