Coral Make. It Out of Drydock????

Getting on the Coral tomorrow but checked the bridge cam an showed in Grand Bahama in dry dock as of 0200GMT 1/28/16....anyone know if it made it back to Ft Lauderdale?

Thanks!

The bridgecam still shows the Coral in Grand Bahamas & this ship tracking web site estimates her arrival at Port Everglades at 0945 UTC which based on the conversion chart I found would be 0445 EST.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:371018/zoom:10

I found a link to a better page for the Coral & she still shows an ETA of 0445 EST to Port Everglades.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:371018/mmsi:310376000/vessel:CORAL%20PRINCESS

Coral's "underway" as of 0030 EST...

Coral's "underway" as of 0030 EST...

Webcam still showing it stationary. Where do you see that. Must be a delay in the webcam.

Webcam still showing it stationary. Where do you see that. Must be a delay in the webcam.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:371018/mmsi:310376000/vessel:CORAL%20PRINCESS

3.4kn heading 270°

ETA is 0916

ETA is 0916

Not good for people who have an early flight scheduled. :(

I've never see such a late arrival.

Was this planned or was there a problems and are there passengers on board?

Not good for people who have an early flight scheduled. :(

I've never see such a late arrival.

Isn't she coming out of drydock? There aren't any passengers who need to get off and worry about catching an earlier flight.

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Not good for people who have an early flight scheduled. :(

I've never see such a late arrival.

Don't think there were too many passengers booked to go to the drydock, so I doubt many will miss their flights.

Lol. The passenger statement had me confused.

Although it would be great to be able to watch all the work going on as a passenger in dry dock!

We are on the Coral this morning, and she is supposed to be at Pier 2! Hope the webcam is wrong or it will be a long day in Ft. Lauderdale!

How were you able to be on board?

Lol. The passenger statement had me confused.

 

Although it would be great to be able to watch all the work going on as a passenger in dry dock!

Except for the noise, dirt, and random shutdowns of services like toilets, water, and A/C. :D

True....but I would take one for the team and snap a lot of pics!

Darn show boating captains. Lol.

Wonder if he is testing controls or had to make a course correction because of traffic?

Please show us pictures of the new things added to the coral :)

Coming in now, and they did not bust her butt...EM

Don't think there were too many passengers booked to go to the drydock, so I doubt many will miss their flights.

It had me wondering why they were so late. :D

We are on the Coral this morning, and she is supposed to be at Pier 2! Hope the webcam is wrong or it will be a long day in Ft. Lauderdale!

She is at Pier #2. :confused:

New red hull paint! Nice. :)

Darn show boating captains. Lol.

 

 

Wonder if he is testing controls or had to make a course correction because of traffic?

This is called "boxing the compass" and is done after every drydocking. The steel in the ship has been changed (location/amount) during shipyard, so this may affect the magnetic compass. The ship will take a person onboard called the "compass adjuster", who will note the magnetic compass variation from the gyro, and from the last "boxing", and will adjust the navigator's balls (not those ones)(which are the large cast iron balls seen on each side of a compass binnacle). The ship needs to swing in a full circle.

This is called "boxing the compass" and is done after every drydocking. The steel in the ship has been changed (location/amount) during shipyard, so this may affect the magnetic compass. The ship will take a person onboard called the "compass adjuster", who will note the magnetic compass variation from the gyro, and from the last "boxing", and will adjust the navigator's balls (not those ones)(which are the large cast iron balls seen on each side of a compass binnacle). The ship needs to swing in a full circle.

Great info. Thanks!