Shipspotting video Rotterdam, 22-08-2011

[Fred Vloo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0PKC45vykE

Have fun Fred

[Andrew McAlpine]

Great video Fred, one of my favorates so far box boat Heaven!! 

rgds
Andrew

[Fred Vloo]

Thanks Andrew, it sure was box boat heaven yesterday.

Cheers Fred

[maripaul]

Fred,

Superb!

Thank you.

Very best regards,

maripaul

[cracker1935]

Mr. Vloo:
Great, again.  Thanks.
A few questions from an old U.S. Navy sailor:
1. When entering port, "red, right, returning" was the marker buoy system I thought applied. I notice that many ships seem to have the green buoy to starboard. Just camera angle or river navigation rules?
2. I've noticed many tankers cleaning their hawsepipes when it doesn't seem that they have been at anchor (perhaps they have been and I didn't know it.).
3.  Why don't we hear many ships whistles indicating their piloting intentions?

These questions arise as the result of the fine detail of your video work.

Regards,
cracker1935
Dave Pauly

[Clydee]

Hi Dave

As you can see from this Wikipedia search result "Red light returning" applies only in Japan, the Americas, South Korea and the Philippines.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_starboard

I have not been able to find out why or when the difference from the rest of the world came about.  I would be interested to know

Best regards
Clyde


A port buoy is a lateral buoy used to guide vessels through channels or close to shallow water. The port buoy is one that a vessel must leave to port when passing upstream. If in International Association of Lighthouse Authorities area A, the port buoys are red. If in IALA area B (Japan, the Americas, South Korea, and the Philippines) then the "handedness" of buoyage is reversed, and a vessel leaves black or green buoys to port.
Mnemonic devices for buoys in IALA area B:
Best People On Earth = "Black Port on Entering"
RRR = Red Right Returning