Maritime News Thread

blackwhite · 24-08-2023 3:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021693#Comment_121021693

Due in just before noon.

Currently listed as Berth 46 on Dublin Port website, which seems a bit odd

loyatemu · 24-08-2023 3:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121012613#Comment_121012613

they're saying they've lost their berth in Liverpool - is this the whole story? Has another company outbid them for the berth?

Larbre34 · 24-08-2023 5:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021863#Comment_121021863

One of the bulk loading berths? Strange indeed.

It could be a ruse for security reasons or perhaps they want handy access for people going to and from the stadium. Either way, not very glamorous lodgings!

Larbre34 · 24-08-2023 5:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021791#Comment_121021791

For a US defence tender? No, not really. In fact the last ship of the class was over 2 billion dollars.

Yes, she's comparable in size to a typical car ferry, but you're paying for the ultimate in materials, armoured sections, highly sophisticated electronic systems throughout; sensors and electronic warfare equipment, missiles, fire control and combat information systems, countermeasures and all the hard and software to handle 8 or 10 helicopters or 4 tilt-rotor craft.

Even the new Irish multirole/extended patrol vessel of one quarter the size, will be €300 million at current prices.

ohnonotgmail · 24-08-2023 5:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121022334#Comment_121022334

Still a shedload of money for 1 ship. And is that rust on the hull or something else?

blackwhite · 24-08-2023 6:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121022287#Comment_121022287

Dublin Port have 46 listed as an alternative cruise ship berth in documents as well - so could well be planning to berth there

Yakov P. Golyadkin · 24-08-2023 10:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121022361#Comment_121022361

Probably rust, it's an ongoing issue with the US navy

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/06/navsea-comments-on-rusty-u-s-navy-ships-and-new-paint-coatings/

Yakov P. Golyadkin · 25-08-2023 11:14am

Crawling into port now

Dohvolle · 27-08-2023 9:19am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021791#Comment_121021791

US Work practices are very inefficient. Its worth watching the videos of these ships being built. Much hammering and torching to get things that should fit to fit. Lost time, overtime, because key machinery breaks down. Add to that the monopoly the yards have over DoD, there is no real competition for work, and with lobbying, the DoD pay whatever the yard demands. By comparison, the Dutch Karel Doorman, which is similar in role and capability, hit the water at just about €350m including its integrated mast.

It says a lot that the US does not export its designs like other navies do. Even Canada went to the UK for its next class of frigate. Sure they sell them off to some 3rd world navy when they have worn them out, but nobody is willing to pay the US yards the asking price, except US Governments.

They use the Jones Act to their advantage, and like the 2nd Amendment, nobody dare touch it.

odyssey06 · 14-09-2023 6:00pm

Cruise ships runs aground off Greenland

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/09/13/rescue-mission-underway-after-luxury-cruise-ship-runs-aground-in-greenland

Dohvolle · 15-09-2023 8:33am

It was towed off by a fishery protection vessel yesterday. No damage reported.

AndyBoBandy · 27-09-2023 12:35pm

Pretty extraordinary scenes off the coast of Cork yesterday when the Irish Army Rangers stormed the MV Matthew, which was not cooperating with instructions by the Naval Services to stop, and was steaming out towards international waters... They arrested her and brought her to Cork where they found 2.2 tons of Colombian Marching Powder!!!

https://twitter.com/thejournal_ie/status/1706773597329486022?s=46&t=oDtWal0bd4EVRHG4lzZF_A