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From my contact in the Bahamas it would seem that the PM is having a poke at the leader of the opposition as he was part of the original company, and making false claims and trying to make political capital from this fact. I am told the leader of the opposition left the business when he decided on a career in politics as it would be a conflict of interest.
Yes
Maneater, do you have your calculations for this figure please as I would like to understand. Regards
Hi Bully,
The CERP Directors had sticky fingers before and would be 'in the know' as it were of information/detail that is not yet available in the public domain. I don't know if there were any clauses in their contacts/termination agreements as to when they could sell. Also (anyone who knows?) do director dealings apply for ex-directors for a period of time. If just one was selling I wouldn't worry too much, let's face it we all need money at some point in time for whatever reason, if they were all doing it I would see a red flag
Harsh hun harsh, I'll bet you again they get it xxxx
Are you ignoring me hun? So, re the RNS, I wasn't too far out after all eh?
Qxx
Hello Irene, my little Lucrezia Borgia of the BPC board, I do hope that you and your family are well. So I wasn't too far out with my predictions in T&T after all..
Chesh, it's all the sauce they have to cover the bland food in to make it palatable ;p
Ooh, Maneater and his 18 troll messages have disappeared. What a serious loss to the board. Let's see if we can get rid of a few more...
Hi only6greens, Although never designed for the purpose, VHF signals can also be detected by satellites. This enables AIS signals to be detected mid ocean hundreds of miles from any land based receiver. The drawback: Due to the nature of satellite orbits and their trajectories, satellite AIS receivers cannot pick up AIS messages as frequently as terrestrial receivers which are in a fixed position. Also, VHF signals received by satellite do not use time slots, meaning that satellite detected AIS data provides valuable but less granular vessel position records than land based receivers. The satellites all have different orbits and will pick up different vessels, may just be in a poor spot on the satellite front. Hope this helps Q
Hi only6greens, good evening. Yes a ship can run 'dark', that's a decision for the Master/company. The problem with doing that is you can end up on a international sanctions list (see previous messages) . There is another issue. I now work in insurance and know that we constantly monitor vessels via so going dark will cause issues there too. I don't know if you saw my message earlier on today in the day which explained how AIS works and why things go quiet once more than 25 miles off land? With the publicity surrounding this voyage I doubt there would be anything to be gained by running dark
Hi JRTE,
AIS is not the same as GPS (Global Positioning System). Whilst GPS is a satellite-based navigation system which works in any weather conditions and in any position in the world, AIS is broadcast on VHF radio waves. VHF radio waves travel in straight lines. This means that the transmission distance approximates to line of sight limits, roughly 20-30 miles from land receivers situated on high locations and is limited by the curvature of the earth. VHF radio waves are also effected by atmospheric conditions and landmass, resulting in variances in the range of signal and reach of land based receivers.
Although never designed for the purpose, VHF signals can also be detected by satellites. This enables AIS signals to be detected mid ocean hundreds of miles from any land based receiver. The drawback: Due to the nature of satellite orbits and their trajectories, satellite AIS receivers cannot pick up AIS messages as frequently as terrestrial receivers which are in a fixed position. Also, VHF signals received by satellite do not use time slots, meaning that satellite detected AIS data provides valuable but less granular vessel position records than land based receivers. Hope this clarifies Q
On AHSV's (know nothing about rigs..)
I spent most of my time in Cunard cargo fleet (when they had one!) and then worked for the last 6 years in the North Sea oil industry, all I can say is I wouldn't want to be working in those confines now without strict covid precautions
DBC, I have to disagree strongly, I spent 15 years at sea, social distancing is not possible onboard, one only has to look at passenger ships and how it spread around those. My opinion of course
Hi Ross, hope you are well. Yes I would agree: Rule 3 of the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea states--The term “vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre” means a vessel which from the nature of her work is restricted in her ability to manoeuvre as required by these Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel. The term “vessels restricted in their ability to manoeuvre” shall include but not be limited to:
a vessel engaged in laying, servicing or picking up a navigation mark, submarine cable or pipeline;
a vessel engaged in dredging, surveying or underwater operations....
Any ship will do a last minute top up of potable water, odds and sods, perishable food which can only be kept in the general fridge (e.g. Salad, greens etc) will be loaded last minute as they go off the fastest. Re the RW, I think the Icemax has a rather low top speed of 12 knots so she won't be out running anything..
I note that the Icemax is on the harbour wall. Access to the vessel for delivery of certain items may be restricted. In the days running up to departure, a vessel will be taking on stores, water, fuel etc. Tenders will be alongside delivering all of this. Despite the highly manoeuvrable nature of the vessel, I would doubt that port authorities will allow a vessel to enter or leave without tugs being in attendance. The pilot & captain will use the equipment on board e.g. Thrusters, variable pitch propellors etc first rather than the brute force of a tug for this type of vessel, they will be there incase of emergency
Ah OK! :) Have a lovely day