Ships

[xoxoxoBruce]

Here it is.

Position Received: 1 minute ago (2018-10-13 20:12 (UTC))
Vessel's Local Time: 2018-10-13 21:12 (UTC +1)
Area: WMED - Ligurean Sea
Latitude / Longitude: 43.2514° / 9.4762°
Status: At Anchor
Speed/Course: 0.0kn / -

[xoxoxoBruce]

Oh boy, side-pipes...

[Carruthers]

The Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier keeps a benevolent eye on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 cruise ship off New York harbour yesterday

The Times

Seatrade Cruise News

[xoxoxoBruce]

May be a benevolent eye, but Liz has her nose turned up.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Carruthers

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I saw this picture in a UK newspaper but with little detail of the circumstances surrounding the collision.

My first thought was how did the ferry manage to ram the container vessel amidships in broad daylight, assuming that the photo was taken soon after the collision.

I did a bit of digging and found this from the WSJ:



Anchored? How on Earth....

WSJ Link

Originally Posted by Carruthers

Further to my post #108...



Judging by the starboard anchor chain passing over the port side of the bulbous prow, the container ship has rotated somewhat in the collision.

I know little of maritime law, but I thought that there was a requirement to maintain a lookout at all times. Not that I'm suggesting negligence, you understand.

Anyway, there's likely to be a delay in collecting the next consignment of half a million Chinese plastic dog turds. (Guaranteed to break the ice at parties).

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Here it is.

That's old news...here's some really good quality silent movie footage concerning it: