Ireland to Cherbourg ferry taking some fresh air

[Roberto]

Yesterday afternoon they tried to dock but deemed it too dangerous, so out they went

Still out so far

 

[rustybarge]

Yesterday afternoon they tried to dock but deemed it too dangerous, so out they went

Still out so far

I wouldn't like to be on that boat.....I once experienced a 18 hour delay getting into Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, in storm force winds........I was so sick I was hoping someone would come to shoot me, to put me out of my misery.

 

[rustybarge]

Latest news: passengers stuck on ferry because bow doors have jammed, after being at sea in storm force winds for over 24 hrs............those waves must have been pretty damn big!

 

[chinita]

Oh dear, poor sods.

Last time I took that ferry from Cherbourg it was a deepest winter night sailing, almost empty, and I got involved with two Irish Horse Dealers from Limerick.

I don't remember anything else.

 

[sailorman]

Oh dear, poor sods.

Last time I took that ferry from Cherbourg it was a deepest winter night sailing, almost empty, and I got involved with two Irish Horse Dealers from Limerick.

I don't remember anything else.

I thought we were in for a rhyme then.

 

[rustybarge]

Oh dear, poor sods.

Last time I took that ferry from Cherbourg it was a deepest winter night sailing, almost empty, and I got involved with two Irish Horse Dealers from Limerick.

I don't remember anything else.

'Black outs' are normal when you take too many pints of 'the Black stuff'

 

[Blueboatman]

There were dese two men of the turf
Who sailed with a man o the surf
When the sea kicked up rough
And they imbibed the black stuff......
??

 

[saltylegs]

My friend is one of the chief engineers, Just checked and he is on this week. Whooops.

 

[saltylegs]

Some more info here http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/passengers-ashore-last-after-being-1758998

 

[KAL]

I never understand why they make the ferries go BACK OUT when the Grande Rade is such a big, sheltered area. We once had to do the same when a Brittany Ferries boat couldn't dock due to high seas. I had a group of children and they'd all been sick out at sea. They immediately recovered once we were in the Grande Rade and had a bite to eat, then the port authority sent the boat back out for 2.5 hours. Mmm. Nice.

 

[Roberto]

From

http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmi...a-Cherbourg_40771-2172512-pere-bno_filDMA.Htm

the door could only be opened four hours after the arrival, people began getting off the ferry at 1920h.
About 250 of the 500 passengers are teenagers returning from a school trip, they are being hosted at a local school.

All the roads from Cherbourg (and the rest of Cotentin) and parts of Normandy are closed so the remaining 250 passengers are being offered a stay at the gare maritime.

What a nightmare

 

[DJE]

There were dese two men of the turf
Who sailed with a man o the surf
When the sea kicked up rough
They imbibed the black stuff......
??

And hung on for all they were worth.

 

[Blueboatman]

V good .
I was stuck acshually, like those bow doors

Upon waking....
'tis a boat lock-in', they cried, with mirth..

 

[Daydream believer]

I wouldn't like to be on that boat.....I once experienced a 18 hour delay getting into Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, in storm force winds........I was so sick I was hoping someone would come to shoot me, to put me out of my misery.

And did they??