KeithMacdonald Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 "Ship arrives on River Clyde to accommodate delegates" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-58900910 Quote Up to 25,000 government representatives, media and campaigners from around the world are expected to be in Glasgow for the conference. You're gonna to need a bigger boat. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 The Radio Caroline ship, the former trawler Ross Revenge, used by them since the early 1980's has recently been granted Charitable Status.... https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5172054/charity-overview Hopefully this will open the door to various Grants as the vessel needs dry-docking and considerable work done on it to put it back into a good state of order below the waterline - particularly as it is one of the few vessels that ended up on the Goodwin Sands and survived! It was placed on the UK Historic Ships Register a few years back, not only for its status as the last genuine "Pirate Radio" vessel, but for its prior fishing exploits in the Ross Fisheries fleet, including during the "Cod War" (remember that...?). A view from when it was moored off Clacton for a special broadcast back in 1995.... 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 SAR vessel, Ustka, Poland earlier today Andy 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
380John Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, SM42 said: SAR vessel, Ustka, Poland earlier today Andy Fine shape to her bow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tankerman Posted October 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 19:47, KeithMacdonald said: Here's an interesting and insightful video from West Coast USA, in response to this article: https://gcaptain.com/containergeddon/ Amazon (and other big names) using bulk carriers (with their own cranes) and 53-feet containers to use other ports and bypass the shipping jams in LA and Long Beach. I will very surprised if a steamship is being used to carry the Amazon cargo, or any other dry cargo. The ship in the photograph is a motor ship, as are all but a very small handful of cargo vessels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tankerman Posted October 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 14:52, Johann Marsbar said: The Radio Caroline ship, the former trawler Ross Revenge, used by them since the early 1980's has recently been granted Charitable Status.... https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5172054/charity-overview Hopefully this will open the door to various Grants as the vessel needs dry-docking and considerable work done on it to put it back into a good state of order below the waterline - particularly as it is one of the few vessels that ended up on the Goodwin Sands and survived! It was placed on the UK Historic Ships Register a few years back, not only for its status as the last genuine "Pirate Radio" vessel, but for its prior fishing exploits in the Ross Fisheries fleet, including during the "Cod War" (remember that...?). A view from when it was moored off Clacton for a special broadcast back in 1995.... That's good news as she must be one, if not the only, British flag side trawler in existence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Just departing Antwerp here - will be back again in a few days after a voyage to Sweden. As promised elsewhere - in a now-locked thread, my own observations of the container berths here at Antwerp have shown all berths being utilised normally, with ships arriving/departing without any abnormal delays. No signs of containers being logjammed anywhere either. The only delays here in the last few days have been due to high winds & the consequent suspension of pilotage at times, due to the big swells running at both Wandelaar & Steenbank pilot boarding grounds. Not unusual at this time of year. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Shipping news from Bouy Juliette: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shipping-containers-juan-de-fuca-strait-1.6222341 Our ports are so overloaded, they are just pushing the containers into the ocean James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmditch Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 5 hours ago, peach james said: Shipping news from Bouy Juliette: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shipping-containers-juan-de-fuca-strait-1.6222341 Our ports are so overloaded, they are just pushing the containers into the ocean James Horribly dangerous. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 5 hours ago, peach james said: Shipping news from Bouy Juliette: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shipping-containers-juan-de-fuca-strait-1.6222341 Our ports are so overloaded, they are just pushing the containers into the ocean James Sadly this usually comes down to money & time pressures. Many containerships still don't have cell guides above decks, so are SUPPOSED to secure the boxes properly & not rely on the twistlocks. However, this takes time, & time is money. The wharfies are supposed to do it - from memory (it's a VERY long time since I was on a box boat) crews aren't supposed to do it in port, for fear of causing strikes - but it doesn't get done. Once at sea, particularly in poor weather - and, of course, ships simply don't have large crews any more; minimum manning is the norm - it oftentimes again just doesn't get done. Bad weather encountered - oops, we lost a few boxes... And, as drmditch rightly says, floating boxes are a danger to shipping. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2021 That's probably where my new bike is......5 months.....pah! Comment about the bow of the SAR vessel above made me consider how graceful older ships bows were - no longer I fear! I think I have posted this before, but the one and only general cargo ship I sailed on, Bibby's Warwickshire, a good looking old girl. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Talking of good looking ship, here’s Lofoten approaching Trondheim on the Hurtigruten coastal run about 5 years ago.. We got on her later in the day and had a fabulous ‘cruise’, no internet, no shows, and no casino, wood and formica everywhere. She has just been taken out of regular service and is now used as a training ship. According to Hurtigruten she is still available for them to charter. