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Re: ship aground
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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01/17/2020 06:48 AM
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I never thought that. What makes you think that? Did you ever see it up close? No motor for one thing.
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Re: ship aground
[Re: foreversxm]
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01/17/2020 08:44 AM
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Hopefully the responsible owner has enough money to get it pull away or the Gov does it ASAP. Otherwise next high seas it could end up in Beachside Villas living room. Did anyone else not think that boat was a accident waiting to happen?? When it was parked at Dinghy Dock it looked like a huge hazzard! I would NEVER step foot on that thing.
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 09:04 AM
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Hopefully the responsible owner has enough money to get it pull away or the Gov does it ASAP. Otherwise next high seas it could end up in Beachside Villas living room. Did anyone else not think that boat was a accident waiting to happen?? When it was parked at Dinghy Dock it looked like a huge hazzard! I would NEVER step foot on that thing. You got it! I watched them working on it, loading it and hauling trash off one day back in March. It was a real $hit show to say the least. If the other poster is correct with the $16,000/month lease figure, GOOD LUCK with that!
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 11:52 AM
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Midgard Max tug from the cruise ship port is there but the cam isn't zoomed in enough to see if they are tugging yet.
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 11:56 AM
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I presume you're referring to SXM Island Cam?? If that's a tug there, it's too far away to be actually hooked up to the boat, one would think? Maybe if they do get hooked up to tow it, they will zoom in.
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 12:06 PM
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Yes the island cam. You may be right on too far away. It looked like the water was stirred up near the tug, but it may have just been rough water. They need to zoom in, as inquiring minds want to know! LOL
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 01:02 PM
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The tug just left with no D Boat.
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 01:40 PM
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Well, that's certainly true, but I would have thought that they would have had a scuba diver inspect the damage first, especially since the ship has now been there since Monday? Presumably there would have already been an examination of the hull done before they even sent the tug there. My feeling is that perhaps they are waiting to get a second tug to help pull it, or a bigger one?
edit--UNLESS that boat was in fact not a tug but a dive boat? Can anyone confirm that it in fact was a tug boat?
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 02:04 PM
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If you look at the marine traffic under the island cam, and find the Midgard Max, click on it, and it states being a tug and shows a picture of it. It is now back at the Cruise port tied up. yes, i doubt they would have just sent a tug over just to inspect, but who knows?
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 02:11 PM
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SXMbeacher--oh, sorry, yes you said that. As I said, bad weather coming back in this weekend. They need to get it out of there today..
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Re: ship aground
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01/17/2020 03:53 PM
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NP Carol, and yes, today would have been a great opportunity to fetch that bad boy. I'm hoping it doesn't become another one of those neglected wrecks.
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Re: ship aground
[Re: kccouple]
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01/18/2020 11:44 AM
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If I was a business owner or lived on Simpson Bay I would be freaking out about this.
Can you imagine if it ended up on the beach or pushed into another building during high seas? Less likely now since were out of hurricane season it literally could take a building down And then it sits in front of your house or business for months until somebody figures out what to do , not to mention the environmental hazard. I am all for entrepreneurship but the government has to start really thinking about how such things will or could affect others long term.
I’m sure many remember at least a few ships over the years ended up on the beach on Simpson Bay and left for a long time. High seas are forecasted this weekend so let’s hope we don’t see a repeat. Way to close for those at that end of Simpson Bay!
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Re: ship aground
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01/18/2020 11:50 AM
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Supposedly the SXM Nature Foundation has taken a look at it and made a facebook post on Jan. 13 pertaining to it. Scroll to see the discussion. NATURE FOUNDATION SXM
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Re: ship aground
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01/18/2020 12:21 PM
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I was just there (watching it from the overlook in Beacon Hill). It has no engines so no fuel or oil. I do hope they can move it away into the lagoon TODAY because very rough swells start tomorrow. The D-Boat is not "stuck" solid; it is actually rocking a bit so I expect would be in more danger when seas get rougher tomorrow. But the question is can it be moved off t he rocks without endangering the hull. People are aboard NOW (4 or 5 anyway) I expect trying to determine that. Not an enviable situation at all.
Jeff Berger Visiting SXM Since 1978
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