Hope they've got their calculations right...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-40402153

Recall some years back they built an oil rig up the river Clyde, they're towing it down the Clyde out to sea, comes to the Ersking bridge, clatter, oops someone got their calculations wrong...

Also couple of interesting part of article, firstly the size of it, three football pitches, then you see the comparison to the American one, it's a out half the size in tonnage of it plus a bit shorter...

And it's gonna be almost ten years until it's fully operational,,, ten years, feckin thing will be needing scrapped by then...

Would seem America built 160 aircraft carriers during World War Two, ok they ain't the size of this one but 160...

https://www.quora.com/How-many-aircraft-carriers-did-the-USA-build-during-World-War-2

Wait a mo, this new one 40 aircraft, WW2 ones up to 110 aircraft...

You going down to take any pictures Cam...

No. Heard talk they're closing the pedestrian footpaths on road bridge. Every other viewpoint will be mobbed...feck it!

Remember a good few years back the QE2 moored up near the Forth Bridge for a few days, Edinburgh festival was on at the time and they were ferrying people back and forward to it,,, sailing time of QE2 is announced, it was about 19:00, it's summertime and a nice night so I thinks I'll take family down to see it pass Cramond Beach (Edinburgh), feck me had to park miles away the crowd that had turned out...

Most memorable part of outing, car we pulled up behind to park this couple get out of it, female has a pair of skin tight denim shorts on, right up here arse they were as if they been painted on plus she's wearing the highest fu#k me stilettos you could find,,, had to keep telling the kids to slow down and not run as we followed them down to beach,,, don't recall much about the boat...

Here's a photo by Colin Thomson from FB...

Id like to see how much it cleared the bridges by if they're having to wait for low tide...

They have to lower an antenna as well...if I was the Ruskies that's when I'd hit it!

Personally I think they'd be a pretty easy target to take out with today's modern missiles and submarine...

If I recall correct the Ark Royal was kept well out of range of the Argies...

Funny you should mention that. I actually think aircraft carriers are now obsolete. Too easy to take out from miles away...

You'll like this...FB video

Bet Vince gets a semi on

Boat looks a bit top heavy to me, good job it always has to point into the wind then..........
Rule Brittania!

Midnight it went under the bridges...had to wait for low tide.

Would seem we're not the only ones to think it...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40442058

PS; hit thanks button by error so don't get excited...