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 14 hours ago, MarkC said: Sadly this usually comes down to money & time pressures. Many containerships still don't have cell guides above decks, so are SUPPOSED to secure the boxes properly & not rely on the twistlocks. However, this takes time, & time is money. The wharfies are supposed to do it - from memory (it's a VERY long time since I was on a box boat) crews aren't supposed to do it in port, for fear of causing strikes - but it doesn't get done. Once at sea, particularly in poor weather - and, of course, ships simply don't have large crews any more; minimum manning is the norm - it oftentimes again just doesn't get done. Bad weather encountered - oops, we lost a few boxes... And, as drmditch rightly says, floating boxes are a danger to shipping. In one of my old ships we only stacked boxes on deck two high (a rather civilised setup) but even then we came a cropper because the wharfies had fitted the twistlocks in one box upside down, so when checked by the mate before sailing the locking lever was to the left so all was thought well. Didn't find out that wasn't the case until a couple of days later in Biscay when said box broke loose and destroyed several others... Hell of a mess but thankfully it was all contained onboard and nothing went over the side. On the flip side it took a week alongside in Gib to sort it all out. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 7 hours ago, Bon Accord said: a week alongside in Gib There are worse places! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 9 hours ago, Bon Accord said: In one of my old ships we only stacked boxes on deck two high (a rather civilised setup) but even then we came a cropper because the wharfies had fitted the twistlocks in one box upside down, so when checked by the mate before sailing the locking lever was to the left so all was thought well. Didn't find out that wasn't the case until a couple of days later in Biscay when said box broke loose and destroyed several others... Hell of a mess but thankfully it was all contained onboard and nothing went over the side. On the flip side it took a week alongside in Gib to sort it all out. Thank **** you were only stacked 2 high then Gib - not as good as it was these days. I did a 3 week long drydocking there back in 1986 - they were filming "The Living Daylights" at the time - and it was still very much a military town. Been back a few times since; still nice, but it's not the same... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, St Enodoc said: There are worse places! Ain't that the truth... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 19 minutes ago, MarkC said: Thank **** you were only stacked 2 high then Gib - not as good as it was these days. I did a 3 week long drydocking there back in 1986 - they were filming "The Living Daylights" at the time - and it was still very much a military town. Been back a few times since; still nice, but it's not the same... I'm sure you're right. I was last there in the early 80s when the border was still closed and yes, the military presence was strong. We were moored in Shepherd's Marina and our wake-up call every morning was a pair of Jaguars taking off on patrol. The least said about a naval party I gatecrashed with a Wren I met in the Rock Hotel the better... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 36 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: The least said about a naval party I gatecrashed with a Wren I met in the Rock Hotel the better... You've started, so you'd better finish... (As Magnus Magnusson almost said ) 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, MarkC said: You've started, so you'd better finish... (As Magnus Magnusson almost said ) Well, seeing how I was wearing a moustache so was clearly not in the Andrew, I had to bluff and pretend I was a pongo. Fortunately, everyone was drunk so nobody cared too much... After the Wren decided that a naval officer was a better catch I cut my losses and left. Edited October 24, 2021 by St Enodoc 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 So, now it's burning about 4 nm off my workplace: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fire-container-ship-hazardous-materials-1.6223180 I'm not in till Wed AM, as long as my boss doesn't think that there are only 3 of us qualified to wear BA at work...and that I'm the only one with currency. (2 ex pulp mill, and me). I take it the smoke is lifting enough that it isn't impacting onto the shore. ( I work right about https://www.google.com/maps/@48.4289007,-123.4327805,19z and the ship is somewhere about 8 km out on Constance Bank) James 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 10 hours ago, MarkC said: Ain't that the truth... R'as Tanurah? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: R'as Tanurah? Amongst other places that if I never see them again (except, perhaps, through a bomb sight ), it will be too soon... Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abidjan, any Saudi port, any Egyptian port, Port au Prince, Kingston,... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said: R'as Tanurah? Gesundheit! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 After the Radio Caroline ship a few posts back, and some mentions of COP26, may I present another celebrity and an unusual visitor to Birkenhead this afternoon on her way to Glasgow. Mol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, MarkC said: Amongst other places that if I never see them again (except, perhaps, through a bomb sight ), it will be too soon... Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abidjan, any Saudi port, any Egyptian port, Port au Prince, Kingston,... Agree with most of them! Never been in the Carribean, so no real knowledge of what it's like. Any port up the Gulf, surely? Djebel Dhanna and Umm Said take a bit of beating, as did Das Island, Mena, Bandar Mash, and anywhere off Iraq. Luanda during the Angolan civil war. You're alongside discharging motor spirit, and there's refugees down the jetty round open fires Edited October 25, 2021 by 62613 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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