Ship Simulator

English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: jesper97 on March 02, 2012, 22:47:12

Title: Shippingblogg
Post by: jesper97 on March 02, 2012, 22:47:12

Hi, I have a blog with my friend about shipping. :)
http://sjofartsbloggarna.com/
There you can see ship photos both from Sweden's capital city and the small port town in the north (Luleå).

Unfortunately, the blog is written in Swedish. but it might be interesting to see the pictures anyway ;)

Title: Re: Shippingblogg
Post by: Rbsanford on March 03, 2012, 00:04:43

those must be tough ships to move through the ice!

btw, how thick is the ice there?

Title: Re: Shippingblogg
Post by: jesper97 on March 03, 2012, 07:44:28

Quote from: Rbsanford on March 03, 2012, 00:04:43

those must be tough ships to move through the ice!

btw, how thick is the ice there?

It Is about half a meter thick. :)
The ships that go through the ice must be Ice rated.

To sail into the port of Luleå, the ship must have ice class 1A (severe ice conditions)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish-Swedish_ice_class

Title: Re: Shippingblogg
Post by: Captain Cadet on March 04, 2012, 18:17:23

nice blog after reading it in english (google translate)
stick at it :)
but can someone tell me why do they say NO SMOKING on the ships. should the crew know where to go or what?

Title: Re: Shippingblogg
Post by: jesper97 on March 04, 2012, 22:50:18

Quote from: Captain Cadet on March 04, 2012, 18:17:23

nice blog after reading it in english (google translate)
stick at it :)
but can someone tell me why do they say NO SMOKING on the ships. should the crew know where to go or what?

That's because they are Oil Tankers.
And you do not want an accident so that the whole ship exploded if someone smokes. :doh: