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Just in time for your holiday weekend boating enjoyment.......................
..............that is unless you docked he
=============================== A massive ferry lost power while docking Thursday and mowed through dozens of boats at a marina, running aground and sending some terrified bystanders fleeing. "I saw at least two people literally running for their lives from the oncoming ship," said passenger Shawn Atleo, who was on the bow of the 140-metre-long ferry. "They obviously heard the horn and I could see the look of shock on the man's face as he looked up, saw what was coming." He added: "There were sailboat masts that were disappearing under the bow." The blaring ferry horn made staff at the Boathouse Restaurant look up in time to see the 7,000-tonne vessel careen into two fingers of the massive marina dock. "It took out some big boats, sailboats 30 feet long," said cook Bryn McArthur. http://www.canada.com/national/natio...5-af021a797771 ======================= |
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Don't they use anchors up there. Seems to me that as part of the docking
procedure they would have crew prepared to deploy a stern anchor in case of a loss of power. It's not as though accidents of this type are uncommon for boats or ships. You reckon the standing orders have been changed? Butch "*JimH*" wrote in message ... .............that is unless you docked he =============================== A massive ferry lost power while docking Thursday and mowed through dozens of boats at a marina, running aground and sending some terrified bystanders fleeing. "I saw at least two people literally running for their lives from the oncoming ship," said passenger Shawn Atleo, who was on the bow of the 140-metre-long ferry. "They obviously heard the horn and I could see the look of shock on the man's face as he looked up, saw what was coming." He added: "There were sailboat masts that were disappearing under the bow." The blaring ferry horn made staff at the Boathouse Restaurant look up in time to see the 7,000-tonne vessel careen into two fingers of the massive marina dock. "It took out some big boats, sailboats 30 feet long," said cook Bryn McArthur. http://www.canada.com/national/natio...5-af021a797771 ======================= |
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The story says that they called to 'drop anchors, drop anchors,'
(which is probably what kept the accident from becoming deadly) |
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Butch Davis wrote: Don't they use anchors up there. Seems to me that as part of the docking procedure they would have crew prepared to deploy a stern anchor in case of a loss of power. It's not as though accidents of this type are uncommon for boats or ships. You reckon the standing orders have been changed? Butch I'm not sure if you're serious or not. IMO, stopping the boat with an anchor wouldn't be practical. By the time the pilot realizes he isn't going to be able to stop, (loss of reverse is a common cause for this type of incident)the boat is usually very near the dock. Most of these ferries approach the dock at a fast clip until the few hundred yards, then rely on momentum, and finally employ some reverse thrust. "Reverse" may not actually be the technically correct term on a ferry boat, as many have engines on both ends and opposite propulsion is generated by engaging the leading engines. It wouldn't seem like there would be any way to get a large enough anchor down fast enough, or time and distance enough to pay out sufficient scope to get it to hold. The momentum of a ship of that size would drag almost any anchor along like a plow for a considerable distance. While it would certainly be possible to anchor such a ship, I don't think it could be accomplished quickly and effectively in a close quarter emergency. Rather than hoping to deploy an anchor, I think a better procedure would be to stop and test "reverse" in mid crossing. If it can be determined that reverse is not going to be there when needed, it is a lot safer and more practical to deal with the problem when not bearing down on a dock. Major bummer for the folks who lost their boats. Thankfully, it seems that there were no serious injuries. |
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I was making my way through some locks and a ship has this exact same
problem. The pilot dropped anchor and turned the boat so it would do the least amount of damage. The lock was spared any serious damage. The only problem was the ship blocked anyone from using the lock. It probably took 12 hrs to clear the channel. I don't know if dropping the anchor helped, but I was told this is SAP. wrote in message ups.com... Butch Davis wrote: Don't they use anchors up there. Seems to me that as part of the docking procedure they would have crew prepared to deploy a stern anchor in case of a loss of power. It's not as though accidents of this type are uncommon for boats or ships. You reckon the standing orders have been changed? Butch I'm not sure if you're serious or not. IMO, stopping the boat with an anchor wouldn't be practical. By the time the pilot realizes he isn't going to be able to stop, (loss of reverse is a common cause for this type of incident)the boat is usually very near the dock. Most of these ferries approach the dock at a fast clip until the few hundred yards, then rely on momentum, and finally employ some reverse thrust. "Reverse" may not actually be the technically correct term on a ferry boat, as many have engines on both ends and opposite propulsion is generated by engaging the leading engines. It wouldn't seem like there would be any way to get a large enough anchor down fast enough, or time and distance enough to pay out sufficient scope to get it to hold. The momentum of a ship of that size would drag almost any anchor along like a plow for a considerable distance. While it would certainly be possible to anchor such a ship, I don't think it could be accomplished quickly and effectively in a close quarter emergency. Rather than hoping to deploy an anchor, I think a better procedure would be to stop and test "reverse" in mid crossing. If it can be determined that reverse is not going to be there when needed, it is a lot safer and more practical to deal with the problem when not bearing down on a dock. Major bummer for the folks who lost their boats. Thankfully, it seems that there were no serious injuries. |
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Around 7/1/2005 6:24 AM, Arcadefreaque wrote:
