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Old 03-23-2011, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by theunclesam
For those of us who's MINI is in the Atlantic right now, it looks like they might be in a for a fun ride:



Source: http://weather.gmdss.org/bulletins/M...403313931.html

Disclaimer: I have no idea if those seas are rough for a 800ft long cargo ship. Also, I don't know how to exactly read marine METARs. I'm a pilot, not a ship captain.
i feel like the cargo ships will plow threw that like a 4x4 in the snow
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 01:40 PM
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I think they'll have to fasten their seat belts though.

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Old 03-23-2011, 01:45 PM
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My ships location hasn't changed for almost a day and half....arrrrrrghhhh!!!!
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shi...html?call=SKWI

Tried the other two boat tracking services above and the location of the Tristan (SKWI) hasn't updated on one and the other shows the ship as a trawler and in port. Ha!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 01:58 PM
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I saw the same thing with my ship. They would post their position at 6, noon, and 6PM, but not at midnight. Then they seemed to drop off the map just before docking. Turns out they had already docked and unloaded!

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Old 03-23-2011, 02:00 PM
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Mine was in the middle of the Atlantic when it disappeared...hope it's not in the Bermuda Triangle!!!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Grimnebulin
Mine was in the middle of the Atlantic when it disappeared...hope it's not in the Bermuda Triangle!!!
Talisman sunk it!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 02:03 PM
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Would you believe a hell-of-a head wind???

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Old 03-23-2011, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by buckland
Would you believe a hell-of-a head wind???

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Yeah, that's what I saw. I don't know much about ships, but do they change course to get a tail wind?
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 04:00 PM
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If it was a sail boat, the more wind, the better, to a point. But I think in this case they will just barge through it.

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Old 03-23-2011, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by theunclesam
Talisman sunk it!
Yeah talisman is badass
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 05:53 PM
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It's alive!!! Tristan - 1, Talisman - 0.
 
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The TOPEKA is now at the dock in Baltimore. Of course there's one heck of a storm blowing through there right now. Hopefully our MINI's will get into the VDC tomorrow!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 07:55 PM
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^ Congrats!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jsjohnson
The TOPEKA is now at the dock in Baltimore. Of course there's one heck of a storm blowing through there right now. Hopefully our MINI's will get into the VDC tomorrow!
YAY GO TO IT... GO TO YOUR BABY!!!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jsjohnson
The TOPEKA is now at the dock in Baltimore. Of course there's one heck of a storm blowing through there right now. Hopefully our MINI's will get into the VDC tomorrow!
Thanks for the update!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jsjohnson
The TOPEKA is now at the dock in Baltimore. Of course there's one heck of a storm blowing through there right now. Hopefully our MINI's will get into the VDC tomorrow!
+2
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 11:21 PM
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Just called ASKMINI. It is the paint shop!! Woohoo!!!
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by darthhen
Just called ASKMINI. It is the paint shop!! Woohoo!!!
you called at 2am
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Achilles honor
you called at 2am
Nope. I'm in California...so I think it was 11 something when I called.

 
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Old 03-24-2011, 08:17 AM
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Nope. I'm in California...so I think it was 11 something when I called.

oh was it the automatic system?
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 08:38 AM
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Yeah...automated system. Supposed to be done today. I'll call later and find out.
 
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Baby is born. Completed yesterday...status is now "Released to Carrier and is Awaiting Transport to Port of Exit"
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 09:04 AM
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Baby is born. Completed yesterday...status is now "Released to Carrier and is Awaiting Transport to Port of Exit"
nice congratulations
 
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Originally Posted by jsjohnson
The TOPEKA is now at the dock in Baltimore. Of course there's one heck of a storm blowing through there right now. Hopefully our MINI's will get into the VDC tomorrow!
YES!
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 03:20 PM
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RDemo2, minipilot515, Claudia13, others??, looks like we all came over on the Topeka. I know the ship has set sail out of Port Baltimore, so our Mini's should all be on shore. I don't have anything updated at all regarding getting into VDC. So when any of you hear something, post up. I'll do the same.

I'll probably get in touch with my MA tomorrow to see what he knows.
 
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