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Title: Oops .... again! ( Carnival Glory collision )
Post by: BrianB6 on December 20, 2019, 11:53:17 pm: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-21/cruise-ships-collide-while-trying-to-dock-at-port-in-cozumel/11820672
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: coch y bonddu on December 21, 2019, 12:17:36 am: OH for heavens sake when I sad to you Carlos I am going to Port I didn't mean for you to flippin well turn the wheel to stbd as we are going in reverse..YOUR FIRED

Dave
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: Mark T on December 21, 2019, 05:04:57 pm: Quote from: coch y bonddu on December 21, 2019, 12:17:36 am
OH for heavens sake when I sad to you Carlos I am going to Port I didn't mean for you to flippin well turn the wheel to stbd as we are going in reverse..YOUR FIRED

Dave

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How on earth does this sort of thing even happen? It makes you wonder what sort of captains Carnival employ.
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: Colin Bishop on December 21, 2019, 06:16:13 pm: Ships bash into onbe another and the surrounding scenery all the time. Most of it just goes unreported.

Colin
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: TailUK on December 21, 2019, 07:13:40 pm: People collide in cars all the time and a cruise ship is a lot slower on the brakes and steering than a car. Ship happens!
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: DaveM on December 21, 2019, 07:39:02 pm: How on earth does this sort of thing even happen? It makes you wonder what sort of captains Carnival employ.
I have a similar thought on most days i.e. "If they really did hold interviews for the job you got then WTF were the rest like??"
Yet another one of life's many mysteries......
DaveM
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: CGAux26 on December 21, 2019, 07:41:03 pm: How did they ever get that close together in the first place?? >>:-(
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 21, 2019, 07:48:39 pm: True!
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: DaveM on December 21, 2019, 07:52:45 pm: Quote from: CGAux26 on December 21, 2019, 07:41:03 pm
How did they ever get that close together in the first place?? >>:-(
Serendipity - or maybe another Italian captain? :o

DM
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: Baldrick on December 21, 2019, 07:57:28 pm: Probably both late in their schedule to get the holidaymakers to their next lifetime experience.
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: Capt Podge on December 21, 2019, 08:00:42 pm: Quote from: Baldrick on December 21, 2019, 07:57:28 pm

Probably both late in their schedule to get the holidaymakers to their next lifetime experience.

Well, they certainly got that :o

Regards,
Ray.
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: CGAux26 on December 21, 2019, 08:06:11 pm: For ship captains, perhaps more than most other jobs, one ah shi... wipes out 100 attaboys. O0

And the high number of quick replies to this thread also proves that the worse the captain screws up, the more critics are watching (and recording). <:(
Title: Re: Oops again
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 21, 2019, 10:19:17 pm: News / video: https://youtu.be/kaS9KK5b5Ss
Title: Re: Oops .... again! ( Carnival Glory collision )
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 29, 2019, 09:33:47 pm: A 1000 rolls of Gaffa tape later and we're good to go!

(https://www.modelboatmayhemimages.co.uk/images/2019/12/29/carnivalgloryaft.jpg) (https://www.modelboatmayhemimages.co.uk/image/ZLHiT)

(https://www.modelboatmayhemimages.co.uk/images/2019/12/29/glory_departs.jpg) (https://www.modelboatmayhemimages.co.uk/image/ZLulM)

On December 20, 2019 while maneuvering to dock in Cozumel, Carnival Glory collided with the stationary ship Carnival Legend which was already alongside.
Six passengers on board Carnival Glory sustained minor injuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Glory#Incidents