AHW Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 27/12/2023 at 11:27, Deeps said: This is exactly the type of vessel I desire, thank you. The process of producing the vessel from a download is new to me but I will give it a go. Also, thanks to Keith Macdonald for providing the link. There are a number of additional prints available that will be useful. https://railsofsheffield.com/products/starter-set-rnli-shannon-class-lifeboat 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 14 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14 Today's different ship. It appeared to be in the process of de watering as over the course of a couple of hours it rose a couple of feet. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 27 minutes ago, Kris said: Today's different ship. It appeared to be in the process of de watering as over the course of a couple of hours it rose a couple of feet. Fascinating! Quote Our purpose built, semi-submersible carriers are designed solely for yacht and Superyacht transportation. Our unique float-on, float-off system is viewed as the safest and most efficient way to transport your yacht. A concept that all started in 1987 with Dockwise, today DYT holds the unique position of being the safest yacht transport provider, transporting thousands of yachts across the Globe each year. https://www.yacht-transport.com/ Interesting routes as well? https://www.yacht-transport.com/schedules/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 14 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, Kris said: Today's different ship. It appeared to be in the process of de watering as over the course of a couple of hours it rose a couple of feet. This might be a stupid question but where does the de-watering water go? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: This might be a stupid question but where does the de-watering water go? Over the wall into the sea. Ships discharge vast amounts of ballast water to sea, to mitigate invasive species risks IMO developed the ballast water convention: https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Implementing-the-BWM-Convention.aspx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 10/02/2024 at 18:20, big jim said: Another one on the sandbank on the entrance to silloth port, molasses boat again Panorama shot the port entrance with the lock gates seems the ship in question has been in trouble before https://shipwrecklog.com/log/2011/04/zapadnyy-allision/ The Solway Buzz local paper carries regular articles about Silloth shipping by the staff tending same and this specialised vessel is quoted as being flirty to handle, especially in tricky or tight conditions. BeRTIe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 59 minutes ago, jjb1970 said: Over the wall into the sea. Ships discharge vast amounts of ballast water to sea, to mitigate invasive species risks IMO developed the ballast water convention: https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Implementing-the-BWM-Convention.aspx That's what I guessed. Sounds nice on paper but must be hard to monitor/control. In the context of the yacht transporter, discharging ballast in port doesn't seem to fit with the BWM or am I missing something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 (edited) 9 hours ago, St Enodoc said: This might be a stupid question but where does the de-watering water go? There was a significant amount of water being pumped out of the ship. This was not a continuous process but looked to be far more than you would normally see ship from a that apparently had been in port for 36 hours. Edited February 15 by Kris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Does the ship have to sail with the "cargo deck" partly flooded for stability purposes? I imagine that very expensive yachts, even in significant numbers, are not actually very heavy. And unlike containers, you cannot stack then up, several layers deep. Best wishes Eric 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 13/02/2024 at 19:12, jjb1970 said: I fear standards have slipped at P&O, a lick of paint needed near the pointy end. And on Celebrity as well, in this case a bit of welding. Hopefully nothing important! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 Just found out what the yacht transporter was delivering. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/worlds-largest-yacht-transporter-delivers-9099061?fbclid=IwAR2BI5sbvxlT1Mebl9UHWf2wAM3DU0LgBG9_PxmnAtEzAESiXFUSQmB3WyA Sorry the link is full of adverts. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 8 hours ago, burgundy said: Does the ship have to sail with the "cargo deck" partly flooded for stability purposes? I imagine that very expensive yachts, even in significant numbers, are not actually very heavy. And unlike containers, you cannot stack then up, several layers deep. Best wishes Eric Most of those "super yachts" are so ugly that stacking them like containers might just improve their appearance! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 21 hours ago, St Enodoc said: That's what I guessed. Sounds nice on paper but must be hard to monitor/control. In the context of the yacht transporter, discharging ballast in port doesn't seem to fit with the BWM or am I missing something? It's ok assuming the ballast water has either been treated to kill all the wee beasties or if it's "deep ocean fill", i.e. it's from open water at least 200 miles from land with a depth of at least 200 metres. Ships unable to treat their ballast water will usually exchange it for "clean" water mid ocean. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexEclectic Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 17 hours ago, burgundy said: Does the ship have to sail with the "cargo deck" partly flooded for stability purposes? No. Unless they want to do an impression of the Herald of Free-Enterprise (free surface effect). The yachts treat these voyages as dry dock time to work on the boat. The Heavy lift lines advertise amenities on the ships that the yacht crews can use whilst onboard such as gyms and the ability to plug into some 'shore power' from the vessel. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted February 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16 Float on/float off is an old concept, the most famous examples are probably military landing platform dock vessels (I much prefer the British nomenclature of assault ship) but there were also flo-flo barge carriers. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Anyone who what this is? Funnel forward and aft. Just been past in the opposite direction, stopped discharged something and then moved on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 hours ago, Erichill16 said: Anyone who what this is? Funnel forward and aft. Just been past in the opposite direction, stopped discharged something and then moved on. Maintenance dredger. The for'd funnel is for all the dredging machinery. The concept goes back many decades and Lobnitz on the Clyde (which specialised in such craft) built a number of steam dredgers with the funnel forward. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 A weekend project for someone, if they’ve got the stomach for it! 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18 25 minutes ago, Erichill16 said: A weekend project for someone, if they’ve got the stomach for it! Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 minute ago, St Enodoc said: Thailand? Kochi, India 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18 Just now, Erichill16 said: Kochi, India Thanks. Looked similar, but not identical, to one (some?) built for Phuket about 15 years ago. https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/Hydrofoils-latest-boon-Phuket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Thanks. Looked similar, but not identical, to one (some?) built for Phuket about 15 years ago. https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/Hydrofoils-latest-boon-Phuket Ive seen something very similar, probably the same as the Kochi one, in service in St Petersburg Russia. I’ll have a look when I get home and see if i can post a picture. There was another one tied up in Kochi but in a similar state and didnt see any in service. I believe they the ride is a little rough and they are known, at least in St Petersburg, as ‘Vomit Comets’. I think its a characteristic of all hydrofoils. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I have travelled on them in the Greek islands, but I see that they have finally been replaced. My recollection is that it was a bit stuffy inside but any vessel can be sick making in the Aegean! Best wishes Eric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I recall travelling across the English channel on a hydrofoil, possibly called a jetfoil, when I was a child. It was pretty rough even in a fairly calm sea. I can’t remember the exact route or the operator, it would probably have been mid-1980s and possibly to Belgium? We lived in Essex but I think we travelled to the Dover area to catch it, rather than Harwich. I do recall the impressive speed once it lifted up on its foils. On two other occasions we went on the SRN-4 hovercraft but the jetfoil was a quite different experience. Mol 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I have done Ostend to Dover & Honk Kong to Macau by Jetfoil Admittedly the weather was good but very nice on both occasions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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