I was on the 03.45 shift that day and came in to the aftermath, the drift hauler had still not been tested at this stage due to the ongoing work on the drift and awaiting a full report on proceedings from the Under manager and HMI. The outbye bunker and 58 bunker were full as the drift belt couldn't be started. The hauler was finally tested to bring the fore shift out. Special dispensation was given to bring in additional fitters to do the work as the pumps were off in the SW Winnings and it was flooding with an MC3 loader at risk of being lost. The drift belt was finally started but the outbye bunker jammed due to being overloaded and the fluid coupling failed on the motor drive, it took 8hrs to empty and repair - pit was idle including the Shilbottle workings - busy night!
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