Dan110 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Flight radar has always freaked me out - surely we shouldn't have access to that much information?! It was useful while working at Heathrow though; easier to check the app to see if you had time for a wee before a flight arrived on stand than to go through the control room. The world got clever without me noticing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 ha cheeky The Hoegh Osaka is just back alongside at Southhampton in the last 48hrs as it happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Does that mean it's sitting upright again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yep, they spent the last two weeks or so repairing the crack, pumping out the water that she'd taken on, and arranging ballast to right her. Seemingly there was a film of oil on the water inside "from the hydraulics of the vehicles onboard" so at very least the plant machinery was probably submerged and is toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Could be that 50 degrees is enough for some vehicles to start overflowing their fluid containers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Reading one of the news articles, the list has been reduced to 5degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I was at the Ford plant at Dagenham a good few years ago. Talking to some of the staff, they said if a car came off the production line with a fault it would be crushed straight away. They didn't even take off the new wheels and tyres or remove the stereo. The guys said it would be crushed even if it was a very minor fault, it was cheaper to build a new car than fault find... I read the other year that the average VW spends more time in the fix it line of production than it takes to build a Toyota! But this means that they fix not scrap now? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Supposed to have been 3000 tons of water in it, so it's probably safe to say the vehicles on lower decks were submerged, or partly so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 In 1996 50+ Daihatsu Charades were sitting on a wharf in Japan ready to be loaded onto a car carrier for export to Australia, along came a typhoon and all but washed them into the briny, Daihatsu were going to load them and, when well out into international waters, deep six them due to their water damage. Daihatsu Australia persuaded the factory to bring them to Australia and sell them off cheaply as one make a rally series promotion - The Daihatsu Rally Series - the cars were discounted by about 50% without any warranty. The sale price included a Terratrip, a small fire extinguisher and an alloy roll cage hoop, the bare essentials to register the car with the Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS) and enter it into a competition. I purchased one and spent $15,000 just on a full chrome moly roll cage (the purchase price of the car was $10,000.00) added to that a sump guard, progressive coil springs, Bilstein dampers, carbon fibre internal floor skin to replace the "underfelt" (the carpet and headlining had to remain as they were Group "N" cars, ie Production) and eventually got a works backing, pity LR don't consider a similar offer to run an off road challenge with these vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Well I didn't expect that http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-01-27/luxury-cars-start-being-unloaded-from-ship-hoegh-osaka/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Yep, definitely damaged... the steering wheel is on the wrong side for a start! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Apparently they still haven't decided if they will be scrapped because of safety concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'll gladly take one off their hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Get me one too mate. Hadn't noticed before seeing the new FFRR at this angle: it's a really nice touch that the vertical window channel in the rear passenger doors is body coloured/silver to echo the glass layout of the first RR's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2930572/Now-s-avoid-dents-scrapes-motor-salvaged-capsized-transporter-ship-make-sure-s-tank.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 It'll polish out they'll be fine Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Be interesting to find out the total amount of damaged v.s. unscathed vehicles, surely they should have been strapped down? If so damage could have been very minimal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 minimal retention when onboard, just a narrow strap both ends to towing or tiedown points on each vehicle, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I doubt they strap 1200 vehicles down, I have only ever seen trucks being strapped down on a ferry, but that was when wind force 7 was expected. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 there was a tv prog on a while ago, it featured a vehicle loading crew, loading various cars, all the mini's they put onboard were strapped front & rear, straps were absolute minimum from cargo floor to vehicle screw in towing eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Even when strapped down and the wheels chocked they will move. My Defender did sometimes in the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 30 million in cars I'm thinking a strap here and there. So top gear game of football with Range Rover sports anyone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Just heard on local radio, the car carrier ship is coming to Falmouth docks for repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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