Container ship Drifting in Mounts Bay

[NPMR]

Yesterday, whilst out walking the local cliff, I watched a large container ship swing, perhaps with the tide.

When I got home, looked it up on AIS and it's the Anton Schulte.

According to the dialogue my app has this morning, it is drifting. At 9.5 kts.

Not seen that activity reported before. She's been anchored for a good while now.

 

[Charlie Boy]

9.5 is quite a drift rate!

 

[NPMR]

And on a course of 056° should have dented Cornwall by now, by coming ashore near Porthleven.

Still waiting for a change. Been drifting since yesterday.

 

[Lucy52]

Marine traffic. Under way using engine. Three minutes ago.

 

[fisherman]

What he needs is a big gaff mizzen and a low HP wing engine, then he could just sit and dodge head to wind and save all this charging about.

 

[Sharky34]

What anchor is he using?

 

[NPMR]

Just looked at his track. Looks like a like a wander about

 

[Biggles Wader]

What anchor is he using?

Definitely a sheet anchor.

 

[Kola]

Fibre optic cables still ok

 

[NPMR]

Now, they've decided they're going SW FOR ORDERS. And are no longer moving.

Fascinating.

 

[fisherman]

I think he's just got a bit of time to kill and doesn't want to anchor...or has an anchor problem, I've seen the odd ship do it before, since they won't pay to go in falmouth, once the harbour limits were extended. Don't half make a mess of crab pots when they anchor on top of them.
Looks like he anchored at 1630 yesterday.
Here's one from 2007
https://forums.ybw.com/index.php?threads/what-now-skip.142251/

 

[LittleSister]

Second-hand reports of a ship not going anywhere. This is even better than slow TV!