Cruise ship arrives with a little surprise

mako88sb · 07-27-09, 01:51 PM

Wow! Talk about a whale having a bad day.

http://ca.yahoo.com/s/941371

Rob

SteamWake · 07-27-09, 02:00 PM

Yea saw this.

No one realy knows if the whale was already dead when he got snagged. But they evidently dident even know it was there till they reached port

But if not one would think this kind of thing would happen more often.

Letum · 07-27-09, 03:36 PM

Hardly news. Whales get stuck on the front of ships all the time.
Often they slow smaller ships down and the ship is obliged to stop at wich
point the whale often limps out of the way.

bookworm_020 · 07-27-09, 10:56 PM

Still doesn't pay to play chicken with something bigger than you!

Jimbuna · 07-28-09, 05:54 AM

Poor sod....lets hope whale meat wasn't on the evening menu

mako88sb · 07-28-09, 08:35 AM

"Hardly news. Whales get stuck on the front of ships all the time.
Often they slow smaller ships down and the ship is obliged to stop at wich
point the whale often limps out of the way."

That's interesting. Being a land locked landlubber from Calgary, I wasn't aware of that. I thought the newsworthy part was the fact a cruise ship arrived in port with one stuck to it's bow. I also thought it a bit strange that they didn't notice anything wrong. Probably happened at night but you would think they would of noticed higher then usual fuel consumption. Of course they may have but where at a loss to explain why.

Rob

07-27-09, 01:51 PM	#1
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cruise ship arrives with a little surprise Wow! Talk about a whale having a bad day. http://ca.yahoo.com/s/941371 Rob

07-27-09, 02:00 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yea saw this. No one realy knows if the whale was already dead when he got snagged. But they evidently dident even know it was there till they reached port But if not one would think this kind of thing would happen more often. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

07-27-09, 03:36 PM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Hardly news. Whales get stuck on the front of ships all the time. Often they slow smaller ships down and the ship is obliged to stop at wich point the whale often limps out of the way. __________________

07-27-09, 10:56 PM	#4
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Still doesn't pay to play chicken with something bigger than you! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

07-28-09, 05:54 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,526 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Poor sod....lets hope whale meat wasn't on the evening menu __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-28-09, 08:35 AM	#6
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Hardly news. Whales get stuck on the front of ships all the time. Often they slow smaller ships down and the ship is obliged to stop at wich point the whale often limps out of the way." That's interesting. Being a land locked landlubber from Calgary, I wasn't aware of that. I thought the newsworthy part was the fact a cruise ship arrived in port with one stuck to it's bow. I also thought it a bit strange that they didn't notice anything wrong. Probably happened at night but you would think they would of noticed higher then usual fuel consumption. Of course they may have but where at a loss to explain why. Rob