Subdeacon Joe Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 https://epeak.in/2020/02/02/watch-as-captain-nimbly-docks-huge-ship-in-violent-waters/?jwsource=cl https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7941765/Frightening-moment-cruise-ship-rocks-violently-docks-extreme-weather-conditions-Norway.html Fantastic use of engines, thrusters (if any), anchors, and weather to bring her in with minimal damage. Some dents around the stern fender rails and some scuffed paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Wow! and it was dragging anchor too. Very impressive maneuvering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Wow! and it was dragging anchor too. Very impressive maneuvering. I'm thinking that he let go his anchors bow and stern then let out chain one shot at a time, as well as having the anchors drag. There are a few times where there is slack in the chain and then it goes taut again, and it looks to me like chain had been fed out. Either way. good ship handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I'm thinking that he let go his anchors bow and stern then let out chain one shot at a time, as well as having the anchors drag. There are a few times where there is slack in the chain and then it goes taut again, and it looks to me like chain had been fed out. Either way. good ship handling. Look at the last part of the video. That chain looks taut and moving with the ship. Impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Look at the last part of the video. That chain looks taut and moving with the ship. Impressive! Yep, I caught that. Which is why I said " let out chain one shot at a time, as well as having the anchors drag." Earlier in it, though, it looks like the chain between the white shot and the ship lengthens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Chain management. Azipod/thrusters fully engaged. A seasoned captain and crew. That is old-school seamanship at its finest right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Makes me wonder about modern Cruse Liners. Really incredible amount of Top Hamper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I bet it was hard to get her lined up with the wind blowing athwart ship, that's a lot of sail area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Makes me wonder about modern Cruse Liners. Really incredible amount of Top Hamper. Yep. Too bad the captain of the Costa Concordia was more interested in schmoozing than seamanship. Ran one of the most modern liners up on the rocks in perfect weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 IMHO, Scandanavian and most American masters are competent. Others, not so much. Masters with Great Lakes experience are pretty good at docking in violent seas. Gulf OSV captains have learned the hard way about dangerous seas and winds. Canadians with experience in Eastern Canadian waters and harbors are either good or wrecked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life said: IMHO, Scandanavian and most American masters are competent. Others, not so much. Masters with Great Lakes experience are pretty good at docking in violent seas. Gulf OSV captains have learned the hard way about dangerous seas and winds. Canadians with experience in Eastern Canadian waters and harbors are either good or wrecked. Absolutely, positively, utterly and completely TRUE!!! I've spoken with salt water sailors who flat refused service on the Great Lakes due to how fast and unexpectedly the fresh water seas get really nasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 2/3/2020 at 11:07 AM, Subdeacon Joe said: Fantastic use of engines, thrusters (if any), anchors, and weather to bring her in with minimal damage. Some dents around the stern fender rails and some scuffed paint. Vesseltracker.com, updated daily, shows only three damage incidents, none of them due to docking. There are HUGE fenders/bumpers on the docks that can absorb a lot energy - like 10-12' in diameter and maybe 20' long. https://www.trelleborg.com/en/marine-and-infrastructure/markets--and--applications/port--and--terminals/cruise--terminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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