THE FOURTH AND FINAL REFLOATING ATTEMPT OF THE MT PHOENIX TANKER - PART 6 - 3RD SEPTEMBER 2011

So, at 05h30 (AM) on the morning of the 3rd of September we arrived to find a gathering of people that were present on the street viewpoint on the hill above the MT PHOENIX TANKER SHIP. Plenty more were also assembled on the beach next to it. Some even brought their own chairs. It was still fairly dark, but the light was increasing. We went down to the beach, and I set up my tripod. I took my first photo at 05:45AM.
There were lights on, on the MT Phoenix. She was a lady in waiting. Would the Phoenix rise again from the ashes?
The swell was quite good and had the promise of results in it. Of course, the swell previously pushed the ship to point straight at the beach. The path of least resistance. We want the swell to cause loft and for that to happen the swell should hit the body harder and more direct. If only some original movement can happen, the ship would become more favourably placed as she moves into the swell.
Geographical Positions (Copy and Paste the coordinates into Google Earth Search to see the location):
GEO POSITION OF THE STRANDED PHOENIX: 29°29'3.76"S 31°15'33.17"E
GEO POSITION OF THE SCUTTLED PHOENIX: 30°12'0.00"S 31°25'12.00"E
GEO POSITION OF DURBAN HARBOUR MOUTH: 29°52'19.27"S 31° 3'12.92"E
GEO POSITION OF STEVE’S ROCK: 29°29'24.70"S 31°15'6.60"E
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[@lijuanyin6323]

Great docementory series with the amazing photography and videos!!! Thank you very much for sharing that journey with us and looking forward to more from you!!!

[@ChristiaanKleynhans]

Thank you very much for following this series of videos Lijuan. Your encouragement is highly appreciated.

[@marietjiefarrell2365]

Great work Chris! This was really nice to watch as your footage made one feel that you are there on the beach!

[@ChristiaanKleynhans]

Thank you for watching Marietjie and that you made the effort to comment. I was hoping that the feeling would be immersive of the environment and that is why I made these more extensive videos on this subject.