ms Zuiderdam Port Everglades Sail-Away - March 29, 2017

[Himself]

I am checking in!

[Krazy Kruizers]

Nice zoom showing all the people out on the aft deck.

[BumperII]

Ditto!

[erewhon]

A zoom to see lines dropping but no action yet.

[Copper10-8]

Jet-way has been disconnected; unk re: the crew gangway

[Himself]

The safety drill is over. There is quite a lot of people around the sea view pool aft on the Lido Deck

[DocJohnB]

16:30, still triced up.

[Copper10-8]

Water taxi disabled near the bridge; no bueno!

[Himself]

Some rear lines' are being let go.

[DocJohnB]

16:32 - there go the aft lines.

[Happily@Sea]

Movement by the lines - but no white truck yet.

[65 Gator]

Copper... what kind of propulsion does the Coasties boat have? He was literally spinning doughnuts off the stern of Zuidy a few minutes ago.

[Himself]

Water taxi disabled near the bridge; no bueno!

 

 

 

I do not think that will affect the Zuidy will it?

[Copper10-8]

Copper... what kind of propulsion does the Coasties boat have? He was literally spinning doughnuts off the stern of Zuidy a few minutes ago.

 

Those bad boys can move Leon; three 300 horsepower (220 kW) Mercury outbooard engines. They'll turn on a dime and that forward gunner needs to hold on to his M240 or he'll go swimming

[Copper10-8]

I do not think that will affect the Zuidy will it?

 

Hi Father; nope, it's out of the way; skipper just said "unknown engine problems", Help's on the way in the form of U.S. Tow

[erewhon]

A very prolonged departure - no pressure I guess.

[Himself]

Hi Father; nope, it's out of the way; skipper just said "unknown engine problems", Help's on the way in the form of U.S. Tow

 

 

Glad I am n ot on the Water Taxi

[Happily@Sea]

A very prolonged departure - no pressure I guess.

 

She was about an hour late arriving this am, she had divers in the water until 3:30. Just seems to be the way the day is going.

[Copper10-8]

A very prolonged departure - no pressure I guess.

 

Kia ora Phil; Could be late loading of stores, waiting for an important part or piece of equipment, waiting for late arriving pax, last minute medical disembark, a variety of things

[gigianne]

Here to watch the sail away - in 3 weeks it will be our turn on the Z as she heads to Northern Europe for the summer.

[erewhon]

Kia ora Phil; Could be late loading of stores, waiting for an important part or piece of equipment, waiting for late arriving pax, last minute medical disembark, a variety of things

 

Kia ora to you John. I am going to catch a bus into town shortly, so hope Zdam moves soon.

[Himself]

I have some errands to run so I will not be here much longer

[AV8rix]

Kia ora Phil; Could be late loading of stores, waiting for an important part or piece of equipment, waiting for late arriving pax, last minute medical disembark, a variety of things

 

But wouldn't the skipper update the harbormaster as to the reason for the delay? We've often heard them doing that.

[Copper10-8]

But wouldn't the skipper update the harbormaster as to the reason for the delay? We've often heard them doing that.

 

My guess; that's already been done by Zuidy's onboard pilot probably via cell phone. The harbor pilots are in constant contact with that white tower/blue roof/blue antenna mast just to ZUDM's left which is where the harbormaster and his staff work out of. In this case, they can literally look each other in the eye. That particular berth is the closest to the HM tower

[AV8rix]

My guess; that's already been done by Zuidy's onboard pilot probably via cell phone. The harbor pilots are in constant contact with that white tower/blue roof/blue antenna mast just to ZUDM's left which is where the harbormaster and his staff work out of

 

OK, thanks. Just thought it was weird 'cause the port schedule still shows 1615 departure confirmed.