Dawn pitstop

[BBTT]

Was watching the Dawn leave Bermuda yesterday and as it was steaming around the island past town cut it stopped for about 5-10 minutes. It pulled to an angle and a smaller boat docked at the deck 4 access door. It finally set off as normal out to sea.Maybe a late passenger or medical..Anyone hear anything????

[smeyer418]

Was watching the Dawn leave Bermuda yesterday and as it was steaming around the island past town cut it stopped for about 5-10 minutes. It pulled to an angle and a smaller boat docked at the deck 4 access door. It finally set off as normal out to sea.Maybe a late passenger or medical..Anyone hear anything????

 

Its too far to see but it could also be the Pilot boat....

[Barb Nahoumi]

That's what I was thinking.

 

Barb

[KeystoneCruiser]

I was on the Dawn a few weeks ago and we were eating dinner in LaTrattatoria as we sailed from Bermuda and we watched out the large windows as the pilot boat pulled up, we slowed down (but did not stop) and the pilot boat pulled away, the people on board waving at us as we left. Doesn't a local pilot board the ship on the approach and then disembarks to a waiting pilot boat as the ship leaves their control area?

[b-c-k-a]

yes, and the local pilot is the one who actually 'drives' in and out of the port

[smeyer418]

The pilot doesn't drive anything. He makes recommendations to the captain(except in the Panama canal were he is in control of the ship).