Rare kjquilts Posted October 29, 2012 #51 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Carnival Pride is now sitting in an area south of baltimore where cargo ships are moored. There's still a RCCL ship basically floating free near Newport News. Guess both are going to ride the storm out in the Chesapeake. Did someone say they closed the crossing out of the bay and nothing can go in/out? Jewel isn't showing on my map now I noticed Jewel disappeared .... could she be so close to one of the other ships she's not showing up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted October 29, 2012 #52 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I noticed Jewel disappeared .... could she be so close to one of the other ships she's not showing up ? No. Either temporarily stopped transmitting or passing through a "dead zone" with no land-based receivers in range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleOne Posted October 29, 2012 #53 Share Posted October 29, 2012 That wind thing is cool! Thanks, sdmike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetexas Posted October 29, 2012 #54 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The wind speeds are amazing. I've lost track of the Carnival Glory, too. Wonder where it ran off to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted October 29, 2012 #55 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The wind speeds are amazing. I've lost track of the Carnival Glory, too. Wonder where it ran off to? She is moored south of Annapolis. Directly off the shore at Shady Side. You need to zoom in to see her. The Virginia DMV posted this bridge near newport news. Seas are rising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddles99 Posted October 29, 2012 #56 Share Posted October 29, 2012 No. Either temporarily stopped transmitting or passing through a "dead zone" with no land-based receivers in range Do you think the Jewel is the ship showing up as Unspecified 366196000? That ones seems to have taken the right route . . . and thanks for introducing me to another site to obsess about! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldosPepper Posted October 29, 2012 #57 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I am so glad I am not the only one who was glued to the monitor watching these ships. I think the strategy of hugging the coast at top speed does make the most sense, but what the heck do I know. sdmike, thanks for the tip about the wind! That is very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzblizz Posted October 29, 2012 #58 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I can't believe I have been spending the evening watching little blue boats on a map, lol! But it is strangely compulsive to keep checking! Thanks for the tip on the wind button, hadn't noticed that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted October 29, 2012 #59 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Do you think the Jewel is the ship showing up as Unspecified 366196000? No, that's a cargo ship called the Sealand Champion. It's dropped off the map now too. Jewel was ahead of that one by about 30 miles. Looks like they're both in a dead area for tracking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckless37 Posted October 29, 2012 #60 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I stopped in here looking to see if you knew what happened with the Jewel, I noticed she disappeared off the ships map and was curious. I found my answers for that question. Regarding the Carnival Pride and OTS (From ABC2NEWS.COM) "By: WMAR Staff BALTIMORE - Cruises in and out of the Port of Baltimore have been rescheduled as Hurricane Sandy's track closes in on the states of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. The Carnival Pride will arrive back at the Port of Baltimore Saturday night at around 8 p.m. instead of its normal arrival time on Sunday. The Royal Caribbean Enchantment of the Seas was scheduled to leave Baltimore at around 5 p.m. Friday for a five-night cruise to Bermuda. Instead, it left at 10 p.m. and will become a "cruise to nowhere" making no stops. The Enchantment of the Seas is expected to ride out the storm in the lower Chesapeake Bay near Cape Henry Virginia. Passengers were given the option before the ship left Baltimore to stay onboard or debark." Of course since that article, the Carnival Pride then decided around 2 PM today to cancel the cruise leaving today. I do believe the Port of Baltimore would not allow the Carnival Pride to stay in the Port so the Pride headed down the Chesapeake hoping to ride it out (although Marine Traffic says its destination is Port Canaveral). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted October 29, 2012 #61 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Great info! Thanks for coming on and sharing. You can see the track of the Enchantment. Looks like a spider web down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddles99 Posted October 29, 2012 #62 Share Posted October 29, 2012 No, that's a cargo ship called the Sealand Champion. It's dropped off the map now too. Jewel was ahead of that one by about 30 miles. Looks like they're both in a dead area for tracking Ahhhh. That makes sense. Crazy to think about ships riding this out in the Chesapeake Bay. We have a beach house a block off the bay in Virginia Beach and I've been watching the webcams and local photostreams . . . the bay does not look like a good place to be riding this out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetexas Posted October 29, 2012 #63 Share Posted October 29, 2012 She is moored south of Annapolis. Directly off the shore at Shady Side. You need to zoom in to see her. I only see the Pride, but I'm half asleep so that doesn't mean anything. Newport News certainly looks like it's getting quite a bit of storm surge. This is weird, take a look. This website says it gets its data from marinetraffic.com BUT it shows the current position of the Jewel further out East of Delaware now while the marine traffic site doesn't show the Jewel anywhere. Okay, Cruise Critic won't let me post the link or the name but it is $ea$canner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted October 29, 2012 #64 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ahhhh. That