Zaandam in Juneau Harbour on May 31, 2024

[Happily@Sea]

There she is.  

Edited May 31 by Happily@Sea

[Copper10-8]

2 minutes ago, Happily@Sea said:

We've had quite a few ships this season, sitting away from the dock - not moving. Maybe lack of dock workers?

 

 

Juneau is/was usually pretty good at that but you could be right. They could have been busy hooking up a gangway at one of the other ships in port. The same crew does lines and gangways

Edited May 31 by Copper10-8

[rafinmd]

I don't think lower hull of Quantum is white, more of a light blue, but still nasty.  If she doesn't move soon it will be really tough to see much of Zaandam.

 

Roy

[Copper10-8]

When Q is finally safely alongside, we should see Zaandam popping up on Q's port side, ready to make her approach to Franklin

[Happily@Sea]

5 hours ago, Ileneilene123 said:

I’m curious what time the Zaandam will actually arrive in port today. We will be sailing the Inside passage on the Zaandam in July and HAL just changed our Juneau docking time from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. 

 

It's almost 1 pm in Juneau. Zaandam is just entering the basin - looks like shooting for 1:30 pm AST.

[Copper10-8]

"Ryan", one of the long-time Juneau port agents talking to Q's pilot about "positioning". That's him in the black jacket and clipboard under his arm, walking past the forklift used to haul the gangway in place. It's his job to call off the final couple of meters until Q is in a good position for her two gangways. The captain and pilot on the starboard bridge wing can't see the gangway position due to an obscured view of same. They rely on Ryan for that. We'll hear Ryan call out meters soon

Edited May 31 by Copper10-8

[Happily@Sea]

And now a close-up on Quantum - we may not see Zaandam at all except for when she first was sighted.

[Copper10-8]

Using a little "line boat" to bring some of the lines to their bollards "6 meters to come astern" for Q

[Happily@Sea]

Zaandam!!

[Copper10-8]

Zaandam close up afterall

[Happily@Sea]

She's really moving.

[Copper10-8]

Pop quiz; which were/are Zaandam's three sisters in her class?

[Happily@Sea]

Volendam and Amsterdam and Rotterdam VI - all in the R class.

[Happily@Sea]

And she is gone - Eurodam and Kdam on Monday - same sail-in timeframe.

 

Thanks, John and Roy, and for the short close-up we did get. Thanks to Leanne for the thread - have a nice weekend - y'all.

[Copper10-8]

2 minutes ago, Happily@Sea said:

Volendam and Amsterdam and Rotterdam VI - all in the R class.

 

 

Winner! Keychain headin' your way 🙂

[Copper10-8]

See y'all! Have a great weekend! Be safe!