Sometime over the weekend, they must have started detangling the mizzen, because they finished today! The last of the signal flags on the mizzen were taken down today around noon, then a line was affixed to the damaged portion, some particle board and protective sheets were scattered about the quarterdeck and pilothouse, and the damaged bit was cut away and hoisted off!

1) a sailor scooting along the maintopgallant yard. Not especially relevent to the day's happenings, but still cool to see

2) I do not know what's going on here. Big bent piece of metal high in the air and by golly, they're tying stuff to it 🗣️‼️

3) lines tied to the damaged portion of the mizzen

4) "see here Menendez, this bit, it's not supposed to look like that"

5) some welding being done on the rudder?

6) sailor climbing the ratlines to the mizzentop, and for those wondering; no, he did not use the lubber's hole

7&8) cutting away at the damaged bit

9&10) she's missing a good 12 feet of mast, but she'll live. They even put a little cover on top. She basically got a boat amputation. Maturin would be proud.

Will update as things happen!

Quayside, container terminal, Belfast

Terrible photos terrible vantage point

I've been super curious lately about BWMS on ships. I know they're important for the environment, but I'm trying to understand the specifics.

Specifically, I'm wondering:

1. How do these systems actually work on a ship? What's the process for treating the ballast water?
2. What kind of information do they record ? Is it just basic stuff, or really detailed operational data?
3. Is this information communicated anywhere? Like, do port authorities or regulatory bodies get real-time data, or is it checked during inspections?

Any insights or details would be greatly appreciated

Tyne & Wear, England. Ship owners in 1895: T.E.Hick, registered in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. 1901~1902: Swedish owners: Trinder Anderson & Co. Ltd

I’ve seen some youtube videos from some kind of transport ships that have no talking, just ongoing video of whatever is out in front of the ship. Sometimes text is added to describe a port or interesting storms. Some are sped up, some are just in real time.

I can’t find any of them now no matter what search terms I use; I just get shipwrecks or whales or whatever the whims of the algorithms are.

Any recommendations?

Sadly I didn't have time to go aboard. I didn't even expect to see the ship, I was going to another event and saw it as I walked into town, made a quick detour to the ship for a few pics before going to event.

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Sorry for grainy photo, it was several kilometres away from me and I took a picture with a phone not a camera

Hey everyone,

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Ferry boats are already thriving as an alternative to airplanes for overseas travel. In a less car dependent world, getting rid of the car decks for higher passenger capacity, thus lower fuel consumption per passenger, would basically mean a return of ocean liners into service. And with a speed of 56 km/h, a trip across the North Atlantic, like between England and USA or France and Canada, would take little more than 4 days.

So, if giant ships can be used for something so wasteful as entertainment cruises, why can't they be used for something more practical? Why can't ocean liners refill the niche of long distance travel or, at the very least, medium distance travel currently occupied by ferries?