Why wont the yachts move out the way?!?!

[BarkerBoy1601]

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***PLEASE NOTE THE VIDEO HAS THE SHIP HORN NEAR THE BEGINNING AND IT SCARES ME EVERY TIME :)***

Sorry for the link (and ship horn lol) as i do not seem to be able to embed the video into the forum itself which is a shame

 

I would just like to say thank you very much for taking your time to look at my post, and hopefully my video, and i hope that now you have many thoughts to comment down as I do end up reading them all :)

 

Okay so we are sailing out of Tortola I believe it is. Everything's great onboard the Norwegian Pearl as we sailaway with the top deck music going and the party going proper NCL style. We pass a few other cruise ships like the Thompson Cruise Line and the captain blows a friendly horn. I go up top to deck 13 and look at the front to find some sailing boats and catamarans blocking our way. This happens a few times before I decide to film it, so this time on the video is like the third time this actually happened. So we don't crash... sad face. Would had made such a better video if we had. Anyway this one isn't as close as the previous two encounters we saw before which I wish I had filmed before but there you go.

 

Thanks again friends, BarkerBoy1601

[Keith1010]

Thanks for sharing.

Keith

[bakerintn]

Interesting.

 

Although smaller vessels are smart to avoid larger vessels, the closest boat had the right of way. These vessels were not on a collision course. NCL did not appear to alter course or speed. NCL had radar capable of determining the closest point of approach of the smaller vessel, so must have felt safe in maintaining their course and speed. If NCL had given 5 short blasts on their horn, they would be indicating danger....did they??

 

Both captains have an obligation to avoid a collision, no matter who has the right of way under the rules at sea. The smaller boat did alter course to improve the clearance distance.

 

Close, I agree, but not a real danger in my opinion.

[time2cruise1]

Interesting.

 

Although smaller vessels are smart to avoid larger vessels, the closest boat had the right of way. These vessels were not on a collision course. NCL did not appear to alter course or speed. NCL had radar capable of determining the closest point of approach of the smaller vessel, so must have felt safe in maintaining their course and speed. If NCL had given 5 short blasts on their horn, they would be indicating danger....did they??

 

Both captains have an obligation to avoid a collision, no matter who has the right of way under the rules at sea. The smaller boat did alter course to improve the clearance distance.

 

Close, I agree, but not a real danger in my opinion.

 

Did you watch the video before commenting on it ? 10 seconds in 5 short blasts of the horn. After that the sailboat under power altered course.

Edited June 30, 2013 by time2cruise1

[SuiteCruiser]

I couldn't underestand why the boat under power was crossing in front, that is not normal protocol. The boats under sail as mentioned above have right of way as it's much more difficult to change course while under sail. I think the guy closest who got the 5 blasts is an idiot. Most sailors I've encountered in the BVI have been safe but there are always a few bad apples.

[bakerintn]

Did you watch the video before commenting on it ? 10 seconds in 5 short blasts of the horn. After that the sailboat under power altered course.

 

OOPS...had the sound off. I agree that the sailboat should have not tried to cross in front of the Pearl...but it was not all that close. I would have chosen to change course earlier and ducked behind the Pearl as it passed.

[GMCOLT]

Seeing the video, the sailboat was too close. The officers have told me they like to pass vessels with more distance.

The 5 blasts on the horn are telling the vessel to either move or signal what they are doing. So long as the smaller vessel is under power, the cruise ship has the right of way.

[Homosassa]

Given the heighten awareness of terrorist activities, I wonder what armament was aimed at that sailboat from one of the Pearl's lower decks?

[spacepotatoes]

Given the heighten awareness of terrorist activities, I wonder what armament was aimed at that sailboat from one of the Pearl's lower decks?

 

I doubt anything was aimed at the sailboat from the Pearl, except maybe a fire hose. According to one of the episodes of Cruise Ship Diaries, it is against the law to have weapons onboard a cruise ship. They are trained to use the fire hoses as weapons if necessary but they do not actually carry any arms onboard.

[Beaver1975]

I doubt anything was aimed at the sailboat from the Pearl, except maybe a fire hose. According to one of the episodes of Cruise Ship Diaries, it is against the law to have weapons onboard a cruise ship. They are trained to use the fire hoses as weapons if necessary but they do not actually carry any arms onboard.

