JupiterTwo Posted January 15, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Am on the Enchantment of the Seas, anchored outside of Galveston. The port is closed for fog and search and rescue of two missing fishermen whose boat collided with a tanker yesterday. Captain says not likely to get clearance to proceed until noon, maybe later, and will be another 1.5 hours after that until we dock. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahacca Posted January 15, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hope they find the fisherman safe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrkky Posted January 15, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Thanks for the update. The Galveston Port website says one dead, one still missing. Good to hear that you are expected to dock today, we are boarding. Please continue to post updates. RCCLs email said they will update us at 12:30. I bet passengeres are freaked out about missed flights. Are you still in cabins or have they kicked you out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterTwo Posted January 15, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Captain just gave us the 11:00am update. No change in status yet. We are still in cabins. They opened the restaurants, pools, shops (except liquor), casinos slot machines, and are scheduling trivia and other games in the lounges to keep people occupied. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyCruiser Posted January 15, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 15, 2020 A few years back, we couldn't dock in Galveston for a day & half because of fog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 15, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Last year around this time I was delayed returning to Tampa for fog. I barely made my 6:30pm flight. When I booked it I thought I'd be sitting in the airport all day but turned out to be a blessing. A lot of people had to pay fees to change flights, some had to book hotels and fly the next day. Good lesson in travel insurance and later flights. When we finally made port everyone ignored the timed departures waiting for bags to be in the terminal. Many had to be go sit outside on the curb and wait for bags to come off. They ended up going through customs twice. A certain "gotta get off" mentality develops and people ignore the announcements. Glad to see you taking the delay in stride. Nothing anyone can do about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted January 15, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 15, 2020 ! Houston channel out in Gulf inside Jetties is where the Collision occurred ! Galveston channel is good. Fog diminished earlier this morning, and visibility has been four miles for a while . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterTwo Posted January 15, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Captain just gave the noon update. Fog is clearing, but Coast Guard still has the channel closed for S&R. Also, saying it won't be until 3:00pm before they can secure the sunken boat. So, we wait. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btank Posted January 15, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Follow-up: Houston Chronicle. --bruce T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted January 15, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) Wednesday 12pm noon update The search for two missing mariners has shut down all traffic in the Houston and Galveston Ship Channels, according to the Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service. The Coast Guard has shut down the channel in order for search and rescue and salvage operations to occur, said Steve Nerheim, the director of the vessel service. The channels were closed in the hours after the collision on Tuesday night, officials said. The closure means that cruise ships can't leave the Port of Galveston and that chemical and oil tankers traffic can't go to the Port of Texas City. Original Story GALVESTON Search and rescue teams are still looking for two crew members who fell overboard after their fishing vessel collided with a petrochemical tanker near the Galveston jetties late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The crash happened when the 81-foot Pappy’s Pride and the 600-foot tanker Bow Fortune collided in fog just before 3:30 p.m., capsizing the smaller boat and sending four of its crew overboard, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Johanna Strickland said. One of boat crew members died Tuesday and one was taken a University of Texas Medical Branch hospital before 6 p.m., Galveston Island Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis said. The crew of a good Samaritan vessel and of a Coast Guard medium response boat had pulled two of the crew members from the water and transferred them to emergency medical services personnel, according to the Coast Guard. The surviving crew member was taken to the hospital with a broken leg, he said. The Coast Guard, the beach patrol, the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office were searching Wednesday for the two still missing, Davis said. The cause of the crash is under investigation, Strickland said. Lingering fog Wednesday was impeding the search, Davis said. Edited January 15, 2020 by ssb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rrkky Posted January 15, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Thank you for the updates, do you think you will make it in tonight? How long does it take to get an 81' fishing boat out of the water? I am wondering if I should book my Galveston hotel room another night. RCCL is only telling us it is due to the fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterTwo Posted January 15, 2020 Author #13 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) We didn't get a 1:00pm captain's update. The last update was possibly getting clearance from the Coast Guard at 3:00pm, but then it takes another 90 minutes to get to the dock from here. That means we won't dock until 4:30pm at the soonest. And that assumes we're the first ship in line to go. Steve Edited January 15, 2020 by JupiterTwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 15, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Fog in the gulf sure seems to be a challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterTwo Posted January 15, 2020 Author #15 Share Posted January 15, 2020 The question now is if we have to stay here for too much longer, the fog will start rolling back in. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted January 15, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 15, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2020 41 minutes ago, rrkky said: Thank you for the updates, do you think you will make it in tonight? How long does it take to get an 81' fishing boat out of the water? I am wondering if I should book my Galveston hotel room another night. RCCL is only telling us it is due to the fog. Too many variables to know how long it will take to get the boat out of the way. The lives of the missing fishermen is their top priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Cruiser Posted January 15, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, rrkky said: Thank you for the updates, do you think you will make it in tonight? How long does it take to get an 81' fishing boat out of the water? I am wondering if I should book my Galveston hotel room another night. RCCL is only telling us it is due to the fog. Ships come in with fog. This a search and recovery for two missing fishermen; has little to do with the boat. The channel has been closed since 3:30 yesterday when the accident occurred. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Cruiser Posted January 15, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Ship channels closed as search continues for missing mariners By KERI HEATH The Daily News Update, 2:10 p.m. Crews are assessing the amount of diesel fuel that has leaked into the water near the site of where the fishing vessel Pappy's Pride and 600-foot tanker Bow Fortune collided, Galveston County officials said. The county learned fuel from Pappy's Pride had leaked Wednesday morning, county spokesman Zach Davidson said. Crews are working conduct cleanup operations as quickly as possible, Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said Wednesday afternoon. Crews are still searching for two missing people, officials said. The ship channel is still closed to boat traffic to the Port of Galveston, Texas City and Houston, officials said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterTwo Posted January 15, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted January 15, 2020 3:00pm captain's update. The channel is open and we're moving. ETA is 4:30pm to be dockside. Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted January 15, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Fog was not the issue in this case . The search for two missing mariners has shut down all traffic in the Houston and Galveston Ship Channels, according to the Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service. The Coast Guard has shut down the channel in order for search and rescue and salvage operations to occur, said Steve Nerheim, the director of the vessel service. Pilots not Coast Guard shut down channel for fog. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyours75 Posted January 15, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Be interesting to see how fast they can turn the ship around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterTwo Posted January 15, 2020 Author #23 Share Posted January 15, 2020 We are just now pulling up to the dock. Probably won't begin disembarking until 5:00pm. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KsucAts Posted January 15, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 15, 2020 47 minutes ago, notyours75 said: Be interesting to see how fast they can turn the ship around. Seems to me that it would be pretty tough to get it out tonight. I guess it depends on if they are able to be fully staffed. Seems like that might be tough to get everybody involved to adjust their schedules. I guess I don't know how that all works in situations like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted January 15, 2020 #25 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, KsucAts said: Seems to me that it would be pretty tough to get it out tonight. I guess it depends on if they are able to be fully staffed. Seems like that might be tough to get everybody involved to adjust their schedules. I guess I don't know how that all works in situations like this. It will go fast , if Immigration shows up and properly staffed . Cruisers will be waived thru the disembarkation stations . Edited January 15, 2020 by ssb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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