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      02-28-2012, 01:08 AM   #1
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Following the 'Turtles' (Tortugas)

Since the Asian King has his own thread, I figured our Turtles couldn't be left behind. So all of you who are currently on this ship, gather 'round



Ship Type: Vehicles carrier
Year Built: 2006
Length x Breadth: 199 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 61321, DeadWeight: 14512 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 12.3 / 9.8 knots
Flag: United Kingdom [UK]
Call Sign: MVQH7

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Here are some pictures I took of our voyage so far:

02/20/12 - In Bremerhaven


02/25/12 - Loading our vehicles..


02/25/12 - And we're on our way


02/25/12 - Passing the 'Wadden'


02/25/12 - On the North Sea, passing the Netherlands.. so crowded there, they better not crash!


02/26/12 - Arrived at the Belgian coast.. now we wait a bit


02/26/12 - Waiting to enter port can be a bit boring


02/27/12 - And we're cleared for lan... errr.. you know what I mean =)


02/27/12 - Doing some loading and unloading, scheduled to depart again on the 28th


And so we wait until we head to our next port in the UK =)
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Btw, the next picture is of a different but similar ship as the Tortugas, it gives a nice visual of how the ships are loaded

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Wow! Thanks for the pics! I never knew the process in shipping a car. This is really cool indeed.
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Man forget the Tortugas. Asian King is where it's at, son.

We've got a music video for our cargo ship -- beat that!
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Man forget the Tortugas. Asian King is where it's at, son.

We've got a music video for our cargo ship -- beat that!
Your ship didn't even make it to Bremerhaven yet, so lets first see if that bucket of rust can make it to port before we even start to see if you guys are allowed on board





btw, for those who have nothing to do and wonder about life on board our ship, this pdf contains an article (page 16-21) about just that =)
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Your ship didn't even make it to Bremerhaven yet, so lets first see if that bucket of rust can make it to port before we even start to see if you guys are allowed on board





btw, for those who have nothing to do and wonder about life on board our ship, this pdf contains an article (page 16-21) about just that =)
nice work svache! now I don't feel as mental creating my thread.

I wish the Rusty King was as fast as the Tortugas, our voyage takes an extra 2 days!
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Alright - I think you win the award for 'most badass thread' :P I should be finding out today if I'm on the Tortugas.... All Hail the Queen!!!!
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You guys are ridiculous. Hahaha!
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Tortugas! Tortugas! Tortugas! Many of my friends are having babies lately in hospitals....my baby was born in a factory and is tucked in safely aboard Tortugas on its way to Cali!
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Welcome all

So, our carrier left Zeebrugge earlier today, at 2:36PM UTC, for Southampton, UK. Our ETA is to arrive there in about 3.5 hrs, so I figure we will be spending part of the night outside the port (unless they allow us to sail in during the night but I kind of doubt that). At least we're right on schedule

It seems to be pretty busy right now in the English Channel..


But thankfully there is a setting to make everyone else magically disappear


And here's an even better overview:


The air temperature is currently between 7.5 and 9 Celsius (abt 45-50F), and it seems the water temperature is about the same. 2 hours after we arrive, it will be high tide, which lasts until about 9 AM. There is about 5 NM visibility and there is currently a pretty strong headwind (which will get less by the time we get closer to port). The waves are about 1 meter high (about 3 feet), which is nothing to what we currently see in Hawaii (8 feet currently but a couple of weeks ago up to 20). And this concludes your current conditions.


Btw, for those wondering if I have nothing better to do: I guess I do but I don't really feel like it at the moment
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So... about my earlier s**t-talking about how the Asian King > Tortugas... turns out.... I think I'm actually on the Tortugas. Checking with my CA now for confirmation, but MyBMW says I'm en route so it's gotta be the Turtles.

Anyway, GJ Svache on the real time updates. Keep 'em comin.

