Maasdam Stuck in Boston Harbor

[nycruiser80]

I just got off the Maasdam yesterday. Staying in Boston for two nights and I thought I noticed Maasdam in the distance while at the Aquarium today! Guess I was right! I'm sorry to those on board she seemed to be working fine on our sailing, though our A/C in my cabin broke the 2nd night out but was fixed the next day.

 

Had a great trip, I wish everyone a good sailing!

[Rancher Dave]

We will arrive in Halifax early afternoon tomorrow.

Laurie

 

Better a few hours late than not at all. Enjoy the happy hour aboard later today.

[Adoremus]

Under way exactly 24 hours late. We will also be late to Halifax by a few hours. Due to arrive mid afternoon

 

 

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[StormyWildcat]

MAASDAM

 

• Status:
  Underway using Engine
  
• Speed/Course:
  11.0kn / 96°
  
• Destination:
  HALIFAX
  

Those are good words to hear!!! (I won't take them for granted ever again)

 

Bon Voyage, hope the rest of the trip is uneventful! Have fun!

[Adoremus]

Captain on board is Captain Ane Jan Smit. Hotel Director is Francois Birarda. They have had a long last 24 hours!

 

 

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[kazu]

Under way exactly 24 hours late. We will also be late to Halifax by a few hours. Due to arrive mid afternoon

 

 

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oh that is good news :)

 

I hope the lunch on the Lido is great and you are able to take advantage of the open bar.

 

thanks so much for keeping us informed.

 

You deserve a really GREAT cruise now.

[StormyWildcat]

So, Captain Smit is still there? When I talked to him I thought he said he was off two weeks ago... interesting turn of events. I'm going to have to go kick his butt now. *winks* Tell him Courtney and the stuffed cats are coming for him. hahaha. No, he knows I am starting maritime school in a couple of weeks and won't be back on board Maasdam for a long while.

 

 

 

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[StormyWildcat]

Captain on board is Captain Ane Jan Smit. Hotel Director is Francois Birarda. They have had a long last 24 hours!

 

 

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Thank you for the update. I thought Captain Smit was supposed to be off a couple weeks ago. Anyway, things can always change. I told him when I left he better take good care of my ship... he has some splainin to do! Hahaha. A long story short, it is because of him I am where I am today, heading to maritime school next month.

[shrimp56]

Thank you for the update. I thought Captain Smit was supposed to be off a couple weeks ago. Anyway, things can always change. I told him when I left he better take good care of my ship... he has some splainin to do! Hahaha. A long story short, it is because of him I am where I am today, heading to maritime school next month.

 

YAY that Maasdam is underway and congratulations on your career choice!

[Krazy Kruizers]

 

 

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That is really nice.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Under way exactly 24 hours late. We will also be late to Halifax by a few hours. Due to arrive mid afternoon

 

 

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Glad to hear that the Maasdam is under way.

Sorry to hear that you will arrive late in Halifax tomorrow.

[sail7seas]

As someone who loves Maasdam and has sailed her over 30 cruises, it hurts me whenever I hear there is something amiss with her. Happy she is now underway and hope all aboard have a great cruise. Captain Smit is outstanding and good to know he is Master on Maasdam to see her well repaired.

 

Nice HAL is offering an open bar. Enjoy.

 

[StormyWildcat]

As someone who loves Maasdam and has sailed her over 30 cruises, it hurts me whenever I hear there is something amiss with her. Happy she is now underway and hope all aboard have a great cruise. Captain Smit is outstanding and good to know he is Master on Maasdam to see her well repaired.

 

Nice HAL is offering an open bar. Enjoy.

 

 

 

I am always glad to find people who love Maasdam. :)

I am glad to know Captain Smit is Master, no one knows her better than he does and he will make sure all is well. :)

As I said, he is the reason I am heading to Maritime school next month. Good man, good Captain.

Edited July 5, 2015 by StormyWildcat

[Lauranne]

I have really appreciated the care that Captain Smit has shown us. His calm, caring voice made us feel that this was no big deal and frankly it really wasn't. Yes I would have like to see Bar Harbour and cycle through Acadia National Park but I will on another occasion. We are having so much fun. Off to get ready for the Gala Evening.

Laurie

Edited July 5, 2015 by Lauranne

[sail7seas]

I am always glad to find people who love Maasdam. :)

I am glad to know Captain Smit is Master, no one knows her better than he does and he will make sure all is well. :)

As I said, he is the reason I am heading to Maritime school next month. Good man, good Captain.

 

I must step in and say there are some who know Maasdam equally as well..... Captain Smit was Chief Officer (as the rank was then known) to Captain Henk Draper. Captain Draper was Master of Maasdam for a great many years. He knows every tiny corner of every square inch of Maasdam. :)

 

How exciting for Captain Smit to have inspired you to go to Maritme School. Wishing you much success and happiness as you prepare for your new career. :) Hope to see you on Maadam one day.

 

I've loved Maasdam since I was present at her Inaugural Party when she stopped in Boston fresh from Fincantieri. Have loved that ship since she first sailed.

 

Edited July 5, 2015 by sail7seas

[StormyWildcat]

I must step in and say there are some who know Maasdam equally as well..... Captain Smit was Chief Officer (as the rank was then known) to Captain Henk Draper. Captain Draper was Master of Maasdam for a great many years. He knows every tiny corner of every square inch of Maasdam. :)

 

How exciting for Captain Smit to have inspired you to go to Maritme School. Wishing you much success and happiness as you prepare for your new career. :) Hope to see you on Maadam one day.

