Feel free to - whatever... Like crashing into a dock...

[ancldaca]

Looks like the Norwegian Spirit crashed into the dock this morning.

 

http://www.wnbc.com/news/16388766/detail.html

 

Yikes....

 

Great phone cam footage actually!

[dance4fun]

Looks like the Norwegian Spirit crashed into the dock this morning.

 

http://www.wnbc.com/news/16388766/detail.html

 

Yikes....

 

Great phone cam footage actually!

 

Similar thing happened last summer when Carnival Victory hit the pier at the end of our cruise.

[mycruz]

Ooops! looks like the captain has some 'splainin to do!

[dforeigner]

Similar thing happened last summer when Carnival Victory hit the pier at the end of our cruise.

 

Wasn't that one a head on type bump?

[Colo Cruiser]

Was moving pretty fast. :eek:

[Pam in CA]

Interesting. And also interesting that NBC can't spell "pier" or else doesn't know the difference between "peer" and "pier."

[ancldaca]

Ah the product of our great schools of journalism...

[Pam in CA]

Ah the product of our great schools of journalism...

That too, but I was thinking: overdependence on spell checkers and the editor not taking the time to READ the story.

[ancldaca]

At that point, isn't it the harbor pilot who's in charge, not the Captain?

[smeyer418]

The New Queen Victoria smashed into a dock last week---much worse than the Spirit that sailed on time. The QV missed a port and had to go to a dock for repairs. The QM 2 on its maiden viyage tore off a pod containing one of its four propulsion unit and missed many ports. This was a ding, if it wasn't for the fact it happened in NY you might not of even heard of it...

 

except in the Panama canal the harbor pilot is never in charge. he makes recommendations(which are generally listened to) but the Captain is in charge

[B40 Tha Cruisa]

I was going to ask the same thing, harbor pilot anyone? Someone who knows the waters...

[MaryPoppinz]

The piece I saw suggested that the captain was actually piloting the ship at the time.

 

Whoever it was...whoa, slow down a bit, buddy!

[tvaud]

Interesting. And also interesting that NBC can't spell "pier" or else doesn't know the difference between "peer" and "pier."

 

Ah the product of our great schools of journalism...

 

OK...let's blame the correct source. It's the local station, WNBC, NY, not the network that made the spellng error. The people updating the website are usually not too far up the food chain. But yes, I do agree that the editors should check the information more closely.;)

[spongerob]

Ooops! looks like the captain has some 'splainin to do!

It'll buff right out. No problem.

[Colo Cruiser]

It'll buff right out. No problem.

 

 

Uh Oh, better get Macco. :eek:

[Guest arowe6]

lmao @ the title of this post!:)

 

-Andrew

[ancldaca]

I just couldn't resist....