fireofficer5 Posted December 12, 2006 #1 Share Posted December 12, 2006 This looks like a HAL ship.Anyone from Ft. Lauderdale know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margie_Lady Posted December 12, 2006 #2 Share Posted December 12, 2006 It should be the Prinsendam. You can look up ports and ships on cruise calendar http://www.cruisecal.com/dnn3/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramcruiser Posted December 13, 2006 #3 Share Posted December 13, 2006 NO NO NO! I noticed exactly the same thing that the OP is referring to. There's a ship that looks like a cruise ship - at least from a distance - that's anchored out at sea near the Fort Lauderdale port. It looks like an HAL ship only because of the black hull and the white superstructure. However, its likely not. Anyway, it was out there at least two full days prior to my departure from Fort Lauderdale and I saw it from the air as our plane flew east out over the ocean before heading north up the North American coastline. Thus, I have been wondering exactly the same thing? Is there a ship permanently moored out there? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireofficer5 Posted December 13, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted December 13, 2006 What is HAL going to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy1 Posted December 13, 2006 #5 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Prinsendam is listed as "wet dock" for today and tomorrow, which would be maintenabce work other than outside hull. If they are doing things that don't need shore support, they might have gone out and anchored to cut down on the dock fees. Otherwise she should be tied up somewhere around the Port Everglades piers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 13, 2006 #6 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I have seen lots of freighter anchored out there over the years. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyk47 Posted December 13, 2006 #7 Share Posted December 13, 2006 According to the Port Authority site the Prinsendam is tied up at Berth 26 with a scheduled departure of 15 December. Berths 25 and 26 are the normal HAL berths in the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtM Posted December 15, 2006 #8 Share Posted December 15, 2006 We've been watching that ship from our villa at BeachPlace ever since we got off the Westerdam a week ago. It is lit up like a cruise ship at night, but that is about it as far as any signs of life go. Its only movement is to occasionally change from a northwest to a southwest heading, albeit without any sign of forward motion. The dark color on the bottom (confirmed by viewing in full sunlight) is sort of a dark royal blue; definitely not HAL black. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandbuoy Posted December 16, 2006 #9 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I believe it to be a bankrupt gambling boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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