[Brian Dobbie]

Manet Unmanned

Greetings.
"Unmanned" = UMS= Unmanned Machinery Space.
The ship has such a high degreee of automation that during the hours 17.00 till 08.00 she runs without anyone in the engine room.
If required the engine can be controlled from the bridge and all other machinery has stby back up systems waiting to kick in if a problem with running machinery should take place.
Basically during the day we only have a look round and complete check lists and logs. The big girl looks after herself as long as the Windows based control system does not play funny b-----s.
Brian

 

[R58484956]

The "ships Windows" software must be a different "windows" to what I am useing, my windows I would not even put on a bike let alone a ship. Put my "windows" on a ship and you would be in the Guiness book of records in no time as the longest voyage from A to B.

 

[ContFan]

Manet

Very interesting Brian and thanks for the reply.

Very true R58484956,
my windows is prone to wabbles and fits.
Hangs itself most weeks, so no good for a ship the size of Manet.
Would go round in circles or be grounded. (*))
cherrs,
ContFan. (Thumb)

 

[Doxfordman]

I suspect they use Windows NT, or even XP dependent on the age. We still use NT ofr a lot of control functions on our craft. Brian, is that the case?
I presume you go manned for st bys??

 

[ContFan]

Renamings.

Hi ruud,
looking at the P&ONL web site, PONL Hunter Valley has no further schedule from the end of November 2005.
Is she being renamed?, can not see her on your list, which l must say is very useful.Thanks.
Any news on her?.
If she is a charter vessel that has ended her contract, which ship has replaced her on the RTW voyages.
Hope you can help.
Regards,
ContFan. (Thumb)

 

[ruud]

Ahoy ContFan,

I'm not sure, but if you go the PONL site, and click on her name as PONL Hunter Valley, then she is be shown as Buxlink, I thought she was chartered by the German NSB, maybe they have more news about her ID

Note:
Just saw that her name was changed on 31-10-2005
Name of shipDate of recordSource
BUXLINK31-10-2005LRF
P&O NEDLLOYD HUNTER VALLEY14-10-2002LRF
AKER MTW 1401-08-2000LRF

 

[R58484956]

It seems as though it is no good getting engineering tickets these days, you have to get PC or IT tickets instead, now got three engineering tickets going cheap.

 

[ContFan]

PONL Hunter Valley

Hi ruud,
Many thanks for the info.
That clears up one mystery for me.
Wondered were Buxhill came from.
She is currently 3 days out from Le Harve west bound for New York.
Love tracking these RTW ships.
Any update on the name changes, please post.
Not sure l will be able to remember all of these new Maersk names
(EEK)
Cheers,
ContFan
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[SHANE]

hi lads . shane kujawiak here, all these new ships make me sick,,ide rather have the old far easters.what do you think?

 

[ruud]

Ahoy Shane,

You've got to get used to those so called "box boats", the old freighters are all gone, well almost; and we're glad to see once in a while these oldies.But times are changed.We[spotters] are lucky, if 1 on 100 or more, vessels is an oldie.

 

[ContFan]

The old far east frieghters were classics for me, like Blue Funnel Line and Blue Star Line. Missed now, but l do find the modern container ships interesting and fun to spot when l can.
If you want to talk real ugly, look at the car carriers (EEK) , no doubt someone out there will disagree and say they are beautiful (*)) .
Very one to there own, yeah (Thumb)
Cheers,
ContFan (Thumb)

 

[SHANE]

hi lads . does anyone remember norman skeggs?. he was my first bosun on the m.v mairangi bay. he was a very large man who liked a bevvy, and olso knew his seamanship very well. olso an other man who was called lennie perry?. cheers lads. shane kuji.

 

[Bob S]

Maersk Sarnia

P&O Nedlloyd Michelangelo arriving Hamburg sept 9th 2005. Launched as Michelangelo Star 2005

P&O Nedlloyd Michelangelo is now operating as MAERSK SARNIA. Seen at felixstowe on the 17/06/06.

 

[andy72]

Hi Shane,
I remember Norman Skeggs. He was the Bosun on my first trip also, on the Remuera Bay in 1989. As you say, a big bloke who liked a beer to put it mildly. I haven't seen or heard anything about him since I left in 1997 but from what I remeber he was from Liverpool but had moved to Anglesea. Funilly enough, that first trip I also sailed with your brother Russ, who was a steward. How are Russ and Andy? I sailed with Andy quite a few times on the old far easters, though I think I sailed with Ryss just the twice - on the Rem and then again on the Liverpool Bay, I think. Again, I havent seen anything of them since I left in 97. Are any of you still at sea? Chrs Andy

 

[Scorpanicus]

hi lads . does anyone remember norman skeggs?. he was my first bosun on the m.v mairangi bay. he was a very large man who liked a bevvy, and olso knew his seamanship very well. olso an other man who was called lennie perry?. cheers lads. shane kuji.

I remember Norman. Good seaman. I sailed with him years ago (1966?) on Blue Flu's Jason when he was an AB. He was living in Liverpool at that time l think, but a lot of the crowd were from North Wales.