eclipse still in port 10;25pm on 28th ???????

[c-legs]

Hi

Due out at 4;30pm. All pax onboard. regular routine. BUT still in port at 10;25pm.... and initial next call now Ketchikan instead of ISP....Any body knows ?

[megr1125]

Yes

 

Tug operators on strike. They refuse to remove fuel barge. I have a friend onboard. She suggested on another social media site that they may not sail until tomorrow.

 

https://maritime-executive.com/article/crews-strike-seaspan-s-tugboat-operations-at-canada-s-bc-ports#:~:text=The captains and other crew,collective bargaining agreement with Seaspan.

[upwarduk]

So, do the passengers get compensation?
Hard on Celebrity, as Eclipse cruises have already been impacted due to barnacle debacle.

[Fly and Sail]

1 hour ago, megr1125 said:

Yes

 

Tug operators on strike. They refuse to remove fuel barge. I have a friend onboard. She suggested on another social media site that they may not sail until tomorrow.

 

https://maritime-executive.com/article/crews-strike-seaspan-s-tugboat-operations-at-canada-s-bc-ports#:~:text=The captains and other crew,collective bargaining agreement with Seaspan.

 

Can't that barge just be pushed out of the way or towed by other vessels?

[megr1125]

Re moving barge: probably not.  The thing can't just float around the pier area and does not move on its own AFAIK

 

Compensation? Why does everyone immediately want money.  This is not X's issue

 

I'm not on the ship. It's 3AM YVR time and my friend is likely sleeping  but if she posts again and I have time  I'll report back.

[Fly and Sail]

The ship is still in port and it's now 3:20am PST

 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9404314

[gold1953]

3 hours ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

Can't that barge just be pushed out of the way or towed by other vessels?

not how it works . Tug boats have power that others don't plus there are liability issues. Also doing such a thing would damage another type of vessel

[Fly and Sail]

9 minutes ago, gold1953 said:

not how it works . Tug boats have power that others don't plus there are liability issues. Also doing such a thing would damage another type of vessel

 

If I understand it right then these boats serve no other purpose at the moment than to be in the way. It's the barge operators problem if the barge get damaged when they take part in a strike action and are towed/pushed.

[gold1953]

1 minute ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

If I understand it right then these boats serve no other purpose at the moment than to be in the way. It's the barge operators problem if the barge get damaged when they take part in a strike action and are towed/pushed.

only tugs are built to push and pull other vessels. Any other type of boat will be damaged.

the barge may have been just left there by the tugs when the strike started

 

[jelayne]

6 hours ago, upwarduk said:

So, do the passengers get compensation?
Hard on Celebrity, as Eclipse cruises have already been impacted due to barnacle debacle.

I guess passengers could try and get compensated by the tug operators.  

[cruisestitch]

Or the striking workers or the lawmakers who allow strikes or the voters who voted the lawmakers in🤪

[Denny01]

Deleted: Too early in the morning to get smarty!

 

Den

Edited August 29, 2022 by Denny01

[twincheryl]

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/strike-action-by-tugboat-workers-strands-cruise-ship-in-vancouver-passengers-1.6046681

[stavy]

Has the ship been able to start their cruise?  We are on September 16 solstice out of Vancouver. Hope we won’t be affected…

[twincheryl]

4 minutes ago, stavy said:

Has the ship been able to start their cruise?  We are on September 16 solstice out of Vancouver. Hope we won’t be affected…

Nope… we have friends on board… we’re supposed to board this Sunday so hope they get it figured out. What a bummer for those aboard now!

[wrp96]

Last I heard the ship is still stuck in Vancouver.

[rudedoggy87]

I wonder why the Eclipse is the ship that drew the lucky straw to be targeted? All the other ships came and went yesterday. Disney Wonder just docked this morning (on time) next to Eclipse.

[Fly and Sail]

11 minutes ago, wrp96 said:

Last I heard the ship is still stuck in Vancouver.

 

Yep that's what the locator says that I posted above. Such a disgrace.

[Barwick Cruiser]

15 minutes ago, rudedoggy87 said:

I wonder why the Eclipse is the ship that drew the lucky straw to be targeted? All the other ships came and went yesterday. Disney Wonder just docked this morning (on time) next to Eclipse.

Prob because they couldn’t just leave with the fuel barge alongside. Otherwise I’m sure Eclipse would’ve been long gone. 

[vermonter16]

Wow, that absolutely sucks for those passengers on board.  I wonder if they let them get off or if they have to just stay on the ship.

[rangerette]

10 minutes ago, vermonter16 said:

Wow, that absolutely sucks for those passengers on board.  I wonder if they let them get off or if they have to just stay on the ship.

They are still on board. 

[canderson]

There are 3 other tug companies there.  You think X could deliver a suitcase of cash to one of them and get things rolling again!

[Covepointcruiser]

Strikers don’t care about extra cash.    The more ships they can inconvenience the better.

[jelayne]

6 minutes ago, canderson said:

There are 3 other tug companies there.  You think X could deliver a suitcase of cash to one of them and get things rolling again!

That’s a incentive to stage a slow down or strike again.

[NevadaCruiser2023]

If the Cruise Lines deliver anyone a briefcase of money, it'll be to the owners of the tug companies. Or pressure them to settle the strike ASAP.  It's probably costing X money in the form of docking fees to stay tied up to the dock.