MargoK Posted November 18, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Whoops - Ovation of the Seas can't get out of Wellington Harbour https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/117517342/ovation-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-comes-to-a-stop-in-wellington-harbour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted November 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Thanks for posting the link. We saw her in Port Chalmers yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted November 18, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Ovation now underway, according to the Marine traffic site, escorted by two tugs, police launch and the pilot boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 18, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Heres a grab from a web cam at the heads timed at 20.48. The radio news says the ship has power and the passengers are enjoying the sunset. and it has stopped due to a mechanical issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted November 18, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) The tugs are now returning to port, as the Ovation heads north to Napier. Edited November 18, 2019 by erewhon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 18, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Good to see she is underway. Bit of a scare , especially being in the channel at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted November 18, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Ovation now doing 10.1 knots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 18, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 18, 2019 They are now docked in Napier . It amazes me how such a gigantic ship can enter and manoeuvre into position at such a small port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted November 19, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: They are now docked in Napier . It amazes me how such a gigantic ship can enter and manoeuvre into position at such a small port. It is amazing that the ship can berth there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaDog-46 Posted November 19, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Dim witted media call Ovation a LINER - maybe they should get a dictionary for Christmas - poor show - STUFF [up]. Port authorities may now require more tugs at each NZ port at RCC expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 19, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, SeaDog-46 said: Dim witted media call Ovation a LINER - maybe they should get a dictionary for Christmas - poor show - STUFF [up]. Port authorities may now require more tugs at each NZ port at RCC expense. Thats one of my "beefs" for all AUand NZ ports..... but how big a tug do they need for such huge ships ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaDog-46 Posted November 19, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2019 David - Should have said ports may require more tugs to be used by this vessel as it is now considered to be unreliable. Happens in Brisbane with Pacific Dawn going under the Gateway bridge due to previous power failure. Had there been one of Wellingtons gales blowing when the power failure happened, no single tug in the SW pacific could stop this monster going aground if the anchors failed to hold her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 19, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Yes... They were very lucky that the seas were so calm and none of the famous Wellington wind was blowing . That was the area where the Wahine came to grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 19, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2019 4 hours ago, erewhon said: It is amazing that the ship can berth there. Here is a grab from Marine Traffic....it looks like they backed her in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 19, 2019 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2019 A friend aboard said it was no big deal, although the real reason of mechanical failure was not revealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 19, 2019 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Yes... They were very lucky that the seas were so calm and none of the famous Wellington wind was blowing . That was the area where the Wahine came to grief. I think they were very luck, although reports from on board said the pilot debarked and then they went about fixing the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haoie Posted November 19, 2019 #17 Share Posted November 19, 2019 A concerning hour or 2 for those onboard no doubt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted November 20, 2019 #18 Share Posted November 20, 2019 perhaps Chinese whispers, but elsewhere there have been reports from someone who knows someone who was onboard & claims that the ship was grounded on a sandbank????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 20, 2019 #19 Share Posted November 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, mr walker said: perhaps Chinese whispers, but elsewhere there have been reports from someone who knows someone who was onboard & claims that the ship was grounded on a sandbank????? There are no sandbanks where they stopped . The current really moves through as it is very narrow . Instead of sand the big fear in that area are the rocks that form jagged reefs. Interesting to note that the PR Department must have swung into top gear as they had a big article in this mornings Herald quoting passengers pleasure with the cruise and how they were not too worried on board when they stopped , and how wonderful theCaptain was in keeping them updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 20, 2019 #20 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Good to see the media reporting using real investigative journalism, instead of doing a puff piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeout Posted November 24, 2019 #21 Share Posted November 24, 2019 We were on board at the time no great drama captain had called for tugs to stand by as soon as problem occurred the winds were blowing but not gusting didn`t fully explain what happened except to say it was a "technical issue" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeout Posted November 24, 2019 #22 Share Posted November 24, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 4:08 PM, Kiwi Kruzer said: Here is a grab from Marine Traffic....it looks like they backed her in. We sure did back in still amazed how they did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGc Posted November 28, 2019 #23 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Was also on this cruise and had a great time. As Cool cruiser said no big drama, skipper was calm and collected, ( well, on his announcements he sounded it )😋 I just did the usual and ate until the problem was fixed.😄 We did get an hour extra at Napier as compensation for the delay. Bit disappointed I did not catch up with GBenjo, when embarking at about 3.45 pm, I asked for him but he had left the ships security check in. It was great checking in at that time the family and I were onboard in about 10 min, custom officers were sitting at their desk and we were the only ones there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted November 28, 2019 #24 Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, JohnGc said: Was also on this cruise and had a great time. As Cool cruiser said no big drama, skipper was calm and collected, ( well, on his announcements he sounded it )😋 I just did the usual and ate until the problem was fixed.😄 We did get an hour extra at Napier as compensation for the delay. Bit disappointed I did not catch up with GBenjo, when embarking at about 3.45 pm, I asked for him but he had left the ships security check in. It was great checking in at that time the family and I were onboard in about 10 min, custom officers were sitting at their desk and we were the only ones there. Can you remember the bands on Ovation John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGc Posted November 28, 2019 #25 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Hi Chiliburn, not an awful lot on offer in the way of bands, the one I enjoyed was the Ovation of the seas orchestra, they were on there on a previous Ovation cruise. Nathan Foley ( very talented ) originally was with the Hi Five band in the early days, he was very entertaining but only did 2 shows with the Ovation Band. Here is my list that also includes the piano players. Tribute band ( Blaze of Glory ) Studio 4 Band. Rock the boat. ( rock & pop music ) Harmony string duo Piano favourites with Albert Piano with Sean Pub entertainment Stephen ( sing along ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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