*Update*: Just got confirmation from my CA that my car is indeed on The Tortugas. Wahoo! Glad to be aboard. *blasts ship horn*

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So... about my earlier s**t-talking about how the Asian King > Tortugas... turns out.... I think I'm actually on the Tortugas. Checking with my CA now for confirmation, but MyBMW says I'm en route so it's gotta be the Turtles.

Anyway, GJ Svache on the real time updates. *blasts ship horn*

*Update*: Just got confirmation from my CA that my car is indeed on The Tortugas. Wahoo! Glad to be aboard. *blasts ship horn*
lmao funny how that backfired and actually put you on our ship instead but hey, you're welcome on our ship regardless, plus we're safer and faster (one thing worth to mention is how our ship outsmarted pirates last year near Africa, while the Asian Glory was not so lucky earlier in January last year (close enough to Asian King imo haha) ).
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Woah, crazy story bro. Hope that Cap'n got a raise. I swear, if those infernal Somali pirates take my F30 hostage, there will be hell to pay. I'm sure the route is out of their sphere of influence though. Seems like modern cargo ships who sail around Africa need a gunner.
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Woah, crazy story bro. Hope that Cap'n got a raise. I swear, if those infernal Somali pirates take my F30 hostage, there will be hell to pay. I'm sure the route is out of their sphere of influence though. Seems like modern cargo ships who sail around Africa need a gunner.
I agree, it's crazy in Africa with all those pirates

As far as raises go, they all should get a raise imo, some of them like the filipinos get way underpaid (if I have to believe the article I mentioned a couple of posts above).
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Soo here's another status update as we arrived in Southampton at around 5:04 AM CET. It is mostly cloudy outside and there is a temperature of about 48°F. The wind is coming from the South to South-West at 4 mph, there is a 20% chance of rain and the humidity is 93%. I hope you all enjoy your stay here and if you decide to leave the ship, please don't wander too far off as we will be leaving a later today at around 8 PM CET for the big crossing towards Manzanillo, Panama.


Our entrance into the port


Moored in the port


And using our super-special-super-secret-satellite, here's a close-up of our ship from above..
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So your cars are all making a visit to see the Queen ??

Great thread SVache LOL !!!

You're making it very exciting ... better than those mermaid singing for the Asian King!

I wish my car was part of that same boat as you guys, a funny bunch!
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So your cars are all making a visit to see the Queen ??

Great thread SVache LOL !!!

You're making it very exciting ... better than those mermaid singing for the Asian King!

I wish my car was part of that same boat as you guys, a funny bunch!
Well, we were going to see the Queen but as it turns out, the museum is not open yet.. http://www.easier.com/99933-rms-quee...ty-museum.html

Thanks =) I'm sure that the rust bucket King will get an exiting thread as well

And who knows, there might be another thread coming for your ship when yours is being shipped =) When/where do you leave your car after the ED?
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am Planning on leaving my car on the 25th of April from the capital of France... so end of April would be my guess for its shipping and boat transport toward the US.

Add to that 7 weeks... so July 1st would be my re-delivery at the local dealership...

Is that a realistic schedule?
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Just clicked on Google street view to see what's happening in port right now... Oh s**t!! LOL
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am Planning on leaving my car on the 25th of April from the capital of France... so end of April would be my guess for its shipping and boat transport toward the US.

Add to that 7 weeks... so July 1st would be my re-delivery at the local dealership...

Is that a realistic schedule?
April 25 in Paris.. I'm guessing it will then be transported to the port in Zeebrugge, Belgium (seeing how every ship to Port Hueneme is docking there first and since it's closer than Bremerhaven). That distance is not too much, could be done in a day but when I look at the calendar of WW, the last ship it shows will sail on April 23 and arrival in CA at May 16. Most likely it takes then 14 days or so for the next ship to come around and I'm guessing you will be on that one, your car might arrive at the end of May, making a June delivery even possible if everything goes smoothly
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Just clicked on Google street view to see what's happening in port right now... Oh s**t!! LOL
Hahaha omg


Btw, I'm a bit confused.. those on the ship are pirates, but those with the hands up are too? lmao
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