Oriana capsizes

Kapitan · 07-02-07, 12:44 PM

The ocean liner MV Oriana has capsized during a storm in the harbour of gibralter, the ocean liner of the 1960s was undergoing a refit which could have seen her return to passenger service as soon as the Queen Elizabeth 2 retires.

The vessel which had been towed to gibralter would have later been towed to fincantiari which was making preparations to refit the ship, how ever the ship arrived to early and was sent to gibralter and laid up.

The new owners of the old Oriana, Olympic cruises planned to renovate her for carribean cruises and would recieve all the nessasery safty equipment to make her sea worth.

However during the last nights storms over gibralter in which Oriana broke her moorings, seemed to have hamperd such plans, the oriana is no longer stable and lays on her starboard side half a mile from the pier in which she was moored at.

Plans are currently underway to salvage the ship but the damage caused by her rolling over and the damage recieved by the storm it is unknown wether she will ever return to sea or if she will end up in the breakers yard.

Tchocky · 07-02-07, 01:01 PM

link, Kap?

the interblag knows nothing about this

Oberon · 07-02-07, 01:02 PM

Probs hasn't made it onto the interblag yet, Kap's got inside knowledge about commercial shipping.

Here's a pic of the girl in slightly happier times

Oberon · 07-02-07, 01:09 PM

ACTUALLY

Kap? Erm...not sure if me and you are on the same ship here...but if this is the Oriana I have on wiki...she was dismantled two years ago...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Oriana_(1959)

Still a shame...nice looking ship.

tycho102 · 07-02-07, 01:14 PM

You know, we've been having an absolutely huge glut of cruise ship mishaps. Boats catching fire, boats sinking, people leaving bomb threats, "boat crud" (a variety of several influenza infections that hit you at the same time -- anyone that's been on a West-Pac knows what I'm talking about), food poisoning (e. coli, botulism), massive turbine failures leaving the ship stranded. And I mean, it all started in about 2005. There one major boat disaster about every 3 months coming out of Florida, with smaller ones every month. Smashing into piers, dozens going overboard, people jumping into dry pools, someone getting their whole arm stuck in the commode (don't ask because I don't know).

I have absolutely no idea if it's just chronically poor management or what.

Kapitan · 07-02-07, 02:33 PM

Anyone wanna give up yet?

lesrae · 07-02-07, 02:50 PM

Have you been playing on your sims again mate?

I remember that supertanker you ran aground in Devon - messy

Oberon · 07-02-07, 02:54 PM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I might have known....

I thought you were still crawling under the North Pole with your Kilo Kap, or did you Titanic it?

Kapitan · 07-02-07, 02:59 PM

yeah heres the shots

Kapitan · 07-02-07, 03:01 PM

I had to scrap that mission on the grounds that my DW kept crashing out too much which is annoying.

lesrae · 07-02-07, 03:02 PM

Good god mate, you've flattened the whole bloody rock this time!

07-02-07, 12:44 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Oriana capsizes The ocean liner MV Oriana has capsized during a storm in the harbour of gibralter, the ocean liner of the 1960s was undergoing a refit which could have seen her return to passenger service as soon as the Queen Elizabeth 2 retires. The vessel which had been towed to gibralter would have later been towed to fincantiari which was making preparations to refit the ship, how ever the ship arrived to early and was sent to gibralter and laid up. The new owners of the old Oriana, Olympic cruises planned to renovate her for carribean cruises and would recieve all the nessasery safty equipment to make her sea worth. However during the last nights storms over gibralter in which Oriana broke her moorings, seemed to have hamperd such plans, the oriana is no longer stable and lays on her starboard side half a mile from the pier in which she was moored at. Plans are currently underway to salvage the ship but the damage caused by her rolling over and the damage recieved by the storm it is unknown wether she will ever return to sea or if she will end up in the breakers yard. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-02-07, 01:01 PM	#2
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	link, Kap? the interblag knows nothing about this __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-02-07, 02:33 PM	#6
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Anyone wanna give up yet? __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-02-07, 02:50 PM	#7
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Have you been playing on your sims again mate? I remember that supertanker you ran aground in Devon - messy __________________ DOLPHIN 38

07-02-07, 02:59 PM	#9
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	yeah heres the shots __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-02-07, 01:02 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Probs hasn't made it onto the interblag yet, Kap's got inside knowledge about commercial shipping. Here's a pic of the girl in slightly happier times

07-02-07, 01:09 PM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	ACTUALLY Kap? Erm...not sure if me and you are on the same ship here...but if this is the Oriana I have on wiki...she was dismantled two years ago... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Oriana_(1959) Still a shame...nice looking ship.

07-02-07, 01:14 PM	#5
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You know, we've been having an absolutely huge glut of cruise ship mishaps. Boats catching fire, boats sinking, people leaving bomb threats, "boat crud" (a variety of several influenza infections that hit you at the same time -- anyone that's been on a West-Pac knows what I'm talking about), food poisoning (e. coli, botulism), massive turbine failures leaving the ship stranded. And I mean, it all started in about 2005. There one major boat disaster about every 3 months coming out of Florida, with smaller ones every month. Smashing into piers, dozens going overboard, people jumping into dry pools, someone getting their whole arm stuck in the commode (don't ask because I don't know). I have absolutely no idea if it's just chronically poor management or what.

07-02-07, 02:54 PM	#8
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I might have known.... I thought you were still crawling under the North Pole with your Kilo Kap, or did you Titanic it?

07-02-07, 03:01 PM	#10
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	I had to scrap that mission on the grounds that my DW kept crashing out too much which is annoying. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-02-07, 03:02 PM	#11
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Good god mate, you've flattened the whole bloody rock this time! __________________ DOLPHIN 38