Guest Richzx6r Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Wish I had one of them right now.What's yours called? Exxon valdez 2 I'm not allowed to give it's full name but suffice to say it's owned by a large Scandinavian company that is big in ferries as well as tankers. From full speed ahead to stopped is not that bad. A shade under 3 miles under control. A crash stop which will probably break the engine or at least the chief engineer takes less than 2. For reference this one weighs in at 159,000 tonnes. My biggest which has long since been scrapped was a somewhat larger 509,000 tonnes. Google "Esso Atlantic" if you want to know more. 3 miles that's a pretty epic stopping distance.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Wish I had one of them right now.What's yours called? Exxon valdez 2 I'm not allowed to give it's full name but suffice to say it's owned by a large Scandinavian company that is big in ferries as well as tankers. From full speed ahead to stopped is not that bad. A shade under 3 miles under control. A crash stop which will probably break the engine or at least the chief engineer takes less than 2. For reference this one weighs in at 159,000 tonnes. My biggest which has long since been scrapped was a somewhat larger 509,000 tonnes. Google "Esso Atlantic" if you want to know more.So it's similar to a harley then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 It's taken me till now to see the Hercules!Ignore my previous post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 It's taken me till now to see the Hercules!Ignore my previous post Did you think it was a dolphin having a rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 C130 Hercules with the new high efficiency six bladed props . And the pilot's name?Fluke pic I took about 3 years ago near Banbury.I was passenger in a van as I saw it approaching, whipped the phone out and snapped this pic with it perfectly framed in the pylon. I was in a car near Oxford at about 08:00 am when a Hercules suddenly appeared at low level and dropped around twenty fully armed Paratroopers next to the Ring Road . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marino Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Wish I had one of them right now.What's yours called? Exxon valdez 2 I'm not allowed to give it's full name but suffice to say it's owned by a large Scandinavian company that is big in ferries as well as tankers. From full speed ahead to stopped is not that bad. A shade under 3 miles under control. A crash stop which will probably break the engine or at least the chief engineer takes less than 2. For reference this one weighs in at 159,000 tonnes. My biggest which has long since been scrapped was a somewhat larger 509,000 tonnes. Google "Esso Atlantic" if you want to know more. I did 6 vlcc and I newer like it. I was mostly on product and chemical, lot of action, time passing fast. Vlcc was killer with 40 - 50 days between spm. Getting on and off by helicopter. At the end with a bit of luck end up on cruisers, so after 18 years and few divorces I am still here .Hope corona will not change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 I actually like the big ones. 15 years on VLCC / ULCC and another 11 on Suezmax. I like the long voyages - 40+ days is great and find time passed fast. Hate interacting with ports with all the bullshit that comes with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marino Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 That’s the good part on cruise ship, paperwork is done by someone else.Actually everyone has his small part to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richzx6r Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I actually like the big ones. 15 years on VLCC / ULCC and another 11 on Suezmax. I like the long voyages - 40+ days is great and find time passed fast. Hate interacting with ports with all the bullshit that comes with it. Grab me a job onboard mate, I'll be roger the cabin boy for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fastbob Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 drunkdago.jpg I would imagine that the caption " Drunkdago " is a bit of a giveaway . Or is it a Red Herring ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 It's a drunk Dago......came out of my house in the morning (about 10 years ago) and there he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Can anyone see the birdie ? Taken from my backyard at the weekend . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Can anyone see the birdie ? Taken from my backyard at the weekend . You just made me clean the laptop screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 I actually like the big ones. 15 years on VLCC / ULCC and another 11 on Suezmax. I like the long voyages - 40+ days is great and find time passed fast. Hate interacting with ports with all the bullshit that comes with it. Grab me a job onboard mate, I'll be roger the cabin boy for ya Rogering the cabin boy is deffo not allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Can anyone see the birdie ? Taken from my backyard at the weekend . You're looking at it wrong. That's definitely Garibaldi addressing his troops after the siege of Rome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Can anyone see the birdie ? Taken from my backyard at the weekend . You're looking at it wrong. That's definitely Garibaldi addressing his troops after the siege of Rome. So it's come down to biscuits in the end . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Can anyone see the birdie ? Taken from my backyard at the weekend . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Can anyone see the birdie ? Taken from my backyard at the weekend . 37C71AFA-E72A-4CAC-960B-F3A877FC08D9.gif It looked a lot clearer in real life but the camera didn't do it justice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 You have changed your meds haven't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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