itzKris
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Phew, Thanks Mr. M! Better see if I can move insurance back then!Probably.
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Phew, Thanks Mr. M! Better see if I can move insurance back then!Probably.
They are a compass rose which is aligned to magnetic north so it makes it easy to measure a magnetic course. Whilst all charts show the local variation it's really useful to have it marked as a compass rose. All you have to remember is to make an allowance for the annual change. They are placed in an otherwise blank area. A VOR compass rose is centred precisely over the beacon so that you can easily read a radial from it.Mr M, what are the magenta coloured compass rings on the charts?
They look a bit like VOR nav-aids used in aviation.
I'm waiting for car i Norway as well. Curious about how many cars one train can take?The cars for Norway will be unloaded in Zeebrugge and most probably loaded on to a train to Drammen.
RCC ANTWERP is just 130nm SW of Lands End at the moment.
It looks to me from her course that she will pick up at European pilot off Brixham in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
I mention it in case anyone gets concerned about where she is heading.
European pilot off Brixham
It's not a graveyard - not yet anyway, those cruise ships can be brought back into service very quickly.I was in Brixham, the week before last (csb).
Torbay is a bit of a cruise ship graveyard at the moment. Counted at least 10 of them just loitering off the coast.
It's not a graveyard - not yet anyway, those cruise ships can be brought back into service very quickly.
Although you can't see anything going on, there is lots of activity ensuring the cabins are aired, toilets and plumbing are regularly flushed, and other routine husbandry tasks. There will be about 100 crew on each ship keeping all the systems up and running. You will see the ships disappear out to sea for a day or two to run the engines and desalination plant and exercise the sewage system.
22 for a car carrierCrew of 100 per ship? Interesting, what is the normal compliment for the ships we're all tracking like hawks? I had assumed 10 people, seems I was well off!
It's not a graveyard - not yet anyway, those cruise ships can be brought back into service very quickly.
Although you can't see anything going on, there is lots of activity ensuring the cabins are aired, toilets and plumbing are regularly flushed, and other routine husbandry tasks. There will be about 100 crew on each ship keeping all the systems up and running. You will see the ships disappear out to sea for a day or two to run the engines and desalination plant and exercise the sewage system.
We are 4 days away from anything arriving in Southampton - all in good time.
Article on Brixham pilots here
If you look at marinetraffic now, you can see that TRANQUIL ACE has swung by to pick up a pilot earlier.
I'll repeat a post of mine from a few weeks ago....Interesting but I wish I hadn't read that article now, I ended up here: Disasters at sea involving car carrier ships
Cougar Ace, Baltic Ace........and my M3P is on the Triton Ace. Fingers crossed they don't happen in three's! (especially for the crew obvs)