makes sense. Crazy to think about ships riding this out in the Chesapeake Bay. We have a beach house a block off the bay in Virginia Beach and I've been watching the webcams and local photostreams . . . the bay does not look like a good place to be riding this out! Well, the Enchantment is positioned with the peninsula as a partial wind break, plus the bay bridge-tunnel helps to calm the surge. You don't want to be in port, so gotta be somewhere :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted October 29, 2012 #65 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I only see the Pride, but I'm half asleep so that doesn't mean anything. Newport News certainly looks like it's getting quite a bit of storm surge. This is weird, take a look. This website says it gets its data from marinetraffic.com BUT it shows the current position of the Jewel further out East of Delaware now while the marine traffic site doesn't show the Jewel anywhere. Okay, Cruise Critic won't let me post the link or the name but it is $ea$canner. I think at that site they're showing the planned position, not the actual one. I thought you were looking for the Pride. She's the one south of Annapolis. The Miracle is just showing the position from over an hour ago. The Aida ship that was 30 miles behind it has "passed" it on the map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetexas Posted October 29, 2012 #66 Share Posted October 29, 2012 That's it for me; I'm off to bed. Prayers for everyone on the East Coast tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckless37 Posted October 29, 2012 #67 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ahhhh. That makes sense. Crazy to think about ships riding this out in the Chesapeake Bay. We have a beach house a block off the bay in Virginia Beach and I've been watching the webcams and local photostreams . . . the bay does not look like a good place to be riding this out! Agreed. I am watching my local channel for weather (I live in Baltimore) and they are saying by tomorrow the lower Chesapeake will receive about 10" of rain, and the waves plus wind that they will get. I could not be out there, I can put up with some rocking, but not like these waves. I know the ships can withstand it, but it's not my kind of vacation. Also, local tv station saying the area the Enchantment is in has been worse so far vs Ocean City, MD, so maybe the Jewel and Miracle's route isn't such a bad idea. And as I write this the other weather guy interrupted the other one and said that OC in MD has just reported 42 wind gust with 21 ft waves. Hoping for the safety of all those ships out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleOne Posted October 29, 2012 #68 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The Virginia DMV posted this bridge near newport news. Seas are rising It looks like the water is already over the roadway in places. Or am I seeing things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckless37 Posted October 29, 2012 #69 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Agreed. I am watching my local channel for weather (I live in Baltimore) and they are saying by tomorrow the lower Chesapeake will receive about 10" of rain, and the waves plus wind that they will get. I could not be out there, I can put up with some rocking, but not like these waves. I know the ships can withstand it, but it's not my kind of vacation. Also, local tv station saying the area the Enchantment is in has been worse so far vs Ocean City, MD, so maybe the Jewel and Miracle's route isn't such a bad idea. And as I write this the other weather guy interrupted the other one and said that OC in MD has just reported 42 wind gust with 21 ft waves. Hoping for the safety of all those ships out there! Changed my mind. Looks as if the 10" of rain plus is for Crisfield area which is actually north of the Enchantment and South of the Pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted October 29, 2012 #70 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ok, what am I doing wrong with that maritime site? All I see are green squares with numbers. I have friends on a Jewel and would like to keep tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seavoyager6 Posted October 29, 2012 #71 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thanks a bunch for getting me addicted to the marine traffic app:):):) Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzblizz Posted October 29, 2012 #72 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ok, what am I doing wrong with that maritime site? All I see are green squares with numbers. I have friends on a Jewel and would like to keep tabs. Jewel is off the map at the point (guess they can't pick up in certain dead spaces), it was out in front of the others, but if you type Explorer of the Seas in the "Go to Vessel" field it should show you where there are three ships making their way down the coast (Explorer, Miracle, and Aidaluna). Jewel is somewhere ahead. THere is also that wind box which is pretty cool to check once you find the ships. EDITED: Oops, meant Explorer of the Seas NOT Navigator of the seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kjquilts Posted October 29, 2012 #73 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ok, what am I doing wrong with that maritime site? All I see are green squares with numbers. I have friends on a Jewel and would like to keep tabs. I get the green squares too ... just click on the map and the squares will go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthem Posted October 29, 2012 #74 Share Posted October 29, 2012 green squares are the AIS zones. Just zoom in or click on the squares to zoom in a bit further to show more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoBaycruiser Posted October 29, 2012 #75 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You can find Jewel on http://www.sailed.info/shiptrack/ . Right now the ship doesn't show on the map. However, she reported in her location at half past midnight as closer inshore than Explorer but Explorer is slightly further south based on lat/Lon positions. Just realized Explorer reported its position later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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