Cruise ship aground near Giglio

krashkart · 01-14-12, 12:43 PM

I leave for a few months, and you guys go off and wreck a ship without me?!?

Dowly · 01-14-12, 12:46 PM

Knew something was missing.

(In keeping with the honest spirit of Finland, I didn't notice you were gone. I apologize.

)

krashkart · 01-14-12, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

(In keeping with the honest spirit of Finland, I didn't notice you were gone. I apologize.

)

Oh snap...

Dowly · 01-14-12, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

Oh snap...

But I missed you in any case!!!

krashkart · 01-14-12, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

But I missed you in any case!!!

Really? Er... how many shots did you fire?

Dowly · 01-14-12, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

Really? Er... how many shots did you fire?

100 round belt with a SAW. (it's quite difficult to control the recoil when you're the size of a ferret, you know..)

krashkart · 01-14-12, 01:23 PM

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100 round belt with a SAW. (it's quite difficult to control the recoil when you're the size of a ferret, you know..)

That was you? I won't have to till the flower beds this spring. Thanks!

You even aerated the lawn for me. How thoughtful.

andritsos · 01-15-12, 12:33 PM

somewhere been said that hit teh rock at 21 knots. i wonder how such modern ships, that normally should have also a sort of sonar alert too plus other systems of navigations ( with comunication with the capitaneria di porto, so info is exchanged). Was an alert issue at the ship just before encountering the trouble?

To me, it will get scrapped.

anyways i am astonished to see a soo big wreck ( i have seen quite many times such ship, probably a sister ship etc.)

according to bbc, they found 2 more dead bodies inside the cabins.

nikimcbee · 01-14-12, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

I leave for a few months, and you guys go off and wreck a ship without me?!?

Where'd you go, the Moon? Good to see you!

Subnuts · 01-14-12, 02:44 PM

Captain's in a world of brown stuff:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/14/world/...html?hpt=hp_t1

Dowly · 01-14-12, 02:50 PM

Last summer there was this captain in Finland, he was in charge of some steamer or something. He ran aground the first time near our summer cottage, he had gone off the course (which is pretty darn hard over there!). Two weeks later, he wrecked his ship for the second time, again going off course.

Don't remember the details about it, but just remember it was funny as heck to learn about it. Especially the first accident, the route really is just "Follow the water" with red and green boyus showing the center line.

Herr-Berbunch · 01-14-12, 03:32 PM

This is the woman who said it was like Titanic -

Rosalyn Rincon, a dancer/magician's assistant onboard.

Edit: She's not the only dancer, nor the only one to comment on Titanic.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 01-14-12, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Last summer there was this captain in Finland, he was in charge of some steamer or something. He ran aground the first time near our summer cottage, he had gone off the course (which is pretty darn hard over there!). Two weeks later, he wrecked his ship for the second time, again going off course.

Don't remember the details about it, but just remember it was funny as heck to learn about it. Especially the first accident, the route really is just "Follow the water" with red and green boyus showing the center line.

It was cargo ship which (if I remember correctly) had cargo of logs or something similar. After second trouble ship lost its permission to operate without pilot. Shipping company must be very pleased.

EDIT: Also if my memory doesn't completely fail the grouding locations were separated by just few kilometres.

krashkart · 01-14-12, 05:17 PM

Red and green buoys = run aground at earliest convenience...

Like driving a car, really.

Dowly · 01-14-12, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

It was cargo ship which (if I remember correctly) had cargo of logs or something similar. After second trouble ship lost its permission to operate without pilot. Shipping company must be very pleased.

EDIT: Also if my memory doesn't completely fail the grouding locations were separated by just few kilometres.

Aye, cargo ship. I remember talking about the first strike with my brother in the car on our way to the bay we get our boat and go to the cottage and 2 weeks later my brother asks me in the car again "You remember that crash I told you about 2 weeks ago?".

It really is just straight "follow the damn water route!".

Really can't understand that. We used to drive our boat via the shipping route in the early 2000's, so we know it's just, follow the water.

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andritsos Gunner Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 92 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	somewhere been said that hit teh rock at 21 knots. i wonder how such modern ships, that normally should have also a sort of sonar alert too plus other systems of navigations ( with comunication with the capitaneria di porto, so info is exchanged). Was an alert issue at the ship just before encountering the trouble? To me, it will get scrapped. anyways i am astonished to see a soo big wreck ( i have seen quite many times such ship, probably a sister ship etc.) according to bbc, they found 2 more dead bodies inside the cabins.

01-14-12, 02:50 PM	#11
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Last summer there was this captain in Finland, he was in charge of some steamer or something. He ran aground the first time near our summer cottage, he had gone off the course (which is pretty darn hard over there!). Two weeks later, he wrecked his ship for the second time, again going off course. Don't remember the details about it, but just remember it was funny as heck to learn about it. Especially the first accident, the route really is just "Follow the water" with red and green boyus showing the center line.