Carnival Victory Hits Building as it Docks

[*Mach*]

Whomever had the helm pushed the thrusters just a might too hard and slammed into the dock.

 

Someone is in trouble. The last time something happened like this in NYC was when the person at the helm of the Staten Island Ferry fell asleep at the wheel, slammed into the dock and caused some needless senseless deaths and quite a few life maiming injuries.

 

This should NOT happen to a cruise ship with multithrusters, tugboats guiding it in, etc.

 

I'm sure the investigation is going to conclude some form of human error.

Can't blame machines for everything.

 

BnB

 

Does the Pilot dock the ship or does the Captain????

 

Nevermind... I see that my question has been answered.... several times!

[truecruiser]

Ladies night, what do you think? :p :D Had a few CLs for ya.

 

Oh yeah, got my docs for the Sensation cruise.

 

lucky stiff. a good primer for S&S in october.

[Caliber1]

lucky stiff. a good primer for S&S in october.

 

YEPPER!!!:D

 

Goin to see Kelly for lunch, want me to have a beer for ya? :p

 

You liked the squirrel comment huh? :D

[truecruiser]

YEPPER!!!:D

 

Goin to see Kelly for lunch, want me to have a beer for ya? :p

 

You liked the squirrel comment huh? :D

 

i hope you have at least 4 for me.:D but, w/ yours on top of that, don't drive.:p

 

very much so. still laughin.:p

[Caliber1]

i hope you have at least 4 for me.:D but, w/ yours on top of that, don't drive.:p

 

very much so. still laughin.:p

 

Nope, sweet tea today. Bein a good boy.:cool:

 

Glad you liked it. :D

[truecruiser]

Nope, sweet tea today. Bein a good boy.:cool:

 

Glad you liked it. :D

 

ever'body's busy at work today. little slower than normal 'round here. did you get the cigar bus done?

 

clams casino for lunch. but, no beer. maybe later. it is friday.:p

[joan_al]

What about the pilot? Doesn't the ship at some point become their responsibility? Especially in a heavy traffic area?

 

Wa-la, hooray for you! You're absolutely right. The pilot is responsible for the docking of the ship from the time he/she steps on the bridge before the ship enters the harbor. The Captain ussually gets the commands from the harbor pilot.

[obx_fintoo]

Oh yeah, got my docs for the Sensation cruise.

 

Not much longer for us either!

 

I'll have a bucket waiting at the casino bar for ya when you get on board! :D

 

Boss just left! We had a pool to see how long he'd actually stay! LOL

 

It's Friday and DD is at my parent's for a whole week! ;)

[Caliber1]

ever'body's busy at work today. little slower than normal 'round here. did you get the cigar bus done?

 

clams casino for lunch. but, no beer. maybe later. it is friday.:p

 

Nope, they added e few things and changed a few.:mad: Oh well, change order charges.

 

Not soon enough. I can almost smell the beer.

 

Not much longer for us either!

 

I'll have a bucket waiting at the casino bar for ya when you get on board! :D

 

Boss just left! We had a pool to see how long he'd actually stay! LOL

 

It's Friday and DD is at my parent's for a whole week! ;)

 

Uh oh, a childless weekend? :eek: Don't do anything I wouldn't do. :cool:

[obx_fintoo]

Uh oh, a childless weekend? :eek: Don't do anything I wouldn't do. :cool:

 

And that would be what, exactly???:p

[heatheranne]

:eek: Don't do anything I wouldn't do. :cool:

 

More like "Don't do anything I would do" !!!! :cool: :p ;)

[truecruiser]

And that would be what, exactly???:p

 

oh, you know that means anything goes.:cool:

 

and, BTW, go read post 77. is it just me?

[heatheranne]

BTW, go read post 77. is it just me?

 

O no, not just you!

 

Doubly funny here, 'cause DH just hired someone named (!) Squirrel to run around on our roof & do some repairs :D

[truecruiser]

O no, not just you!

