Monster fish was not Britain’s largest salmon

Monster fish was not Britain’s largest salmon

By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent

Last Updated: 12:01pm BST 17/10/2007

After an outbreak of feverish speculation in the normally sedate world of angling, Miss Georgina Ballantine can rest in peace.

	There were internet rumours that the lastest salmon was 56in long

The ferryman’s daughter caught the largest salmon ever hooked in Britain on the River Tay in 1922, and her record has never been threatened since.

Until, that is, a Highland fisherman hooked a monster close to Loch Ness, prompting rumours that the most romantic angling record of all had finally fallen…

Miss Georgina Ballantine also features in this book:

The big ones that didn’t get away
Telegraph.co.uk – Mar 11, 2007

Accidents on Bridge

Many people died in industrial accidents in building the Rail bridge. Working on bridges is still dangerous as this news earlier this year shows:

Delay after two bridge accidents
BBC News – Aug 3, 2007
A 41-year-old contractor was winched to safety from scaffolding under the crossing on Wednesday.

He was hurt by a high-pressure hose, and needed surgery on his left leg at Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said that an identical accident happened less than a week before, on Thursday, 26 July.

An investigation is under way into both accidents and an HSE spokesman confirmed that they were being linked.

Speaking to the BBC Scotland news website, he said: “There was an identical accident last Thursday.

“The same type of equipment was being used and both people are seriously injured.

“We are talking about very powerful equipment which is used for blasting rust.

“The principal contractor has voluntarily agreed to stop work, so we have not had to take any formal action.

“There are plans for specialist inspectors to visit the site and they will be looking at systems of work, at the equipment, and the training.”

Work to replace bearings on the bridge, which support the road surface, started two years ago and was scheduled to finish in November.

There have been worries the bridge will not be maintained.

Union warns on bridge maintenance
Evening Telegraph – May 25, 2007