Another ship in and out

[yellowperil]

Left again without pilot, to me looks like he nearly took out our pier. But I'm not an expert. It was probably that he was very skilled and did a great job but it appeared like he "missed it by that much" as Max Smart would have said.

Another ship coming in tonight if the wind holds off for a bit.

[sammyg2]

What's all that white stuff, did you spill something?

[yellowperil]

Yeah, we did.

[strupgolf]

Maybe they finally realized that they can do things without "help". Just like when the foreign car makers came here, set up shop, and told the unions to take a hike. Just saying.

[Wetwork]

Your pictures compelled my first post, thank you. I moored up in PEI in I think it was 1991 or 1992, on the USCGC Neah Bay. Many moons ago I guess. I was stationed on the Neah Bay breaking ice in the Lakes. We got deployed one summer running the Hague Line for fisheries patrols, so we swung into PEI on our way down to Boston. Good times, good beer. I got hooked on Molson Brador. Spent a lot of time in Canada, we'd moor in Canada just so we could all drink, as half the crews were under 21 ha-ha. I'd never done any business with pilots until we sailed into Canadian waters, so it was a eye opener. As the helmsman I was taking several commands. First the pilot, then the CO, then the conning officer. So the delay was pretty frustrating he-he. A 140ft ice-breaker turns pretty quick so having three steps was causing me to over-correct.... a lot. They should have just let the pilot, even if, he's a Canuck, give me helm commands, but you know blaw-blaw military. Dumb...if the guy knows the waters and is bonded, screw it I say's.

Anyway, I finished my four year tour on the Cutter and ran back home to Oregon, my home coast. Did my remaining sixteen years driving surf boats up and down the Oregon coast. Thanks for the flashbacks. The measures of crazy, the bravado of some sailors, kept me busy for twenty years. - USCG Surfman #295

ps. I guess I should mention I picked up my first Porsche in November, thus I started lurking. Been snowed in since I got her, but a quaint little 944 now resides in my shop.

[dafischer]

Love this stuff, YP.

[wdfifteen]

Thanks for the pics and commentary YP. It's entertaining and enlightening.
Strupgolf - how about not politicizing a good thread. We have PARF for that crap.

[mocha07]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Thanks for the pics and commentary YP. It's entertaining and enlightening.
Strupgolf - how about not politicizing a good thread. We have PARF for that crap.

Second the motion,Bill

[SoCal911T]

Originally Posted by mocha07

Second the motion,Bill

Third the motion. And to the OP, does every ship movement require a brand new thread?

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by SoCal911T

Third the motion. And to the OP, does every ship movement require a brand new thread?

No, yes, maybe, I dunno? I just thought the other was getting a bit long and it needed a freshening-up, maybe???

And BTW, in case you didn't notice the, Edward Cornwallis is one of the available
icebreakers that tries to keep the harbour open for us. Some years we don't need them, but this year we surely do.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

Left again without pilot, to me looks like he nearly took out our pier. But I'm not an expert. It was probably that he was very skilled and did a great job but it appeared like he "missed it by that much" as Max Smart would have said.

Another ship coming in tonight if the wind holds off for a bit.

The sheer size of this ship is amazing making the man on the wharf look really small.
Also gutsy to leave without a pilot because the size of that boat could do a lot of damage to the wharf and the boat. Perhaps the pilot was not readily available and would have put them behind schedule. Keep those pics coming if you don't mind. Thanks again!

[Oh Haha]

Keep the pics coming!

I'm surprised there is no fence at the edge of that pier. One slip and you are in the cold, cold water.

[cashflyer]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Strupgolf - how about not politicizing a good thread. We have PARF for that crap.

Perhaps Strup could have worded his comment differently, however I think he makes a valid point.

Word gets around, and if one captain says "I didn't have any problems getting out of there", then others will also attempt it. And company directors will assume that if the captain can do it, then he should do it to save the company a few dinero.

IMO.

[Holger]

The question is, why is the captain turning so hard and so soon?

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by Holger

The question is, why is the captain turning so hard and so soon?

The room is tight. Look at the photo again. You can see the other side beyond the jetty.

[wdfifteen]

I could never be this guy. I have an irrational fear of being next to ships. I don't know why. I'm fine if I'm on them, but being this close to something that big that moves completely freaks me out. Just looking at the photo makes me a little shaky.

[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I could never be this guy. I have an irrational fear of being next to ships. I don't know why. I'm fine if I'm on them, but being this close to something that big that moves completely freaks me out. Just looking at the photo makes me a little shaky.

I'm the same way!! When I was single some friends had jet skis and we would ride them out into Lake Huron. Some of them would ride up to a moving freighter or at least get really close to them. No ****** way!! I took a lot of ribbing for not doing it but I'm okay with that.

I would, however, love to ride on one for the trip from Port Huron to Detroit.

[Gretch]

Pilot on the Great Lakes has told me some good stories over the last several years. He got stranded on the Anderson for a couple of weeks, might have been last winter, IIRC.

[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by Gretch

Pilot on the Great Lakes has told me some good stories over the last several years. He got stranded on the Anderson for a couple of weeks, might have been last winter, IIRC.

The Arthur Anderson? Ewww, creepy.

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Holger

The question is, why is the captain turning so hard and so soon?

My question too. He could have gone a bit farther before turning so hard to starboard, but I think he was antsy because the channel buoys are gone (taken out because of the ice) and he wants to line up the range lights ASAP but I don't think he needed to turn while still alongside. However, I'm no expert. I'll show my pilot friend when he arrives with the ship he's on now, and get his opinion.