 

I've loved Maasdam since I was present at her Inaugural Party when she stopped in Boston fresh from Fincantieri. Have loved that ship since she first sailed.

 

 

 

How awesome to have been there for that!! And I'm sure that there are other Captains who know her just as well, it was more a nod to his commitment to her than anyone else's shortcomings. No offense to any others. Also a 'tip of the hat' to the man I admire and respect. :) I am very excited about my future career, who knows maybe one day you will see me there!

[chengkp75]

There were some cabling changes after the poop cruise. I've been fortunate to get into the actual engine room on a cruise in the past with the chief engineer. Think the emergency power was also changed after that cruise to ensure it could come online and be more useful if ever really needed in the future.

 

Regardless sounds like whatever it happened to be is rectified and just needs approval. Hopefully its a permanent fix not a band aid, which I doubt Lloyds or USCG would approve.

 

In the end missing one port is not end of world, happens due to weather in Caribbean at times.

 

Yes, they rerouted the cabling from the forward engine room to the switchgear room to not pass through the aft engine room.

 

I know that Carnival was planning on putting additional generators onboard to handle hotel load in the case of total loss of both engine rooms, which was temporarily rectified by placing the "CAT in the box" portable gensets onboard. Not sure if HAL was part of that or not. The problem is that the amount of load that can be placed on the emergency generator is limited, both by the size of the emergency generator, and by the loads that are allowed to be on it by SOLAS definition. This is generally limited to that power needed to abandon the ship (emergency lighting, elevators, steering, a bilge pump, navigation and communication equipment, and lifeboat davits).

 

There may be temporary repairs made, not sure of your definition of "band aid", that will allow the ship to proceed to the next port. Generally, the USCG will even allow a ship to proceed with limited steering if a tug escort is provided to the sea buoy. Class will determine if temporary repairs are acceptable and economic, and give a time line for required completion of permanent repairs (generally if a part is not immediately available). The ship will then need to notify Canadian CG if there is still a problem with steering or propulsion upon arrival in Canadian waters, and they may require a tug escort as well.

[Cruising Is Bliss]

I don't think the Triumph has anything to do with this. All cruise ships, including the Triumph, have split bus capability, which allows at least half of the generators and half of the propulsion to be supplied regardless of damage to one half of the bus. A split bus plant will also have the "feeder" panels that supply power to various areas (galley, engine room aft, engine room forward, all cabins and public areas in each fire zone, etc.) to have the ability to be fed from each half of the main bus. Sometimes the transfer is not automatic, so there can be a temporary loss of power to limited areas. As I say, these types of power arrangements have been on nearly every cruise ship for years, and even the Triumph had this set up, but the fire damaged cabling to both halves of the main switchboard.

 

It's not always useful to have backup systems if the backup is at risk in the same failure event, which is what happened on the Triumph.

 

Extreme example would be the DC10 that crashed 25 years ago in Iowa. Catastrophic failure of the tail engine wiped out three independent hydraulic systems with complete loss of all flight controls. All three hydraulic systems passed through one narrow space in the tail section.

[chengkp75]

It's not always useful to have backup systems if the backup is at risk in the same failure event, which is what happened on the Triumph.

 

Extreme example would be the DC10 that crashed 25 years ago in Iowa. Catastrophic failure of the tail engine wiped out three independent hydraulic systems with complete loss of all flight controls. All three hydraulic systems passed through one narrow space in the tail section.

 

This was a severe design flaw in the Carnival ship design for the Destiny class and all of the subsequent derivatives of the Destiny class. In my opinion, the ships still are vulnerable, since both halves of the main switchboard are in the same space, as is the engine control room. Better designs, that still don't meet the Safe Return to Port requirements for all ships built after 2010, have two switchboards in separate compartments, and the engine control room in a third compartment.

 

I remember the DC10 crash you refer to, and this is another example of not examining the worst case scenarios, which the SRTP requirements attempt to address for newbuilds.

[Boytjie]

Celebrity Summit left Bayonne, NJ and has experienced azipod problems. After being anchored in the harbor it now seems to be heading back to the pier.

[Fouremco]

Celebrity Summit left Bayonne, NJ and has experienced azipod problems. After being anchored in the harbor it now seems to be heading back to the pier.

But no fireworks for the Summit passengers! :(

[BeagleOne]

United 232 was an amazing feat of airmanship. The fact that they kept that plane in the air, using only the two remaining engines for control, and saved more than half the people on board, was simply incredible. And the rescue personnel were fantastic.

 

United did a bunch of simulator recreations of the situation and not one crew was able to come close to what the original crew did.

[innlady1]

Celebrity Summit left Bayonne, NJ and has experienced azipod problems. After being anchored in the harbor it now seems to be heading back to the pier.

 

What's going on, Peter? A full moon??? j/k. Strange, though, with Summit and Maasdam being detained in port because of these problems.

 

Enjoy NA...we were on her that same week last winter. Love that ship.

[erewhon]

 

Beautiful day in Boston Harbor. Having a poolside Salmon, Clam and Mussel Bake by Pool at Noon!

 

 

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Thanks for this great photo.

 

Wishing all the passengers on board the Maasdam a fabulous cruise.