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How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:20 am
by 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/
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:21 pm
by Walkingthedog
Thanks for the links Barry
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:32 pm
by 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
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:46 pm
by Walkingthedog
Perhaps he could pop over to the Suez Canal and move that one
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:10 am
by bulleidboy
Tugs have arrived - getting ready to depart.
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:50 am
by Walkingthedog
One thing I found interesting was the fact that the distance from the park to the ship was over a mile.
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:54 am
by Puddles
On her way
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:57 am
by bulleidboy
The 200,000 ton ship is due in at 2.45pm today.
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:31 pm
by 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.
Re: How to turn a 150,000ton container ship.
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:03 am
by 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!