ms Zuiderdam Sail-Away November 30, 2015

[Copper10-8]

Yup. (What else do they do in Gander?:))

 

Provide a safe haven for thousands of displaced airliner pax and crew on 09/11/01 :) Awesome job by those locals!

Edited November 30, 2015 by Copper10-8

[PathfinderEss]

A lot of ships in for a Monday.

 

Thanks for the reminder Boytjie.

Edited November 30, 2015 by PathfinderEss

[Vict0riann]

Provide a safe haven for thousands of displaced airliner pax and crew on 09/11/01 :) Awesome job by those locals!

 

It was, wasn't it? Actually, DD was working in Vancouver then - which she said was just a giant parking lot for planes!

 

The little Air Museum in Gander is so interesting - a lot of old ATC equipment, and then sooo much from 9/11 - including a piece of the Twin Towers which was sent as a memorial, and books of thank-you letters to the people of Gander and the surrounding towns. It is very, very touching.

[Copper10-8]

It looks like two more ships will be in port: Silver Wind and Emerald Princess.

 

With a schedules 12:30 PM departure for the Emerald Princess, it looks she is going into dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas; next cruise is Dec 14.

 

Emerald Princess now heading for Freeport at 1545

[Copper10-8]

It was, wasn't it? Actually, DD was working in Vancouver then - which she said was just a giant parking lot for planes!

 

The little Air Museum in Gander is so interesting - a lot of old ATC equipment, and then sooo much from 9/11 - including a piece of the Twin Towers which was sent as a memorial, and books of thank-you letters to the people of Gander and the surrounding towns. It is very, very touching.

 

Would really like to visit and see that one time. My very first trans-Atlantic flight from Amsterdam to L.A. made a then required landing for fuel at Gander. Don't remember much of it since I was ten yrs old at the time

[Vict0riann]

It is a large airport for a small town! Not used that much anymore, I think there are flights out to Halifax, St. John's, maybe Montreal, but it's there in case of emergency! There's a big ATC building, though - if you visit I'll tell DD to give you the tour!

[erewhon]

Checking in for sailaway. Missed yesterday because of a voluntary commitment.

[Copper10-8]

It is a large airport for a small town! Not used that much anymore, I think there are flights out to Halifax, St. John's, maybe Montreal, but it's there in case of emergency! There's a big ATC building, though - if you visit I'll tell DD to give you the tour!

 

Cool beans! :)

[Copper10-8]

Whoa; POA must have done a rain dance and it worked! :eek:

[Scrapnana]

Whoa; POA must have done a rain dance and it worked! :eek:

 

Lots of liquid sunshine!:D

[ski ww]

Checking in, missed yesterday.

Allan

[PathfinderEss]

Sound like muster drill to me.

[Scrapnana]

Which ship wants a crane moved?

[ski ww]

That fog is getting thicker by the minute.

Allan

[PathfinderEss]

I think its Celebrity.

[Copper10-8]

Harbormaster/pilots discussing finding a space for inbound cargo ship MSC Bahamas. She's about four miles out

[erewhon]

Have been for my walk, now will mow lawns before ZDAM gets underway.:)

[summer slope]

What a horrible day in FLL today.

[PathfinderEss]

Harbormaster/pilots discussing finding a space for inbound cargo ship MSC Bahamas. She's about four miles out

 

Good luck.

[Copper10-8]

ZUDM's LSA's/Boatmen enroute to Deck 2 to secure same after the jet-way is disconnected. Then to A-Deck to "single up" the crew gangway there

[Krazy Kruizers]

Checking In

[monina01]

Checking in for sailaway....I have cruise friends on Zuiderdam...hoping to see them. I think she did request a wave. Though right now I can't see much of anything....

[65 Gator]

Whoa; POA must have done a rain dance and it worked! :eek:

 

You need to have a stern word with him...

 

It is interesting that the audio issues from yesterday are reversed to the original levels. The microphone is now many dB louder than yesterday compared to radio.

[Krazy Kruizers]

I just turned on the other computer so that I could do 2 things at the same time.

The weather looks awful in Ft Lauderdale.

[Copper10-8]

You need to have a stern word with him...

 

It is interesting that the audio issues from yesterday are reversed to the original levels. The microphone is now many dB louder than yesterday compared to radio.

 

Pretty sure that's also POA's handy work ;)