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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    Stabilisers are usually withdrawn in inclement weather, as the action of the stabilisers in bad weather will increase the ships movement.
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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    Quote Originally Posted by Keith Tindell View Post
    In my time at sea there were to my knowledge no box boats, i came ashore in 1964, a question someone on board here may answer for me is, do these box boats have stabilisers ? , something else that i never sailed with. If they have stabilisers , and as the recent episode with a cruise boat of the Norwegian coast shows, they really do rock and roll if there is a problem. On a box boat, i should imagine that would be a big big problem in a seaway, kt
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    I believe the early Bay boats of P&O were fitted with stabilisers as if I am correct with my memory they did not lash the deck stow but the stow was only a couple of tiers high so twistlocks only.
    The first purpose built container ship I sailed on was fitted with flume tanks which were an utter waste of space and money. Mind you of the container ships I sailed on the deck stow was only 4 high max with the upper tier being empties, this was on the north Atlantic run to Montreal.
    These bemouths with deck stows 7+ tiers high, there biggest worry is parabolic rolling where the ships roll period coincides with the swell period.
    Looking at photos of, for instance, the maersk triple E class under construction I saw no signs of them being fitted with stabilisers but maybe they have a newer and better version of flume tanks fitted.
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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Vernon View Post
    MSC MATILDA was seen tilting in Liverpool2 dock on Friday (May 24). ” The £400m Liverpool2 container terminal is part of the Port of Liverpool, owned by Peel Ports . Opened in 2016 it is best known for its giant red cranes and means Liverpool can now handle the world's biggest container ships. Source : Liverpool echo

    "All ship’s crew onboard are safe and well.

    "The vessel is now reported to be back on an even keel following a ballast transfer with unloading due to commence later today.
    The crew eventually returned to the ship at 8.30am once the vessel was righted.
    The £400m Liverpool2 container terminal is part of the Port of Liverpool, owned by Peel Ports .


    Opened in 2016 it is best known for its giant red cranes and means Liverpool can now handle the world's biggest container ships. Terry.
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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    On TV a few months ago it showed a Maersk ship getting built. On top of the bridge the full width of the ship was a tank containing water, it was designed to cut roll. Don't know if it worked.
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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    Vic
    Sounds like a modern version of the flume tank system I mentioned earlier.
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiroll_tanks
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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    Sailed with them damned things the motion of the rock and roll could never get used to with accommodation forward of the decks, preferred the all aft ships and rear loading ramp. Rgds Den

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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    In the news today a river cruise ship hit by a larger one and sank in seven seconds??
    The captain of the larger ship, one of 'Viking', has been arrested and charged with negligence.
    A number of passengers from the smaller ship still missing.
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    Ref 12, thanks for that John, i have never heard of flume tanks, another education from the site for me, plus info from the internet when i looked it up, there is a demo on the internet on how they are supposed to work, all new to me, regards kt
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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    Sounds like incompetence and/or unfamiliarity with ballasting procedures.

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    Default Re: Crew forced to abandon container ship as it tips over in dramatic Liverpool2 scenes

    They have anti-roll tanks.

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