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Shipping News and information / Re: Fred Olsen Cruises disposals

« on: August 14, 2020, 09:40:04 AM »

the fact of the matter - is simple - take a motor car - you buy it - drive it - and eventually sell it - for a newer and or better model - ships are the same - the nostalgic ocean liners of yesterday would be totally out of place or standards in today's cruise market - yes their are exceptions - ie marco polo which i believe is well past 60 in age - we change and adapt our lifestyle to today's market - and the fact that the modern cruise ships attract more passengers because the cruise ships of today are the destination unlike classic passenger ships and ocean liners - where they were traveled on to reach a destination - sad as it is to see the oldies reaching their end - fyi - i am more traditional 

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Shipping News and information / Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast

« on: August 11, 2020, 10:37:58 AM »

The list of ships in the port at the time of the blast - as of day of blast

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Shipping News and information / Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast

« on: August 11, 2020, 10:35:00 AM »

Orient Queen x Vistamar - damaged in the Beirut explosion

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Shipping News and information / Re: msc melody qing

« on: May 22, 2019, 12:05:38 PM »

"Qing" beached Alang 11/5/2019. She hadn't been laid up as such. She was to be converted to a floating hotel, but on 29/6/2016 she partially sank at the dock in Mormugao where conversion was taking place. After months and months of legal wrangling she was eventually refloated and sold at auction for demolition.

 thank you for the feed back - maybe my terminology is not always good - but at least i was on the right track - regards

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Shipping News and information / msc melody qing

« on: May 21, 2019, 02:46:21 PM »

it seems the msc melody - is either on the way to the breakers - or - as i have it - not confirmed - she was beached on the 11th may 2019 - she was laid up for years in india as the qing

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Shipping News and information / msc ines blocks durban

« on: October 12, 2017, 03:57:11 PM »

the msc ines broke from her moorings at 108 berth and blocked the harbour - she was finally freed tuesday night

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Shipping News and information / ship name

« on: October 12, 2017, 03:54:20 PM »

please could someone identify the ship - thank you

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Shipping News and information / Re: Mayhem in Durban harbor 2 VLCS aground VIDEO

« on: October 12, 2017, 03:53:16 PM »

the ship is msc ines 

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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC INES aground in Durban

« on: October 12, 2017, 03:43:08 PM »

I was 3-4 times in the Durban port in 2000-01, with wind and swell it is really not easy to get into that port. The anchorage is not good holding ground, so one must leave the anchorage when the weather get rough. I wonder somewhat that a big ship like that still made the attempt in that eather condition to enter the port !!!!

 the ship in fact was not entering port she broke from her moorings berth 108 - the storms in and around durban were the worst in years - there were five ships in port that broke from their moorings - and i was in direct contact with a tug boat crew member through out the time

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Shipping News and information / Ships and Pictures - What Not to Do

« on: February 16, 2017, 12:18:14 PM »

I received an email - requesting that certain Standards are not being complied with - when posting Pictures against a topic under discussion - I have always found a person relates better to a subject when you have a source of reference ie picture - this I have been told is okay but has to conform to size..? mine was to big!!! and I also was posting pictures on subjects that were old ...!? Question - why still have a subject on record if you cannot reply or give an opinion against it? what has the size of the picture posted got to do with it - if this site accepts the picture?! and as is my habit - I frame all my pictures - and this seems to be a problem....Administrators I believe it is fair to also voice our points as you feel free to voice yours.... respects to all and this is a great Ship Spotting Forum Bdp

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Shipping News and information / Re: Norway/Blue Lady update: possible return to SS France?

« on: February 16, 2017, 12:04:50 PM »

it seems that posting pictures is a point of contention - I have been requested to comply with certain standards and NOT TO frame my replies - hence will now remove all my content ...mmm

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Shipping News and information / Re: a great site abou the France/norway

« on: February 14, 2017, 05:06:03 PM »

France and the Three Stages of her France to Norway for me The Most Beautiful Passenger Ship of all time

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Shipping News and information / Angelina Lauro - or Achille Lauro 11 ?

« on: August 31, 2016, 11:26:53 AM »

I would Appreciate feed back on the Angelina Lauro x Arcadia - Not to be confused with the Angelina Lauro x Oranje)- I have her as the Achille Lauro 11 - ( not to be confused with the Achille Lauro x Willem Ruys) (The Latter I did a cruise on) -The Picture of the Achille Lauro and the Ship in Question was scanned from a brochure Thank you in advance

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Shipping News and information / Rothesay Castle

« on: August 29, 2016, 02:29:21 PM »

Pleas could someone get back to mr regarding the History of this ship and possible links to pictures of her - she served with Union Castle Line - and is not to be confused with the Second Ship of the Same Name