Dawn in Gladstone today

The Pacific Dawn is going to stop for fuel today at Gladstone. Port schedule says 9:30 arrival.

It'll then be late into Brisbane by a couple of hours on Saturday.

Gladstone

PACIFIC DAWN

External ISS OFFICE 10/02/2012 09:30

SEA North Anchorage 12

Confirmed

Brisbane

PACIFIC DAWN Arrival ISS VT 11/02/2012 01:00 11/02/2012 05:30

Brisbane Cruise Terminal Scheduled

both time were taken at 7.30 am 10/02/2012

Handy to have a gas station on the way home.:D

Will they still get Fly Buys?

They won't be in port. The Dawn is anchored out from Tannum Sands now and is going to be refuelled by a barge!

Wonder who the current Captain is?

Seems a bit strange to take a ship with 2,000 passengers plus crew off from Brisbane on a Pacific cruise without enough fuel to get back to home .:mad:

Seems a bit strange to take a ship with 2,000 passengers plus crew off from Brisbane on a Pacific cruise without enough fuel to get back to home .:mad:

I think you may find that they might have used a lot more fuel to get back, especially if they took a longer rote then normal or if the Captain has put his foot down in places to by pass the Cyclone.

Also someone on another forum said they might also not have been able to refuel in Noumea due to the bunkering demands of the extra ships at shelter.

They won't be in port. The Dawn is anchored out from Tannum Sands now and is going to be refuelled by a barge!

Tannum Sands in the distance:

Facing Facing Island

Just thought I may fill you all in on why we are here, or what we where told...

I'm currently sitting on the dawn, in the atrium listening to live music:D

Has been an interesting cruise...

We where meant to be going to Port Vila, but couldn't due to Tropical Cyclone Jasmine, So we took our time to head back to Noumea from Lifou, as we where then ahead of schedule.

One we got to Noumea, the Captian (I can't remember his name, but he is Italian) was told that Brisbane does not have enough fuel to fill the ship for the next cruise, but that Gladstone would, so that is why we are here :o

We where going full speed all night, was a very rough ride...

I believe it is because where where taking out time initially, as we where ahead of schedule, but with this unexpected stop over, we are now behind schedule, and will be arriving late to Brisbane tomorrow...

Just thought I may fill you all in on why we are here, or what we where told...

 

I'm currently sitting on the dawn, in the atrium listening to live music:D

Has been an interesting cruise...

We where meant to be going to Port Vila, but couldn't due to Tropical Cyclone Jasmine, So we took our time to head back to Noumea from Lifou, as we where then ahead of schedule.

One we got to Noumea, the Captian (I can't remember his name, but he is Italian) was told that Brisbane does not have enough fuel to fill the ship for the next cruise, but that Gladstone would, so that is why we are here :o

We where going full speed all night, was a very rough ride...

I believe it is because where where taking out time initially, as we where ahead of schedule, but with this unexpected stop over, we are now behind schedule, and will be arriving late to Brisbane tomorrow...

Thank you for the update. Its always good to get the real oil from on board.

Enjoy the run to Brisbane..:D:D

Thank you for the update Technikhaus :)

Interesting...

a good 20 odd passengers have just been removed from the Ship by federal Police using one of the Tenders escorted by police boats...:eek:

Sounds like a cruise you wont forget in a hurry.:eek:

Wonder if it was too many sea days that got to the "odd passengers"?:(

20 does sound a lot to be escorted ashore by the Federal Police.

Wonder why they did wait till they got to Brisbane?

I thought there was a brig on board, and I have heard of people being confined to their cabins.

They have swung around to look at other ships at anchor off the busy port of Gladstone.

It looks like an ore , or coal carrier?

We're properly moving now, off to Brizzie....

Hi, it has been on our news...that there was a brawl onboard Pacific Dawn and 17 people were removed.

kind regards, Lorraine:):)

Interesting...

a good 20 odd passengers have just been removed from the Ship by federal Police using one of the Tenders escorted by police boats...:eek:

Someone just posted on the P&O Facebook page that Ten news has a story on a huge brawl on the Pacific Dawn.. :eek:

Yep, just watched it on 10 news!

So is that the REAL reason they stopped??? As someone else said, a bit strange that it left without enough fuel.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/police-drag-rioters-off-cruise-ship/story-e6freoof-1226268095866

Another story: http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2012/02/10/hoons-cast-ship-one-arrested/

So is that the REAL reason they stopped??? As someone else said, a bit strange that it left without enough fuel.

 

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/police-drag-rioters-off-cruise-ship/story-e6freoof-1226268095866

Wellllll.......it has been known for a few days that they were refuelling in Gladstone. According to the news, the brawl only happened at 3 am today. :confused:

Wellllll.......it has been known for a few days that they were refuelling in Gladstone. According to the news, the brawl only happened at 3 am today. :confused:

Oh okay. I didn't realise the refuelling thing had been known. But why would they do that????Seems strange.

So is that the REAL reason they stopped??? As someone else said, a bit strange that it left without enough fuel.

 

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/police-drag-rioters-off-cruise-ship/story-e6freoof-1226268095866

It was announced onboard before the brawl at 1:30 this morning, that they were going to Gladestone for fuel.

(Opps - I didn't read page 2 before I posted)

Oh okay. I didn't realise the refuelling thing had been known. But why would they do that????Seems strange.

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Apparently there's a shortage of fuel at Brisbane,

and they more or less had some spare time to do it because they were coming from Noumea not Port Vila as per usual.