lfc84 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i was down there today to take a look......based on what i saw i am surprised it didnt sink. if the water had been choppy it could well have overwhelmed the stern. i understand that the divers are going to make some repairs to allow it to be moved. i guess it will probably be a write off though.... the report will certainly be interesting to find out who was to blame..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i was down there today to take a look......based on what i saw i am surprised it didnt sink. We were always told that even if both hulls were compromised, it would still float + if I remember it right, the hulls have different sectors in them as well, so one hole won't cause the whole space to fill up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Ya I thought that too, that they have door cut of points. so when the part of the boat starts to fill it starts to lock that section so the water stays within. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholmondley-Warner Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i was down there today to take a look......based on what i saw i am surprised it didnt sink. We were always told that even if both hulls were compromised, it would still float + if I remember it right, the hulls have different sectors in them as well, so one hole won't cause the whole space to fill up.. Sort of similar to those in the Titanic then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Sort of similar to those in the Titanic then? I thought the same but I didn't delve too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i was down there today to take a look......based on what i saw i am surprised it didnt sink. We were always told that even if both hulls were compromised, it would still float + if I remember it right, the hulls have different sectors in them as well, so one hole won't cause the whole space to fill up.. Sort of similar to those in the Titanic then? Sort of..Titanic had one hull, seacat has two, so you'd need two icebergs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie119 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i was down there today to take a look......based on what i saw i am surprised it didnt sink. We were always told that even if both hulls were compromised, it would still float + if I remember it right, the hulls have different sectors in them as well, so one hole won't cause the whole space to fill up.. Sort of similar to those in the Titanic then? Sort of..Titanic had one hull, seacat has two, so you'd need two icebergs.... Or to hit a tug and a 18,000 tonne vessel, cant be worse than an iceburg, can it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i was down there today to take a look......based on what i saw i am surprised it didnt sink. We were always told that even if both hulls were compromised, it would still float + if I remember it right, the hulls have different sectors in them as well, so one hole won't cause the whole space to fill up.. just wondering if both hulls were to become damaged would it still float on the 'belly' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxafo Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 look here all, the boats knackered,the steam packet will get a boat on loan, and then charge us customers even more on the fares SO WE WILL ALL SUFFER THE COST IN THE LONG RUN FOOKIN SCANDALOUS ROBBERS...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie119 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i was down there today to take a look......based on what i saw i am surprised it didnt sink. We were always told that even if both hulls were compromised, it would still float + if I remember it right, the hulls have different sectors in them as well, so one hole won't cause the whole space to fill up.. just wondering if both hulls were to become damaged would it still float on the 'belly' ? I am not a mariner, but my understanding of boats is that if you get a whole in it will sink, Apparently the whole is 18ft long by 6ft deep, its a big whole, and i doubt if the size of the whole will not be of any concern to a group of australian bankers,( apart from the whole in the profits ), the only way we will ever have a reliable service is if the manx goverment take control over it, lets face it if they hadn`t of wasted all the money on the goverment enquiries on the likes of mount murray enquiry and the cheif constable commisioning a u.k company to tell us how good the police force is, and the electricity board enquiry ,we could have a bloody cruise liner on the route by now at an affordable cost, instead of these bloody come-day-go-day companies out for a quick buck at our expence, The manx people just wont say boo to a bloody goose, come on wake up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 A case of the whole being more than the sum of its parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I am not a mariner, but my understanding of boats is that if you get a whole in it will sink, Apparently the whole is 18ft long by 6ft deep, its a big whole, and i doubt if the size of the whole will not be of any concern to a group of australian bankers,( apart from the whole in the profits ), the only way we will ever have a reliable service is if the manx goverment take control over it, lets face it if they hadn`t of wasted all the money on the goverment enquiries on the likes of mount murray enquiry and the cheif constable commisioning a u.k company to tell us how good the police force is, and the electricity board enquiry ,we could have a bloody cruise liner on the route by now at an affordable cost, instead of these bloody come-day-go-day companies out for a quick buck at our expence, The manx people just wont say boo to a bloody goose, come on wake up ! Ring mannin line on 661368 for a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I've never understood why anyone would want to say boo to a goose? Wouldn't they just look at you like you were stupid or maybe honk back at you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie119 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I am not a mariner, but my understanding of boats is that if you get a whole in it will sink, Apparently the whole is 18ft long by 6ft deep, its a big whole, and i doubt if the size of the whole will not be of any concern to a group of australian bankers,( apart from the whole in the profits ), the only way we will ever have a reliable service is if the manx goverment take control over it, lets face it if they hadn`t of wasted all the money on the goverment enquiries on the likes of mount murray enquiry and the cheif constable commisioning a u.k company to tell us how good the police force is, and the electricity board enquiry ,we could have a bloody cruise liner on the route by now at an affordable cost, instead of these bloody come-day-go-day companies out for a quick buck at our expence, The manx people just wont say boo to a bloody goose, come on wake up ! Ring mannin line on 661368 for a good time! I thought the manx government banned mannin line ?, Arn`t we now cencered ? or is 3fm or energy fm taking it over the voice of mann, the manx goverment dictate what manx radio can or cant say, we should remember its our island, our tradition, we need a reliable service, We have seen British Airways repeating history they buy the slots then dump us, the polititions promise all, as soon as they are elected and get the sallary they just sit back, Peter Karran is costing us Millions in endless enquiries about What ? The cheif constable was suppossed to sort out our drug problem, what did he do, he had an enquiry, ARE THERE ANY MANX PEOPLE LEFT ON THE ISLAND ? Does nobody care about the Island any more ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I am not a mariner, but my understanding of boats is that if you get a whole in it will sink, Apparently the whole is 18ft long by 6ft deep, its a big whole, and i doubt if the size of the whole will not be of any concern to a group of australian bankers,( apart from the whole in the profits ), the only way we will ever have a reliable service is if the manx goverment take control over it, lets face it if they hadn`t of wasted all the money on the goverment enquiries on the likes of mount murray enquiry and the cheif constable commisioning a u.k company to tell us how good the police force is, and the electricity board enquiry ,we could have a bloody cruise liner on the route by now at an affordable cost, instead of these bloody come-day-go-day companies out for a quick buck at our expence, The manx people just wont say boo to a bloody goose, come on wake up ! Aren't all of eddie119's examples examples of how government's can't run things. Slagging off Australian Bankers is all very well, but they need to make a profit and that means providing a competitive service. There is no way whatsoever I want Tony Brown's minions running the ferry service - a massive retrograde step. Edited to provide original quotation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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