thistledoo Posted January 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The Spirit of Tasmania broke ber moorings this evening at Station Pier, Melbourne. There are reports with pictures on The Age website, also the ABC site. I wonder if any cruise ships are due in there in the next few days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieCanberra Posted January 13, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Yes I saw this on the ABC news. It's a shame for the travellers to Tassie. I took a quick look at the timetables, and I can't see any ship leaving from or calling into Melbourne in the next few days. But I could be wrong 😄 Cheers Rosie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzz_02 Posted January 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Correct, next to visit Melbourne is the azamara quest on Monday. Would assume the boat would be fixed by then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swalker Posted January 13, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Last week I was in Melbourne on the Diamond Princess. We were on one side of the pier and the Spirit of Tasmania ferries used the other side so this shouldn't effect cruise ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 13, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Last week I was in Melbourne on the Diamond Princess. We were on one side of the pier and the Spirit of Tasmania ferries used the other side so this shouldn't effect cruise ships. [ATTACH]373501[/ATTACH] That's the norm, not sure how any cruise ship will be effected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted January 13, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I just had a look on the internet. Wow! Here is the link. I hope it works. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-weather-spirit-of-tasmania-crashes-into-pier-in-port-melbourne-20160113-gm59n5.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 13, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just had a look at the webcam . The cranes are in and they are underway with repairs. The cam is still jumping around a lot , so it must still be very windy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted January 13, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Looking at the photo of the damage to the front of the ship, it will be quite a while before she can sail. First they have to unload the cars that were driven on before the weather event happened. Edited January 13, 2016 by Aus Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckiePuris Posted January 13, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 13, 2016 It was very windy in Melbourne yesterday, I almost was blown away walking from my car to the front door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 13, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is Spirit the only RORO linking Tasmania and Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted January 13, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is Spirit the only RORO linking Tasmania and Australia? Yes, but there are two ships, Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II. I believe they are both still in service. :) Well, one isn't for now. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 13, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hope they fix it soon, peak period for them being in the summer school holidays..:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectlyPerth Posted January 16, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 16, 2016 They only missed a single sailing after bringing the spare ferry up. Cruise ships berth on the other side so they are not affected. The loading bridge has been removed for repairs and the actual ferry has a 3 week repair timetable. So for that time there will just be one sailing per day. It came very very close to being beached on the day. Several co-workers were down on the beach filming it and their videos are most impressive - you can really hear the loud crunch as the loading bridge was busted. It was blown around so fast and was heading parallel along the beach on a 30 degree roll. Thats when it then slammed forward and straight into the wharf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted January 16, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Beaching would have caused serious damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 16, 2016 #15 Share Posted January 16, 2016 They only missed a single sailing after bringing the spare ferry up. Cruise ships berth on the other side so they are not affected. The loading bridge has been removed for repairs and the actual ferry has a 3 week repair timetable. So for that time there will just be one sailing per day. It came very very close to being beached on the day. Several co-workers were down on the beach filming it and their videos are most impressive - you can really hear the loud crunch as the loading bridge was busted. It was blown around so fast and was heading parallel along the beach on a 30 degree roll. Thats when it then slammed forward and straight into the wharf. Wow, thanks for the update.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesome girl Posted January 18, 2016 #16 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Spirit 11 is now on the run again.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectlyPerth Posted January 20, 2016 #17 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yes its amazing what a fast turnaround the repairs had. They initially predicted 3 weeks. Beaching/grounding would have been a lot messier and costly I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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