HAMBURGCruiser Posted November 13, 2006 #26 Share Posted November 13, 2006 all the individual webcams reffered to are collected on ONE website available via www.htk-hamburg.com The world's largest ocean liner, the QUEEN MARY 2, has arrived in Hamburg on November 12, 2006 at Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, and been docked in dry dock ELBE 17. In the course of her previous yard period in the time from May 6 to 10, 2006, one of the four engine pods, a so-called Mermaid Pod, which had been damaged when leaving Port Everglades / Florida, was removed to be repaired by Blohm + Voss Repair. From November 12 to 17, 2006, the pod weighing approx. 270 t will be reinstalled. In addition to this, all balconies will be provided with a sprinkler system and the bridge wings will be extended by 2 meters. The QUEEN MARY 2 has arrived in Hamburg without passengers on board and leave the port of Hamburg on November 17, 2006, at about 2.00 h for Southampton from where she will start a transatlantic passage to Fort Lauderdale and, subsequently, a western Caribbean cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanLiner Posted November 14, 2006 Author #27 Share Posted November 14, 2006 The QM2 bridge web cam has been turned back on while in drydock! It has been out of service since November 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgsmuzzy Posted November 14, 2006 #28 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Excellent:p I had given up checking to see whether it had been turned back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMBURGCruiser Posted November 16, 2006 #29 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Friends, just giving notice to all that repair jobs have been completed earlier than sheduled. Blohm+Voss drydock is presently flooded. The pilot is said to go onboard at abt. midnight (12:00 pm local time or GMT +1) and QM2 will leave Hamburg one hour later for Southampton. Good viewing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgsmuzzy Posted November 16, 2006 #30 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Good news indeed. Hopefully the vibration will have gone now as the three other pods will not have to work as hard. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMBURGCruiser Posted November 16, 2006 #31 Share Posted November 16, 2006 latest info: it will take QM2 abt. 1 to 1 1/2 hour after leaving Hamburg Port to reach this LIVE WEBCAM http://www.elbdeichcam.de/ which is half way down to the Northern Sea. Besides the Webcam have a look at the Link called [Lageplan aller Schiffe im Bereich] which will show you how QM2 is proceeding to the position of the Webcam. Scroll over the points giving you aditional details abt. the individual vessel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgsmuzzy Posted November 16, 2006 #32 Share Posted November 16, 2006 That's great, but I do not think I will still be up by then! Looking forward to seeing her bridgecam tomorrow and seeing her back in the open sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLTO Posted November 16, 2006 #33 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Does anyone have an idea of when she will be in the Solent on her way back to Southampton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanLiner Posted November 17, 2006 Author #34 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Good news indeed. Hopefully the vibration will have gone now as the three other pods will not have to work as hard. Thanks for the info. Tell us about the vibration. This is the first that I have heard of this. Was it there before the accident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgsmuzzy Posted November 17, 2006 #35 Share Posted November 17, 2006 The vibration could really be felt from midships to aft on 2 and 3 deck, and higher up the decks aft. We were told that it was caused by the lone pod azimuthing outwards to account for the two pods output on the other side. Thus, the pod was working slightly against the flow of water, causing a vibration that was quite pronounced that definately was not there when we sailed twice in 2004. Also, the ship was still run at normal cruising speed on just the three pods, meaning that the three were running at full tilt instead of about 90% power. Apparently, below decks where there is no soundproofing, it really was bloody loud and quite disconcerting. One of the crew members told me that the chief engineer estimated that the damage the vibration caused could have taken 10 years off the life of the superstructure. Whether that is speculation, I do not know, but on an $800m ship, that is a serious amount of money potentially lost. Good to see her underway now though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusyl Posted November 17, 2006 #36 Share Posted November 17, 2006 If you look at the QE2s bridge cam I think we will be able to see the QM2s arrival in Southampton today. My crew member friend will join the ship today in Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgsmuzzy Posted November 17, 2006 #37 Share Posted November 17, 2006 what time is she arriving? Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusyl Posted November 17, 2006 #38 Share Posted November 17, 2006 http://aisfree.aislive.com/Influx.aspx?Map=Port%20of%20Southampton Anyone know how to determine the arrival time from this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgsmuzzy Posted November 17, 2006 #39 Share Posted November 17, 2006 says I need to sign in:mad: Found this one though, which shows up to 30 nautical miles out from Southampton. No sign of her yet though. Makes you appreciate how bust that section of water is! http://www.ais-live.co.uk/AIS%20Live/page2a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer Posted November 17, 2006 #40 Share Posted November 17, 2006 As at an hour ago, she was off the Dutch coast - http://aisfree.aislive.com/Influx.aspx?Map=Dutch%20Coast%20North. According to Southhampton shipping movements, she is due to dock at 06.00 tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transat_jon Posted November 17, 2006 #41 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Southampton VTS confirm QM2 arrival as 18Nov06 at 06:00am at piers 38/29 (the usual Cunard spot). She sails for Fort Lauderdale at 18:00. http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/shipping_movments.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMBURGCruiser Posted November 18, 2006 #42 Share Posted November 18, 2006 http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/webcams/eastern_docks_webcam.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RobertQM2 Posted November 18, 2006 #44 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Hello to all of you. Has anbody got some pics with the new extended bridgewings which were fitted at Hamburg? Would be nice to find some in here. All the best for those crossing from East to West this late afternoon from Austria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMBURGCruiser Posted November 22, 2006 #45 Share Posted November 22, 2006 this is the only picture I could find sofar http://view.stern.de/fc/serie/33410/?pos=1 after repair and modifications at Blohm + Voss. Queen Mary 2 with extended bridge wings by 2 meters is leaving Hamburg for Southampton very early in the morning of Nov18,2006 Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnhmrk Posted November 22, 2006 #46 Share Posted November 22, 2006 this is the only picture I could find sofar http://view.stern.de/fc/serie/33410/?pos=1 after repair and modifications at Blohm + Voss. Queen Mary 2 with extended bridge wings by 2 meters is leaving Hamburg for Southampton very early in the morning of Nov18,2006 Joe Those bridge wings make her look top heavy. They've changes her forward appearance quite substantially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuranzuMaru Posted November 22, 2006 #47 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Function over form. From the photo she is starting to look like a Princess ship:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgsmuzzy Posted November 22, 2006 #48 Share Posted November 22, 2006 :p wow, she is beginning to look like a hammerhead shark..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanLiner Posted November 23, 2006 Author #49 Share Posted November 23, 2006 From that one picture it does look like B&V did a good job of blending everything together, but she does look a bit odd at this angle. I wonder what all the ship modelers are going to do about this?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMBURGCruiser Posted November 24, 2006 #50 Share Posted November 24, 2006 on searching for more pictures of the extended bridge wings I came across this very good Phote Gallery http://www.02cruise.com/lines/Cunard/Queen%20Mary%202/photos/ still the unmodified style but worth to have a look at Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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