 

Doubly funny here, 'cause DH just hired someone named (!) Squirrel to run around on our roof & do some repairs :D

 

LOL. who wld even own up to that name?????:D :p :D

[heatheranne]

LOL. who wld even own up to that name?????:D :p :D

 

i gotta believe it's not his given name! :rolleyes:

[truecruiser]

i gotta believe it's not his given name! :rolleyes:

 

gosh i wld hope not. didn't think it was, but still wldn't own up to it, LOL! leaves too much room for jabs.

[heatheranne]

gosh i wld hope not. didn't think it was, but still wldn't own up to it, LOL! leaves too much room for jabs.

 

Thing is, he really does scamper around on the roof like a squirrel, & DH says he's got squirrel teeth, too! :eek:

[crystalblue0610]

How in the world does a ship hit a building like that? Could they not see it? Coming in a bit too fast? :confused:

 

That's weird

[Caliber1]

And that would be what, exactly???:p

 

Ahem, ....not much.:D Leave the bucket at the lobby bar, just tell em its for a big, long haired, biker dude. They'll know me then.

[Caliber1]

More like "Don't do anything I would do" !!!!

 

Yeah, so? :p

 

oh, you know that means anything goes.

 

and, BTW, go read post 77. is it just me?

 

What is it with you and the squirrel? :D

 

O no, not just you!

 

Doubly funny here, 'cause DH just hired someone named (!) Squirrel to run around on our roof & do some repairs :D

 

When I worked on the race bike, we raced with a guy named squirrel, his real name was Scott. Fun dude to be around, crazy as a s**thouse rat.

[gwn1]

Dear Dance4fun. We're sailing on Carnival Victory on Aug 11. Can you tell us when/where to go for couples dancing on board?

 

we were on the Carnival Victory this morning and also did not feel anything ( near stern starboard balcony cabin). We were packing suitcases during the time this accident happened in prep for walk-off. We found out when our TA called our cell phone to get an update "from the scene" from us. He had other clients about to start travel to NYC for today's departure who wanted to know whether the ship would sail. We were wondering if something was going on because about 1/2 hour earlier we were in the Pacific (stern) dining room having breakfast when 2 NYC harbor police boats with flashing lights came up behind the ship.

 

The accident really was unfortunate. Most of this past cruise was under heavy fog. I have great pictures coming into St. John showing the density of the fog. It was tough to see the blue doors on the pier warehouse. From our almost to the stern balcony, there were many times during the cruise that the bridge was almost completely hidden by fog. But not this morning.

 

By the way, Kudos to Carnival Victory for the cruise sailing date of 7/28 and ending today. We thought the cruise was a great value and had a good time. Of course there are things that we would change, but nothing like the issues that others were reporting on this site at the beginning of July. We'll probably write a review later tonight.

[WISCruiser]

Another news article with a good picture of the bow damage.

And here is a picture:

 

 

Site 41

 

Ahh...does'nt look that bad...nothing a little 'Bondo' won't fix. ;) :D

[nybumpkin]

Dear Dance4fun. We're sailing on Carnival Victory on Aug 11. Can you tell us when/where to go for couples dancing on board?

gwn1 - Come join our roll call! There's a group of us meeting at the aft bar on embarkation day: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=420585

[karenh1127]

This might just be me, but if I am ultimately responsible for something, then I want to be the one doing it. I have a hard time delegating anything because if I do it myself, I know it gets done and done right. So If I am in charge of the ship, then I will be the one to steer in into the harbor. Others can stand by and give all the advice they want. But thats just me. :)

[1cruiser2004]

This ship is going out to dry dock Oct 21 - Nov 3. Does anyone know if this was already scheduled or are they pulling it out due to the accident.

I was thinking of going on the Victory and I'm hoping they're going to replace carpet and do some updating when they pull it out of the water.

I think it was due anyway but it was scheduled to be pulled out

early next year right before John Mayer was scheduled to perform.

????

 

Shell