Amadeus Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 Both are just arriving at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 Much inspecting going on while she waits in the bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 industrial quantities of plastic padding are being mixed as we speak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 The photo earlier in the thread shows that she was pranged on the left hand side, and this most recent photo shows she was pranged on the other side. So she was double pranged. I will let you work out a suitable abbreviation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 8 minutes ago, Two-lane said: The photo earlier in the thread shows that she was pranged on the left hand side, and this most recent photo shows she was pranged on the other side. So she was double pranged. I will let you work out a suitable abbreviation. remember she isn't too big for the harbours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 hours ago, lfc84 said: You need to know the url It’s probably the same one I used a couple of days before the bump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Two-lane said: The photo earlier in the thread shows that she was pranged on the left hand side, and this most recent photo shows she was pranged on the other side. So she was double pranged. I will let you work out a suitable abbreviation. if you mean this picture, damage is on starboard side (that's righthand side when facing the pointy end to you) and the later pictures from Frank show inspection on the same side. Edited August 22 by kevster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Amadeus said: Both are just arriving at the same time Mx arrived earlier and offloaded freight before heading back out into the bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 4 hours ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: All this is just media hype by the shite local media. None of this is new. I was stuck for 6 hours mid 90s due to rough weather in the Mersey. Ships have collided (sorry, allided) with things for years, grounded on sandbanks etc. It was never mentioned. Dover gets closed each year when winds are over a certain speed - bet that's never made a big thing of. The obsession here is bizarre. Now I'm starting to worry. We've reached the "Nothing to see here" stage. If the local shipping company is having problems, then the local media are entitled to report that fact and try to find out the reasons. These things have often happened before and been reported before. But there's wider issues at stake. We are discussing a new docking facility in Liverpool (and shortly in Douglas) and a relatively new boat. If these are experiencing systemic problems beyond the expected level of those caused by normal usage, those problems which may be related to poor design which will need to be improved in some way. Lessons can't be learned if failure isn't admitted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Must be serious, Douglas lifeboat standing by. Incase they need to off load 958 pax quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Amadeus said: Much inspecting going on while she waits in the bay Can we get a new video today please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: Now I'm starting to worry. We've reached the "Nothing to see here" stage. If the local shipping company is having problems, then the local media are entitled to report that fact and try to find out the reasons. These things have often happened before and been reported before. But there's wider issues at stake. We are discussing a new docking facility in Liverpool (and shortly in Douglas) and a relatively new boat. If these are experiencing systemic problems beyond the expected level of those caused by normal usage, those problems which may be related to poor design which will need to be improved in some way. Lessons can't be learned if failure isn't admitted. Poor design of what? The boat? The dodgy gangway? The landing stage? Heysham? Or all of the above? Systemic sound a bit strong to me. Could be that the 'allision' was human error. I mean it's been docking there fine for nearly a year and in much worse conditions. As JW has pointed out any times there are bigger boats docking there without issue. Not really sure what bit you are alluding to. The manxman hasn't docked at Liverpool in anger has it... I mean in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Dirty Buggane said: Must be serious, Douglas lifeboat standing by. Incase they need to off load 958 pax quickly. Why, did they not make the crossing without a lifeboat escort? Am sure they could squeeze 958 pax on that lifeboat. More likely it was standing by for the inspection boat. Edited August 22 by Gladys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 No shit, why would you need a lifeboat to standby the ships lifeboat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 44 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: Now I'm starting to worry. We've reached the "Nothing to see here" stage. If the local shipping company is having problems, then the local media are entitled to report that fact and try to find out the reasons. These things have often happened before and been reported before. But there's wider issues at stake. We are discussing a new docking facility in Liverpool (and shortly in Douglas) and a relatively new boat. If these are experiencing systemic problems beyond the expected level of those caused by normal usage, those problems which may be related to poor design which will need to be improved in some way. Lessons can't be learned if failure isn't admitted. What problems are systemic? The Ben struck the harbour in Heysham and Douglas on more than one occasion. As did the King Orry in strong winds. The river Mersey gets rather choppy in strong NW winds, which as I stated earlier meant I spent 6 hours waiting to disembark about 30 years ago. None of this is new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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