Message from Falmouth Harbour to cut wash for cruise liner Island Princess

[NPMR]

Crossing from R Helford back to Falmouth yesterday (Sat 8th Sept), I was interested to hear a Securite call, around midday, from Falmouth Harbour calling for vessels to mind their wash around the cruise liner "Island Princess", anchored in the bay.

Why only the liner, (92,822 tonnes, 964ft L.O.A.) not for the benefit of all vessels?

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Why only the liner, (92,822 tonnes, 964ft L.O.A.) not for the benefit of all vessels?

They're paying more.

 

[Wansworth]

They should have been flying the two flag code reduce speed passing this point…….which I have forgotten

 

[Pye_End]

Perhaps for the transfer to small boat ferries?

 

[Bouba]

I have had many an occasion where superyachts have tried to modify my behaviour…but cruise ships …don’t the hoi polloi go on those

 

[Goldie]

They should have been flying the two flag code reduce speed passing this point…….which I have forgotten

R over Y. I usually see it flown on HM’s grey funnel liners, poor dears.

 

[Wansworth]

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R over Y. I usually see it flown on HM’s grey funnel liners, poor dears.

Thanks,used to fly it when I kept a yavcht alongside a coaster……..nil effect

 

[Bilgediver]

Crossing from R Helford back to Falmouth yesterday (Sat 8th Sept), I was interested to hear a Securite call, around midday, from Falmouth Harbour calling for vessels to mind their wash around the cruise liner "Island Princess", anchored in the bay.

Why only the liner, (92,822 tonnes, 964ft L.O.A.) not for the benefit of all vessels?

The crew on most other vessels not trying to board wearing high heels.

 

[Neeves]

If she was at anchor then transfer to or from would be by tender, or what I'd call a lifeboat. They, lifeboats, are slightly more susceptible to wash than the parent vessel of 92,322 tons.

Jonathan

 

[B27]

The most wash in that area tends to come from Falmouth Harbour's pilot launch?

 

[johnalison]

If she was at anchor then transfer to or from would be by tender, or what I'd call a lifeboat. They, lifeboats, are slightly more susceptible to wash than the parent vessel of 92,322 tons.

Jonathan

It is probably at the point of getting the old dears on and off the launches that problems might occur. They should do what happened to us when we took a ferry from Norderney to Helgoland. The transfers were carried out by pairs of large men who took each of us by the shoulders and magically conveyed us to shore and back. Their task was all the more necessary on the return journey when most of the passengers could barely stand up, having taken advantage of the duty free.