A car has been crushed underneath a container brought down by heavy winds at the Port of Tauranga.
Photos sent to SunLive show the aftermath of the incident which occurred at the Tauranga Container Terminal on Mirrielees Road during the early hours of Friday morning.
SunLive understands operations at the port had to be ceased for a period today due to winds reaching in excess of 39 knots (72.2 km/h).
Port of Tauranga has been approached for comment.
12 comments
Suspicious
Posted on 20-05-2017 18:41 | By maildrop
how does a container topple on a car and leave the bonnet untouched?
Obvious
Posted on 21-05-2017 07:31 | By Papamoaner
Selective aerodynamics, a smart meteorologist and some precision positional iteration.
On reflection ----!
Posted on 21-05-2017 10:40 | By Papamoaner
There is empirical evidence to indicate it was thrashed by Basil Fawlty. The toppled container theory is therefore a myth.
Pipsqueak
Posted on 21-05-2017 18:59 | By maildrop
Wow, Basil is here in Tauranga? Big words are pointless unless you actually know what they mean. The internet is amazing though isn't it. You can Google anything and regurgitate it.
@ maildrop
Posted on 22-05-2017 09:50 | By Papamoaner
Strike ! Hook, line, and half a sinker! Thanks, you made my day. Big words? Not in my line of business. Embellishment evidently invisible to you, fun to take the piss in response to an outrageous comment you made about the vehicle damage being "suspicious." But the subtlety was lost on you again. (yawn).
Pip
Posted on 22-05-2017 14:27 | By maildrop
Mmm...if you like subtlety and embellishment why did you feel the need to respond to my clearly tongue in cheek comment?! I'll tell you why....because you're desperate to convince everybody you're smarter than you actually are. But here's the thing....spouting theories that you have just Googled or using words that don't actually mean what you think they should mean doesn't fool anybody, and just makes you look daft. But it is funny to me. Thanks for the laughs. I'll let you get back to Dr Phil.
@maildrop
Posted on 22-05-2017 18:44 | By Papamoaner
I think you look foolish when you give people a different title all the time. Are your arguments that fragile? Ok, let's put you to the test ON TOPIC. What is your theory on the damage to the car? I have mine, and will respond in detail if you do too. Keep personalities out of it, even if you find that difficult. - Your move!
Pip
Posted on 23-05-2017 12:56 | By maildrop
I don't have a theory because I don't give a rat's how it was damaged. I'll leave it to you after you've Googled numerous theories and presented them as though you came up with them. It's what you are good at and it is highly amusing. What you're not good at is baiting me and you bite every time. You can always tell the biter - they resort to name calling (tick) and make threats (tick) both of which you have done in recent weeks whereas I have not. Oh, and when you put "yawn" on a thread to indicate you're bored with the back and forth, don't come back again...it's another indication that you've bitten and lost it. I'm putting you back, too big for my boat. Yawn.
@Maildrop
Posted on 23-05-2017 14:46 | By Papamoaner
ok, you win this time. You have serious issues. Scary chap. I'm out of here.
@Maildrop
Posted on 23-05-2017 17:29 | By Papamoaner
You can't expect folk to take you seriously when you keep repeatedly accusing them of leaning on google every time you get cornered. Why would anyone think that unless it's what THEY do? Too long in the tooth for that quite frankly. Turn the lights off and shut the door on your way out!
@papamoaner.
Posted on 24-05-2017 21:08 | By Tgaboy
To be fair, Papamoaner. You do tend to get a bit too personal with replies. Almost like you take these comments sections a little too seriously. Chill.
@Tgaboy
Posted on 25-05-2017 08:51 | By Papamoaner
Noted. Some truth in what you say, but exclusively as a conscious counterpunching technique. Never as a pre emptive strike. Some debating opponents have a history of deliberate provocation. One in particular is so pre-loaded with nastiness and malice that counterpunches need to be deliberately hard. I guess I could tone it down a bit. Especially when it just seems to make him worse. He has actually followed me around on other threads a couple of times, with obvious disinterest in the thread topic, bent only on some sort of twisted revenge.
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