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    #482
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Not much different to Dublin Port pilots having to take ships in and out of Dun Laoghaire.

    They're upgrading the pilots cutters with new ships http://wwwe.loodswezen.nl/en/news/issue-11-navigator-nl-online/1726,212/


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    #483
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Check out the track history on the CIELO DI SAN FRANCISCO

    Can anyone overlay that position onto a chart? 13kn to 06.kn in a very short space sounds, eh, interesting...

    Yep, she's aground!
    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cargo-ship-runs-aground-off-coast-of-dublin-1.1499802


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    #484
    Freedive Ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭Freedive Ireland


    Yeah the CG had it up on their FB page as well.


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    #485
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,856 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    She's in motion now, must have successfully refloated.

    How does a 2011 ship with a modern array of technology end up going aground?


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    #486
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    Saw her out there yesterday from Killiney, did not pay much attention, quite hazy but could just see mast superstructure so thought it had something to do with drilling/windfarms or was waiting (unusual place) for the tide at Dublin. It looked as if she was well outside the banks but I guess she hit the outside southerly end of the Codling?


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    #487
    Tabnabs
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    She's in motion now, must have successfully refloated.

    How does a 2011 ship with a modern array of technology end up going aground?

    The 2/O draws a line over a sandbank and the captain signs off the passage plan without looking at it.

    Or someone decides to take a short cut and deviates from the agreed plan.


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    #488
    323
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    She's in motion now, must have successfully refloated.

    How does a 2011 ship with a modern array of technology end up going aground?

    Remember being told at college that the modules "Electronic navigation aids" must always be treated as just that. These systems are Aids to navigation, not primary.

    Purely personnel observations but more technology have seen installed the less many bridge officers seem to bother to look out the windows.

    “Follow the trend lines, not the headlines,”



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    #489
    who the fug
    Registered Users Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭who the fug


    mp22 wrote: »
    In Bantry inner anchorage today http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9486037

    See off the AIS she is back in again, any idea what she is doing


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    #490
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Due to anchor off Port of Cork later tonight. Maybe just extreme lay-by?


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    #491
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    who the fug wrote: »
    See off the AIS she is back in again, any idea what she is doing
    Not a clue,I will ask the lads on the pier when I see them.


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    #492
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users Posts: 14,547 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Back off Cork again......

    showphoto.aspx?photoid=1345617


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    #493
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    She's been at anchor there all week.


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    #494
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users Posts: 14,547 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    I hadn't had a chance to check all week. I don't know why, I just like this boat ship.


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    #495
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,863 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    the tanker Sichem Hong Kong has been anchored off Bray Head for the last week (and was previously anchored there for a long time in August), apparently waiting "for orders".

    Is this unusual to have a ship sitting about at sea for such a long time, must be losing somebody money... also what do the crew do when anchored for long periods like this - can they get ashore?


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    #496
    islanderre
    Registered Users Posts: 714 ✭✭✭islanderre


    When @ anchor for periods like that, maintenance both deck and engine side get taken care of. In my experience at least, it was usually @ the captains discretion if shore leave was available...... sone were better than others at granting it too. Getting security clearance could be an issue too.


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    #497
    murphym7
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    loyatemu wrote: »
    the tanker Sichem Hong Kong has been anchored off Bray Head for the last week (and was previously anchored there for a long time in August), apparently waiting "for orders".

    Is this unusual to have a ship sitting about at sea for such a long time, must be losing somebody money... also what do the crew do when anchored for long periods like this - can they get ashore?

    Depends on a lot of different factors but a lot of the time it's down to the price of commodities. As for coming ashore, not really the practice. The messiness of liberty boats and the added risk of having crew going and coming ashore isn't worth the headache for the old man. What do the crew do? Same thing they would do if they were underway, some sound captains might give Sundays off like when you are along side, a lot don't.


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    #498
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Spent many a weekend at anchor off the Humber, or worse, at Lay-By in Europort. May as well be at anchor for the latter as usually you tied up against some ancient rustbucket with the dodgiest looking gangway, which usually hovered about 5 foot above the quayside at high tide.
    If you did go ashore, the nearest pub/shop was the seamans mission, 12 miles away in Petroleumhaven somewhere.
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    #499
    Tabnabs
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    At least they're close to shore, I've drifted south of the Canaries, off the Cape Verde, South China Seas. They'll have tv and phone reception and the calender gets ticked off to paying off regardless of how you spend your time.


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    #500
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »
    Back off Cork again......

    showphoto.aspx?photoid=1345617


    So she was at Whitegate for the last few days, left earlier this morning and is going to Anchor now again where she was last week. It is possible that her movements may have something to do with the maintenance phase that the refinery is in the middle of.


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    #501
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    In bantry bay today http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=311052800&header=true

    I can just see her from the house,nice.


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    #502
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Polarcus Amani left Cork earlier, heading for Montevideo. Possibly the oddest looking vessel to visit in recent times.

    http://www.tv3.ie/news_sub_page.php?video_id=70848&locID=1.2.883

    http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9610171

    showphoto.aspx?photoid=1391677


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    #503
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,863 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    loyatemu wrote: »
    the tanker Sichem Hong Kong has been anchored off Bray Head for the last week (and was previously anchored there for a long time in August), apparently waiting "for orders".

    Is this unusual to have a ship sitting about at sea for such a long time, must be losing somebody money... also what do the crew do when anchored for long periods like this - can they get ashore?

    its anchored there again for the last 5 days - the captain must like the view...


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    #504
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Having breakfast on the terrace and watching this going back and forward.
    http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9268411


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    #505
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users Posts: 14,547 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    mp22 wrote: »
    Having breakfast on the terrace and watching this going back and forward.
    http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9268411

    Lucky sod, what are the temperatures like?


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    #506
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »
    Lucky sod, what are the temperatures like?
    Today with the sun splitting the stones it got to 27 deg,now 18 deg,(22:16)


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    #507
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Just passing now http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9360506


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    #508
    seanmacc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 771 ✭✭✭seanmacc


    Just posting this as the rumour mill is going overtime.

    http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/247297100

    This is apparently ICG's new ship which will be joining the fleet in the coming weeks/months on the Dublin-Holyhead route. It has been moved around the port of Messina the past few weeks awaiting its fate.

    Anyone heard any confirmation of this?


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    #509
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Passing at the minute http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9398890


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    #510
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    loyatemu wrote: »
    the tanker Sichem Hong Kong has been anchored off Bray Head for the last week (and was previously anchored there for a long time in August), apparently waiting "for orders".

    Is this unusual to have a ship sitting about at sea for such a long time, must be losing somebody money... also what do the crew do when anchored for long periods like this - can they get ashore?

    She's back again, out there since yesterday afternoon 'for orders'.


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    #511
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Just visible now about 2 miles away, http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9107708


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