Would you bring a ship in here?

[WDB124066]

Port geared up for a big berther | Stuff.co.nz

 

[jotter22]

Yeh i would have a lash the tugs do most of the work!

Tony.

 

[grober]

And a billion microwave ovens, wide screen TV's and expresso coffee makers reach safe haven. Is it just me or do these container ships all look on the point of capsize?

 

[Bryan Allman]

Interesting to see it bobbling about on the surface in the high speed play back - almost like a model !!

And great music !! Anyone know what it is ?

 

[Peter DLM]

I must be missing something, what was hard about that?

 

[Deleted member 65149]

And great music !! Anyone know what it is ?

Any Estonian could tell you that it's Gloria Patri, 24 Hymns for Mixed Choir: XVII Dominus Vobiscum - The Chamber Choir Eesti Project (easy to find on iTunes)

 

[moonloops]

Should haver got a bit of speed up and hand-braked it in

 

[npuk]

They need to fit MB Park Assist.

 

[rascalmaster]

nice!

The ships we bring into felixstowe can be unto 398m long (Emma Maersk etc) and when its busy we have to berth them to an accuracy of 1 foot, with 15m between ships...

 

[tombo5609]

Yeh i would have a lash the tugs do most of the work!

Tony.[/QUOT

It is about time the tugmasters recieved the recognition.
I was master of a tug for 20yrs ranging from small harbour tugs to master of an ocean going salvage tug.
The pilot gets the limelight but i always would tell people that if the tugs did not turn up then the pilot was in sh-t street. If the pilot did not turn up the tugs would not notice the difference.
All tongue in cheek of course. I have many times appreciated the local knowledge of a pilot when docking in a foreign port on a dark stormy night.

 

[w124nut]

I have enough trouble bringing a yacht into a marina berth, waiting for that gust of wind across the deck to blow me onto the other yacht alongside. Scary!

 

[WDB124066]

Yes, I think all concerned can give themselves a pat on the back, was very blustery on the way in and they kept that ship in perfect location right through the process.
I had no idea they could be so accurate, during the rotation, there is a bar just off the bow that you guys may not be fully aware of, that is why they were so slightly "off centre" when spinning it around.