How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.

[bulleidboy]

This ship is due to depart tomorrow from Southampton - they have just moved it from one birth to another.There is a 200,000ton container carrier due in later today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEUz8J1hMk

This link shows what is due to arrive and depart:

https://www.southamptonvts.co.uk//Live_ ... _Schedule/

[Walkingthedog]

Thanks for the links Barry

[bulleidboy]

I thought I'd read it was leaving today - but it's tomorrow. The port manager obviously asked the captain to move the ship - it was birthed round the corner this morning - like moving a car

[Walkingthedog]

Perhaps he could pop over to the Suez Canal and move that one

[bulleidboy]

Tugs have arrived - getting ready to depart.

[Walkingthedog]

One thing I found interesting was the fact that the distance from the park to the ship was over a mile.

[Puddles]

On her way

[bulleidboy]

The 200,000 ton ship is due in at 2.45pm today.

[Postman Prat]

can only suggest that this thread read How NOT to turn a 150000 ton container ship. !! Not knowing what's happened I I can only guess that a strong wind blew her off course

This will end up with a big bill - the owners may well declare GENERAL AVERAGE whereby the costs are shared between the owners, owners of cargo and other interested parties. It's nearly 50 years since I had to deal with this so I'm slightly rusty. The Hornby site is slowing down - no-one has mentioned that my belated xmas present is even later.

[teedoubleudee]

Just been watching the link in post #1. Lovely morning with container cranes busy loading another huge ship. As this one is leaving the UK one wonders how many of those containers are empty!