Not entirely correct. The weapons cannot be in the possession of the ships crew, but the cruise line can hire outside contractors which can carry weapons. The sticky parts comes when the ships docks, which usually means the contractor comes and goes by boat rather than boarding at a pier.

 

A contractor hired by MSC thwarted a pirate attack against the Melody a while back.

Edited June 30, 2013 by Beaver1975

[ColinIllinois]

Given the heighten awareness of terrorist activities, I wonder what armament was aimed at that sailboat from one of the Pearl's lower decks?

 

 

Perhaps a slingshot and pretzel rolls?

[biomedbob]

Bakerintn:

 

Your snake charmer would work against any pretzel attack! :D

[HCTiger9704]

While watching the video, the only thing I could think of is Captain Ron (from the movie "Captain Ron") saying "Don't worry. They'll get out of the way. I learned that driving the Saratoga ".

[NormanW]

I don't see anything out of the ordinary here. Video was sped up quite a bit and distance was well within limits.

 

1) Time elapsed

2) Proximity

3) Perspective distortion due to camera aperture

4) Rules of the Road!

 

Now if you want to see gross neglect...

 

 

:eek:

 

Cheers,

 

Norman

[BarkerBoy1601]

I don't see anything out of the ordinary here. Video was sped up quite a bit and distance was well within limits.

 

1) Time elapsed

2) Proximity

3) Perspective distortion due to camera aperture

4) Rules of the Road!

 

Now if you want to see gross neglect...

 

 

:eek:

 

Cheers,

 

Norman

 

the video was not sped up. certain chunks were taken out because it was essentially 5 minutes of a boat slowly getting bigger and closer. the original upload was this 5 minute uncut version but the feedback was that it was generally 'boring' so i made a new "highlights" version, i guess thats what i would call it. its what the people of YouTube wanted haha

[ShakyBeef]

Interesting, OP, thanks for sharing. I'm sure the people in the sailboat took quite a rocky ride on the Pearl's wake at that proximity!:eek: And seeing that big ship bearing down on them must have give them a moment or two ofd their faces looking like this:eek:, as well.:p

Edited July 1, 2013 by ShakyBeef
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[Laszlo]

A lot to do over not much. Yes the smaller sailboat to starboard should have turned away. It didn't and the captain gave a few morning blows to make sure they new their was a ship approaching from behind them. Both sail boats are under engine power and can only move so fast. At the end of the day they were a little close but not a big deal. I've seen closer calls on the Hudson. Since cruise ships throw such a small wake in calm sea's it very hard to tell how fast they are really moving. If the captain was truly concerned they were going to hit the sailboat they would have slowed down very quick

Edited July 1, 2013 by Laszlo

[ShakyBeef]

I wonder if the sailboats would have been that close to the Pearl if you had the escort we did while onboard her for our Alaska cruise back in 2008 (joking, of course, I know this wouldn't be done in Tortola;)):

 

[besberry]

I doubt anything was aimed at the sailboat from the Pearl, except maybe a fire hose. According to one of the episodes of Cruise Ship Diaries, it is against the law to have weapons onboard a cruise ship. They are trained to use the fire hoses as weapons if necessary but they do not actually carry any arms onboard.

I sailed through 'Pirate Alley' in March and we boarded 3 armed guards off Sri Lanka and they stayed with us until we reached Eqypt. There were also a lot of fire hoses attached the side of the Promenade Deck.

[BarkerBoy1601]

screenshot for the video

[BarkerBoy1601]

If NCL had given 5 short blasts on their horn, they would be indicating danger....did they??

 

did you not see the camera shake violently! that was me having a massive scare when the horns went off

 

plus where i was on the ship meant that i was not only close to them but also directly in front of them, so you can forgive me for jumping :)

[BarkerBoy1601]

I wonder if the sailboats would have been that close to the Pearl if you had the escort we did while onboard her for our Alaska cruise back in 2008 (joking, of course, I know this wouldn't be done in Tortola;)):

 

 

that picture just reminds me of that mission in call of duty :)

[BlueJai]

That is quite a video! I was freaking... looked awful close to me!

Thanks for sharing.

[pliskin]

"Yacht" is an awfully generous term.

[Squidward Q Tentacles]

I wonder if the sailboats would have been that close to the Pearl if you had the escort we did while onboard her for our Alaska cruise back in 2008 (joking, of course, I know this wouldn't be done in Tortola;)):

 

 

Now that is a good looking boat!