Omobono Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 21 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: Is that the seven short blasts they tell you about in the safety video? plus one long one if you want everyone to abandon ship , you sometimes hear this when they are exercising with the safety rafts and chutes in Douglas harbour , same for the old salts when they used to launch the lifeboats for the Board of Trade inspection , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Omobono said: plus one long one if you want everyone to abandon ship , you sometimes hear this when they are exercising with the safety rafts and chutes in Douglas harbour , same for the old salts when they used to launch the lifeboats for the Board of Trade inspection , I don't know why they would do 7 short blasts and 1 long blast when testing it. Perhaps 6 short blasts followed by a medium blast would avoid any confusion. Edited August 5 by Happier diner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Perhaps they could just use their Mobile?😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I may, or not, have posted this image before. Is this the real thing? At Liverpool there is a massive hydraulically operated ramp so that people who have wheelchairs or Zimmer frames or walking sticks can get onto the boat with ease. And when they get onto the boat, they have to negotiate a tight 90 deg. turn and a set of steps. In a gale with pouring rain. Is this what £100 million of planning and design came up with? Or is it just some temporary structure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 8 minutes ago, Two-lane said: I may, or not, have posted this image before. Is this the real thing? At Liverpool there is a massive hydraulically operated ramp so that people who have wheelchairs or Zimmer frames or walking sticks can get onto the boat with ease. And when they get onto the boat, they have to negotiate a tight 90 deg. turn and a set of steps. In a gale with pouring rain. Is this what £100 million of planning and design came up with? Or is it just some temporary structure? After waiting in the foward lounge for about 20mins we were then herded to the rear bar for a further 20min wait and eventually had to disambark via the vehicle ramp, not ideal for the elderly or infirm! So my guess would be that it can only be used at certain tidal stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Heard this is just temporary, they have come up with using a floating pontoon to slid under the boat and lift and lower it at will. Only going to cost in the region of £120,000,000 or so, a snip. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxieover65 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 We were on it last night. Obviously understandably and through no ones fault it was delayed due to the earlier medical emergency. But the whole situation was ridiculous after that . We get a email and message saying boat won't leave until 9.15 in the evening which everyone would agree was understandable . Last check in was 8.30 pm , the boat didn't even get into the Dock until 9.30 pm , people were crammed into the brand new multi million pound tin can where straight away there wasn't enough seats . No announcement to say what's going on . Then the people disembarked the boat, five minutes later allegedly the tide is too low so they couldn't use the high tek boarding tunnel . Basically the staff then said we have to wait for tide to come in . Finally got home at 2.30 am . If that's what 70 odd million gets god help us all . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 2 minutes ago, Manxieover65 said: We were on it last night. Obviously understandably and through no ones fault it was delayed due to the earlier medical emergency. But the whole situation was ridiculous after that . We get a email and message saying boat won't leave until 9.15 in the evening which everyone would agree was understandable . Last check in was 8.30 pm , the boat didn't even get into the Dock until 9.30 pm , people were crammed into the brand new multi million pound tin can where straight away there wasn't enough seats . No announcement to say what's going on . Then the people disembarked the boat, five minutes later allegedly the tide is too low so they couldn't use the high tek boarding tunnel . Basically the staff then said we have to wait for tide to come in . Finally got home at 2.30 am . If that's what 70 odd million gets god help us all . Yes i thought it poorly laid out/designed as well, also a lack of a covered walkway along the marshaling yard will be fun in the winter/ pissing rain oh and the lanes are too narrow judging by the amount of people who were struggling to get in and out of their vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 57 minutes ago, Manxieover65 said: We were on it last night. Obviously understandably and through no ones fault it was delayed due to the earlier medical emergency. But the whole situation was ridiculous after that . We get a email and message saying boat won't leave until 9.15 in the evening which everyone would agree was understandable . Last check in was 8.30 pm , the boat didn't even get into the Dock until 9.30 pm , people were crammed into the brand new multi million pound tin can where straight away there wasn't enough seats . No announcement to say what's going on . Then the people disembarked the boat, five minutes later allegedly the tide is too low so they couldn't use the high tek boarding tunnel . Basically the staff then said we have to wait for tide to come in . Finally got home at 2.30 am . If that's what 70 odd million gets god help us all . imagine how shit they could make it with 170 odd million............................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwebs Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 The "arms length" politicos seem to be successfully running the Steam Packet into the ground in the usual manner. It should be a simple business to understand. They do not comprehend their grandiose ideas are fatally flawed. Another Power station fiasco with the taxpayers bailing out the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 16 hours ago, Two-lane said: may, or not, have posted this image before. Is this the real thing? At Liverpool there is a massive hydraulically operated ramp so that people who have wheelchairs or Zimmer frames or walking sticks can get onto the boat with ease. And when they get onto the boat, they have to negotiate a tight 90 deg. turn and a set of steps Yes, I used it last week. It seems to be used at low tide where, presumably, the hydraulic walkway wouldn’t otherwise go low enough to reach the boat. It’s not particularly tight and it’s no worse than the staircase at the bar end of the ferry which foot passengers use at Douglas. At other times the walkway attaches to the boat at the bottom of that staircase. Low tide has always been and will always be a problem at Liverpool. That’s what happens when the tidal range is over 8m. It’s a hell of a lot better than it used to be with the old landing stage and that ramp up to ground level. The low tides are particularly low yesterday and today because of the new moon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weliveinhope Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 I returned last Saturday after a back operation and was just about to exit the walkway on to the ferry when a loud alarm signalled and a gate automatically closed on me pushing me back quite forceably - hurt like a bastard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lamb Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Maybe George Formby advised them on boarding arrangements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 39 minutes ago, Weliveinhope said: a loud alarm signalled and a gate automatically closed on me pushing me back quite forceably It's not like me to be pessimistic, but there is bound to be a time when a child is one side of the gate, and the parent the other side, and the gate auto-closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 The Ben-My-Chree appears to be in the timetable operating all Heysham sailings between 29th September & 12th October. Presumably this will be when the Manxman is off to Liverpool for berthing trials and making sure she's ready to go in the Winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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