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Old 08-01-2008, 08:12 AM   #2286
Griff
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Originally Posted by CzinZumerzet View Post

The long arm of the pier was anyway a problem because we have the 2nd highest tidal rise and fall in the world, and when the tide goes out it's gone for miles and miles, so the pier was pretty useless to ships getting caught as the tide left them on the mudflats.
I guess a new pier would be a lot more attractive than a tidal power plant...
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