The story says that they called to 'drop anchors, drop anchors,' (which is probably what kept the accident from becoming deadly) The Seattle Times article makes it sound like the thing that kept it from being even more disastrous was that she ran aground in some old fashioned PNW mud... (Though, it does make me wonder what good ol' Billy Fitro is up to these days...) -- ~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat" "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." -Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows |
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Real Name wrote: I was making my way through some locks and a ship has this exact same problem. The pilot dropped anchor and turned the boat so it would do the least amount of damage. The lock was spared any serious damage. The only problem was the ship blocked anyone from using the lock. It probably took 12 hrs to clear the channel. I don't know if dropping the anchor helped, but I was told this is SAP. wrote in message ups.com... Butch Davis wrote: Don't they use anchors up there. Seems to me that as part of the docking procedure they would have crew prepared to deploy a stern anchor in case of a loss of power. It's not as though accidents of this type are uncommon for boats or ships. You reckon the standing orders have been changed? Butch I'm not sure if you're serious or not. IMO, stopping the boat with an anchor wouldn't be practical. By the time the pilot realizes he isn't going to be able to stop, (loss of reverse is a common cause for this type of incident)the boat is usually very near the dock. Most of these ferries approach the dock at a fast clip until the few hundred yards, then rely on momentum, and finally employ some reverse thrust. "Reverse" may not actually be the technically correct term on a ferry boat, as many have engines on both ends and opposite propulsion is generated by engaging the leading engines. It wouldn't seem like there would be any way to get a large enough anchor down fast enough, or time and distance enough to pay out sufficient scope to get it to hold. The momentum of a ship of that size would drag almost any anchor along like a plow for a considerable distance. While it would certainly be possible to anchor such a ship, I don't think it could be accomplished quickly and effectively in a close quarter emergency. Rather than hoping to deploy an anchor, I think a better procedure would be to stop and test "reverse" in mid crossing. If it can be determined that reverse is not going to be there when needed, it is a lot safer and more practical to deal with the problem when not bearing down on a dock. Major bummer for the folks who lost their boats. Thankfully, it seems that there were no serious injuries. There's no doubt that dragging an anchor will help slow the boat down. I'm just trying to visualize one of those monster BC ferries hoping to stop in any reasonable distance by relying solely on an anchor. I'd bet it couldn't be done in the amount of time and distance available to the vessel----and if the crew *did* deploy an anchor prior to plowing into the marina that would tend to validate such an assumption. |
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Some pictures:
Google Maps satellite image of the bay (no crashed ferry, though): http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=49.376239,-123.272449&spn=0.007318,0.010131&t=k Five AP shots of the crash: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/zoom/html/2002354270.html -- ~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat" "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." -Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows |
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Gould,
Of course I'm serious. It's an easy and cheap task to have an anchor ready to deploy at all times held in place by a pelican hook and a line. In an emergency the crewman tending the anchor during docking manuvers simply cuts the small line and opens the pelican hook when directed to deploy the anchor. The mass of the anchor will drop it to the bottom almost immediately and pull out from the chain locker all the chain catenary free to be pulled. In the case of a ferry using the same docking facility time after time it is easy to calculate how much chain is reguired to be left to free fall. If the ferry is approaching the dock too rapidly or the problem manifests itself too far into the manuver the anchor will be less effective or perhaps entirely ineffective. A slow approach is quite helpful when docking? At any rate, it's clear to me that if deploying an anchor early in the situation does not prevent a collision it will almost certainly mitigate the damage resulting. Or, perhaps it would be of no use whatsoever. Opinions differ. Butch wrote in message ups.com... Butch Davis wrote: Don't they use anchors up there. Seems to me that as part of the docking procedure they would have crew prepared to deploy a stern anchor in case of a loss of power. It's not as though accidents of this type are uncommon for boats or ships. You reckon the standing orders have been changed? Butch I'm not sure if you're serious or not. IMO, stopping the boat with an anchor wouldn't be practical. By the time the pilot realizes he isn't going to be able to stop, (loss of reverse is a common cause for this type of incident)the boat is usually very near the dock. Most of these ferries approach the dock at a fast clip until the few hundred yards, then rely on momentum, and finally employ some reverse thrust. "Reverse" may not actually be the technically correct term on a ferry boat, as many have engines on both ends and opposite propulsion is generated by engaging the leading engines. It wouldn't seem like there would be any way to get a large enough anchor down fast enough, or time and distance enough to pay out sufficient scope to get it to hold. The momentum of a ship of that size would drag almost any anchor along like a plow for a considerable distance. While it would certainly be possible to anchor such a ship, I don't think it could be accomplished quickly and effectively in a close quarter emergency. Rather than hoping to deploy an anchor, I think a better procedure would be to stop and test "reverse" in mid crossing. If it can be determined that reverse is not going to be there when needed, it is a lot safer and more practical to deal with the problem when not bearing down on a dock. Major bummer for the folks who lost their boats. Thankfully, it seems that there were no serious injuries. |
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