Quiet River Tyne
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Quiet River Tyne
Image: © MSX Taken: 19 Jul 2006
Impressive right angle bend in the Tyne shows us huge expanse of water. In the background is Swan Hunter's Shipyard. On 14th of July 2006 it was made public that the shipyard would never again make another ship. On the 17th of July the HMS Lyme Bay was towed, half completed, from its slipway.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.96526
Longitude
-1.540777