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Such loading is because:

that's a catamaran ferry, what else to say!
there were no available ferries at that day...
the trip was very cheap at that day.
of way too many cars than the captain expected.
the captain weren't aware of the kind of cargo at all!
they're trying to achieve the most ridiculous car loading on the ship to be in the Guinness World Records book.
of some insane...
I have no idea about this yet!
captain was very kind after the pint...

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Wave Music

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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #100 on: November 26, 2009, 23:19:47 »

Staying on snowplow trains, this train looks like from a kinda scary movie...  :o

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Stuart2007

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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #101 on: November 27, 2009, 14:28:14 »

And the trains are Running  :o :o :o :o
Let's hope V**g*n doesn't run trains in Europe then...

noooo.... There IS a snowflake- my train will get dirty and wet :o

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llamalord

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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #102 on: November 27, 2009, 17:46:35 »

Really Guys!

I guess really big snowplows are pretty common place here in New England, I've seen even larger ones than this!



Also pretty common around here is the even more massive "Rotary Snowplow"

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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #103 on: November 27, 2009, 18:32:48 »

Also pretty common around here is the even more massive "Rotary Snowplow"



Looks like the TBM Used to drill the Channel Tunnel
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Stuart2007

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« Reply #104 on: November 27, 2009, 18:38:26 »

We had a thing here called a snow blower (and no, I'm not referring to any actor/popstar/politician...) but British Rail (as was) said we had "the wrong kind of snow [for it]"... Which spurred a whole generation of dodgy excuses for basically being incompetent at any one thing.

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Wave Music

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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #105 on: November 28, 2009, 13:56:53 »

Regarding the first post in this topic, here's a recent photo from Shipspotting.   
At least the captain allowed few cars (more likely to be his) to be loaded on the superstructure.

http://media.shipspotting.com/uploads/photos/rw/1027148/Ship+Photo+Teklibka.jpg
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Wave Music

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« Reply #106 on: December 25, 2009, 19:46:36 »

 :doh:




« Last Edit: December 25, 2009, 19:49:10 by Wave Music »
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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #107 on: December 25, 2009, 20:05:31 »

Looks like a canvas over the helm and a propeller on the bow  :doh:
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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #108 on: December 25, 2009, 20:08:17 »

What was the info with this image?
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« Reply #109 on: December 25, 2009, 20:26:16 »

Oh...  Again - :doh:
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Kevinmcg_ships

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« Reply #110 on: December 25, 2009, 21:50:30 »

And it looks like her original Port of Registry at the stern has been replaced by a temporary sign (hanging from the stern bulwark) showing her new Port of Registry......is this vessel even legit?
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« Reply #111 on: December 25, 2009, 22:16:47 »

I noticed that too!  :P
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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #112 on: December 25, 2009, 22:17:21 »

We sailed awhile with the new name painted on a plank, because we couldnt put the new name on it yet. Nobody cared about it.
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« Reply #113 on: December 26, 2009, 11:31:23 »

And it looks like her original Port of Registry at the stern has been replaced by a temporary sign (hanging from the stern bulwark) showing her new Port of Registry......is this vessel even legit?

This is a new build from Slovenske Komarno - the wheelhouse cannot be fitted until it passes the last of the low bridges on the river. The vessel will probably be German registered but has the temporary POR of Bratislava for the voyage down the river.
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Wave Music

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« Reply #114 on: February 18, 2010, 01:14:09 »

I was thinking for a while but still no idea - why those funnels are so big on these ships?   What kind of big thing can be inside of them?  ???








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« Reply #115 on: February 18, 2010, 14:33:43 »

wave music it depends how the owner wants the ship to look like
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Wave Music

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« Reply #116 on: February 18, 2010, 16:04:03 »

wave music it depends how the owner wants the ship to look like

Could be that the shipowner had a couple of pints with the shipbuilder while discussing that tug project?
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Stuart2007

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« Reply #117 on: February 18, 2010, 16:41:45 »

Multiple exhausts, air intakes, air con vents, escape stairwell for engine room?

Most ships have funnels bigger than they really need- but it just makes them look good. apparently.

In the base of PO Bilbao funnel, the engineers have a small workshop/storage area
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« Reply #118 on: March 01, 2010, 19:25:22 »

Here is a new design for PCTC's, made by Kyokuyo Shipyard, Japan, for Nissan. The two ships are due to deleivery later this year and beginning of 2011. Forget the old, boxy design.. :thumbs:
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Wave Music

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« Reply #119 on: March 01, 2010, 19:27:02 »

A floating Boeing 747?
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« Reply #120 on: March 01, 2010, 19:48:13 »



Double decker bridge - for what?
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Kevinmcg_ships

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Re: Any thoughts about this?
« Reply #121 on: March 01, 2010, 20:02:22 »



Double decker bridge - for what?

Looks like a new wheelhouse was built on top of the old one. Perhaps for better visibility?
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« Reply #122 on: March 01, 2010, 20:11:33 »

Here is a new design for PCTC's, made by Kyokuyo Shipyard, Japan, for Nissan. The two ships are due to deleivery later this year and beginning of 2011. Forget the old, boxy design.. :thumbs:

Looks like they borrowed some of Discovery 1's design from 2001: A Space Odyssey!  :lol:

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