some stunning pics of the car transporter in the solent ..

[Monkey Harris]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...h-osaka_n_6412996.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

 

[normspanners]

One hell of a way of getting aclaim against the bloke who redleaded the hull last time, and didnt mask it off properly

 

[CRB]

Last words of the pilot.

'I can save this, I can, I can'

 

[the snooper]

id like to know why it listed, cargo shifting, took on water, ballast problem ? they must know by now

 

[Spark plug]

Oh dear, that's not supposed to happen.

 

[normspanners]

I thought boats were supposed to lean in on turns??

 

[brightspark]

Oh dear, that's not supposed to happen.

better than getting out to sea

I thought boats were supposed to lean in on turns??

yea not that size though going slow and the center of gravity

 

[the snooper]

I thought boats were supposed to lean in on turns??

that aint a boat

 

[normspanners]

I thought boats were supposed to lean in on turns??------ EDIT

does that make a difference?
Well my jet ski does. (lean in)

 

[normspanners]

id like to know why it listed, cargo shifting, took on water, ballast problem ? they must know by now

The captain of the car transporter Francesco Schettino was said to be water skiing behind the ship at the time, trying to impress some girls on the dock side, when the tide suddenly went out.
He was asked if this had ever happened to him before------ 'NEVER'-------- what was the name of your last vessel
'THE COSTA --er ---CON-C--er---CONCOR----- no its gone' ----------'I cant remember'.

 

[eSCHEn]

Too much lean. Should have got his knee down - must have forgot his sparkly sliders.

 

[wristpin]

id like to know why it listed, cargo shifting, took on water, ballast problem ? they must know by now

Word on the street is that it was possibly caused by a mechanical/electrical failure of the automatic ballast distribution system.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30695349

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30677320

 

[the snooper]

Word on the street is that it was possibly caused by a mechanical/electrical failure of the automatic ballast distribution system.

I did think of this but wouldn't you think they would have turned it off and simply flooded the opposite side to compensate while repairs were carried out

 

[wristpin]

I did think of this but wouldn't you think they would have turned it off and simply flooded the opposite side to compensate while repairs were carried out

Possibly but but "simply" may not have been that simple in the heat of the moment.
The general comments are that the Master and the Pilot did well to keep it "afloat".

 

[the snooper]

Possibly but but "simply" may not have been that simple in the heat of the moment.
The general comments are that the Master and the Pilot did well to keep it "afloat".

must have taken their eye off the ball if things got that bad, that quick will be interesting to see what develops

 

[Migmac]

1400 landies stuck! No surprise there

 

[CRB]

The first report I heard, early yesterday morning, said it hit a sandbar, which would probably negate technical issues, since if it is a difficult navigation a pilot does the hard work and the 'foreigners' take over once out into the open sea.

 

[daleyd]

The first report I heard, early yesterday morning, said it hit a sandbar, which would probably negate technical issues, since if it is a difficult navigation a pilot does the hard work and the 'foreigners' take over once out into the open sea.

It was supposedly deliberately put there by the captain and pilot to stop it going completely over. From initial accounts they probably did the right thing, though I guess this may yet change once the full facts come out in the coming days/weeks.

I was in Portsmouth on the Sunday morning, but waaaaay too hungover to take much notice. By the time I got home it was all over the news!!

Ps big ships like this normally lean outwards when making turns.

 

[normspanners]

Ps big ships like this normally lean outwards when making turns.

WOT NO ANTIROLL BAR

1400 landies stuck! No surprise there

No can't be------- reports said it was full of luxury cars

 

[norlander]

I was in Portsmouth on the Sunday morning, but waaaaay too hungover to take much notice. By the time I got home it was all over the news!!

That must have been some hangover-but then when Jack is on the P in Pompey...............................................