Mariner of the Sea hit by another Ship in port at Grand Bahama Island

[smokeybandit]

Looks to be all cosmetic.  That'll buff out

[Lane Hog]

Looking at the other ship, if it was the bridge wing, there's not a lot a lot of structure underneath to be able to do further damage.... 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5554472/mmsi:377901104/imo:9809928/vessel:TROPIC_FREEDOM

[chengkp75]

4 minutes ago, mattnorris75 said:

No I had a look over the stern and all is complete and intact at the waterline. Looks like the only impact was deck 5 thankfully. 

Thanks.  Even if it was damaged, the duck tail isn't a structural part of the hull.

[PTC DAWG]

2 hours ago, SECdawg said:

We are scheduled to go on Mariner in 25 days. I will be following closely!

Thanks

May 23rd here, I think that’s the date, 5 day cruise…

[BND]

Marc Walker just responded to a question onFB. He said purely cosmetic.

[smokeybandit]

4 hours ago, soremekun said:

Ship mating season.  Just take the children inside for a bit.

Baby ship, do do da doo da doo

[mattnorris75]

1 hour ago, chengkp75 said:

 

[mattnorris75]

So final update from the Captain is that is was just deck5 damage, purely cosmetic and no other damage which is great news. Enough excitement for the day!! 
 

We have now set sail and are on our way to Coco Cay!! No delays at all. no changes to schedules. 
 

Apologies to anyone this post caused stress for with upcoming sailings. But it shows how things can change so quickly and was also a great way to see all Royal staff involved come together to get us away on time without delay. This included divers below the surface, communication with Miami office etc. 

 

Thanks for following on and for those joining Mariner soon, she is a beautiful ship with fantastic crew. 
 

And Freeport? Looks like most people stayed on board the Ship today. It’s not an attractive port, it has the straw market by the pier. Some pics as we departed attached.
 

But any day on a cruise ship is an awesome day in my books regardless of where you are or what you do. 
 

Safe travels all!

[OCSC Mike]

39 minutes ago, BND said:

Marc Walker just responded to a question onFB. He said purely cosmetic.

I wonder if he announced "Bing Bong!" after the collision.

 

On a serious note, good to hear.

[Big_G]

1 hour ago, chengkp75 said:

I would say at the end of the large oval opening on deck 5 (the one without the circular opening at the end), down towards the deck 4 (promenade) deck opening.

 

Many ships go to the graveyard with dents and ripples in the hull, that are  not considered to affect the strength of the hull enough to require repair.  It is left to the ship owner to decide if they want to fix the "cosmetics" or not.  If the dent does not have a severe crease in it, it is frequently left in place until the next scheduled drydock.

 

A repair in this area does not need a shipyard, or even time out of service as the NCL Escape needed, as others have suggested.  It will most likely be blocked off until a repair can be made (likely in a week) at the turn-around port, where a few welders and a dock arm is all that is needed to fix it.  They will likely tarp the area to reduce the sparks flying and welding flash, and get the damaged section cut out and the replacement section tacked in place in port, and then if necessary finish the welding while at sea.  Does not even require much, if any, survey after the repair.

 

1 hour ago, mattnorris75 said:

Agree with Chenkp75 reply further below. Just above the “of the” words 2 openings up. 

 

Makes sense. Looks like the furthest extension of the aft that got clipped. Thanks to both of you.

[smokeybandit]

So even though it's cosmetic, it's unsightly. What's the repair strategy for such a thing?  Can that be fixed during normal port day maintenance windows?  Seems to be just metalwork

Edited April 20, 2022 by smokeybandit

[time4u2go]

17 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

So even though it's cosmetic, it's unsightly. What's the repair strategy for such a thing?  Can that be fixed during normal port day maintenance windows?  Seems to be just metalwork

See post #42. 

[2cruisers in Georgia]

5 hours ago, GTO-Girl said:

We are supposed to board her on the 7th going to the ABC islands!!!!😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

Me too.  It sounds like everything is going to be ok.  I sure hope so.

[flamingos]

We’ll take a look Saturday morning. Glad it’s not significant enough to mess with our cruise!!

[GEORGIEGIRL]

19 hours ago, jbrinkm said:

 

I love this....

[mattnorris75]

Here’s a pic from the wharf at Coco Cay! definitely only cosmetic. 
 

we are the only ship here today too! It’s great having the place to ourselves! 

[Lane Hog]

It's just a flesh wound.

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

Carnival is now hiring other ships to take out Royal. 🤪

[paross4]

Battle scars.  I'd leave it that way.  Keeps the other ships away.  

 

You should see the other guy......

 

😉

 

[Hogbay]

 

[Hogbay]

9 hours ago, Hogbay said:

 

It's non structural, enjoy your cruise. 🙃🇺🇦

[molly361]

I would think that they are going to have to fix it at some point and cancel a sailing or two

[chengkp75]

19 minutes ago, molly361 said:

I would think that they are going to have to fix it at some point and cancel a sailing or two

There is no reason at all to cancel anything.  It will get fixed in a combination of port calls and underway.  They may want a dock arm to lift stuff up to the deck where they can work, but it would not be mandatory, they could tote materials up by hand, and use portable welders.  They can easily rope off areas to keep people away, and cut and weld new pieces into place while you have your mai tai on the pool deck.  Heck, they installed scrubbers in the funnels while running cruises.  This is at most 3-4 workers, working 2-3 days, 8-hour shifts, for a permanent repair that you wouldn't know it ever happened.

Edited April 22, 2022 by chengkp75

[flamingos]

So is that Deck 5? I want to walk back and take a look at it.  🙂

[hannibal54]

Pour some cold water on them.