coal ships?

She-Wolf · 12-26-07, 04:34 PM

Twice now, once in the North Sea and once in an estuary, I have come across a boat with beacons and all its interior lights ablaze - which is manned, because the estuary one obligingly shifted back when I came close to it - and then a fair distance from it, but parallel, another boat, sitting dark and motionless in the water.

In the North Sea I was told I was approaching a 'coal boat', which I assume is the dark one, and that the lightship is a marker to warn the rest of us to stay clear - but coal boat?? A dredger in the estuary I can understand ( my number one son used to operate the plant on one of them), but a COAL boat, sitting in the middle of the North Sea eh?? Is this the nautical equivalent of digging for victory??

I steered between the two and found no reason to regret it

HW3 · 12-26-07, 05:10 PM

Coal ships are used to supply fuel to coal burning merchant and navy ships.

She-Wolf · 12-26-07, 05:22 PM

AAHHHH! :rotfl::rotfl:Silly ol me! Thank you HW3

Avatar · 12-31-07, 03:02 PM

I sank one off the eastern coast between Scotland and England, I forget the exact location, but the Coal Ship was next to a Lightship that I couldnt target by locking, "L" button.
This is with the new GWX2.0

bigboywooly · 12-31-07, 04:02 PM

Unfortunately we have run out of ship designations

Type100=Replenishment
Type101=Tanker
Type102=Cargo
Type103=Troop Transport
Type104=Coastal Vessel
Type105=Environmental

The lightships were previously a type=100
In order to get the Cam ship\Collier and AMM ship to show in convoys on a random basis I had to redisignate the Lightships as 105s
Enviromental
The only drawback is the crew wont spot them so there is a danger of collision
Another ship was placed close to the lightships so the crew will see something allowing you not to collide

If extra type= could be added life would be so much easier
But not found the answer to that yet

12-26-07, 04:34 PM	#1
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	coal ships? Twice now, once in the North Sea and once in an estuary, I have come across a boat with beacons and all its interior lights ablaze - which is manned, because the estuary one obligingly shifted back when I came close to it - and then a fair distance from it, but parallel, another boat, sitting dark and motionless in the water. In the North Sea I was told I was approaching a 'coal boat', which I assume is the dark one, and that the lightship is a marker to warn the rest of us to stay clear - but coal boat?? A dredger in the estuary I can understand ( my number one son used to operate the plant on one of them), but a COAL boat, sitting in the middle of the North Sea eh?? Is this the nautical equivalent of digging for victory?? I steered between the two and found no reason to regret it __________________

12-26-07, 05:10 PM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Coal ships are used to supply fuel to coal burning merchant and navy ships. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

12-26-07, 05:22 PM	#3
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	AAHHHH! :rotfl::rotfl:Silly ol me! Thank you HW3 __________________

12-31-07, 04:02 PM	#5
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Unfortunately we have run out of ship designations Type100=Replenishment Type101=Tanker Type102=Cargo Type103=Troop Transport Type104=Coastal Vessel Type105=Environmental The lightships were previously a type=100 In order to get the Cam ship\Collier and AMM ship to show in convoys on a random basis I had to redisignate the Lightships as 105s Enviromental The only drawback is the crew wont spot them so there is a danger of collision Another ship was placed close to the lightships so the crew will see something allowing you not to collide If extra type= could be added life would be so much easier But not found the answer to that yet __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-31-07, 03:02 PM	#4
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I sank one off the eastern coast between Scotland and England, I forget the exact location, but the Coal Ship was next to a Lightship that I couldnt target by locking, "L" button. This is with the new GWX2.0