access all the impacted areas at this point when we think about the flooding and areas being completely blocked off and thousands of miles of transmission lines that are down, some of them of course in the water. well, it s hard to access by boat right now because there are so many obstructions in the water. we have reports of tugs that have sunk, barges that are a drift and may have been sunk. vessels that are aground. our primary effort is wet helicopters. the helicopters have been able to get into locations where we ve been able to save people or assist lives. frankly, it was almost erie. the weather over new orleans in southern louisiana sort of cleared at daybreak. much different than what we re experiencing here, i think, in miss issippi and alabama where i m at now. so how long do you expect the rescue part of this mission to last? i mean, you know, we know of a couple of deaths right now. that s it. but we just don t know how many people are there, how many
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AS INDUSTRIAL action on the Sella Ness harbour tugs gets set to commence on 17 May, positions on both sides of the dispute appear to be hardening.
The chairman of the local branch of Unite, John Halcrow, has now accused the towage workersâ employer, Shetland Islands Council, of making misleading statements.
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Shetland News, the councilâs chief executive Maggie Sandison said that it was not possible for the tug workers to start âunpickingâ their special contractual arrangements with the council without undoing the entire set-up.
The towage workers are aggrieved that under current arrangements they are not entitled to the equivalent of a monthâs wage in recognition of 25 years of service to the council.
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