Storm Damage to a ferry in 'Storm Imogen'

ValDa
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edited February 2016 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

Don't rush to board a ferry if you know bad weather is on the way.  Here's what can happen in winds like we had at the weekend:

Irish Ferry Damage to vehicles

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  • RedKite
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    edited February 2016 #2

    Hi Valda,

    What a horrendous shots of what can happened in this stormy weather.  Brittany ferries cancelled a lot of their sailings and hope all alright when we go over to France in a fortnight's time.

    I always find your posts very interesting.

  • DJG
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    edited February 2016 #3

    One reason why we use the tunnel. Plus my wife is sea sick on a canal!!!

  • Kennine
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    edited February 2016 #4

    Ferries have anchor points on every car deck to which retaining chains from each vehicle can be attached if there are storms forecast.  Obviously they were not used properly on this crossing.  

    Poor seamanship.   

    K 

     

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  • SteveL
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    edited February 2016 #6

    Would chains have held an HGV in place in storm Imogen? there seems to be a lot of stuff thrown around that couldn't have been pinned down. I just wonder if they'd looked at the weather forecast

  • Oldgirl and Staffy
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    edited February 2016 #7

    We crossed in  fairly blustery weather recently with Brittany Ferries and they put chocks under the wheels of each vehicle.  I agree with the poster above that it does seem as if no real precautions were taken on this ferry.  There is no sign on the photos
    of either chocks or chains to secure the vehicles.....

  • peedee
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    edited February 2016 #8

    Horrendous! Most sensible ferry companies cancelled their sailings.

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  • peedee
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    edited February 2016 #10

    Probably like Eurotunnel, its down to you to make sure your vehicle is secure?????  I got caught when my handbrake didn't hold when the train jerked. See

    >here<      I later found out that cost my insurance company £9000 for a few scratches on the bonnet of the car behind. Some people sure know how to rip off insurance companies.

    peedee

  • ValDa
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    edited February 2016 #11

    I doubt that chocks would have been of much use on the ferry  pictured!

  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2016 #12

    I doubt that chocks would have been of much use on the ferry  pictured!

    Chocks wouldn't, but chains to the securing points on the deck would have

  • Fledgeling
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    edited February 2016 #13

    It's this sort of thing that puts me off travelling on a ferry as we would have had to leave our dog in the car. Hate to think of any animal potentially being in one of those vehicles Don't cry

  • brue
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    edited February 2016 #14

    The crew loading a ferry usually take good care and pride in securing the cargo. Just imagine what it's like for the crew and passengers in severe weather, at least no lives were lost.

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  • IanH
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    edited February 2016 #16

    We once travelled from Jersey to Portsmouth via Guernsey on a ferry in the worst weather I've ever seen. The wind was howling and the waves were massive.

    We left Jersey at 7:15am and didn't get to Guernsey until 1:15pm! Then we left Guernsey at 3:15pm and arrived in Portsmouth at 9:30pm - two 6 hour journeys and a total of over 14 hours on the ferry (in normal conditions it takes less than 4 hours) with waves
    passing right over the top of the ferry. There was furniture flying through the air and people being ill all over the place.
    Frown

    I fully expected the car to look like those in the photos above, but it was fine.

  • MichaelT
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    edited February 2016 #17

    So now we know why they don't allow passengers on the car deck whilst at sea.

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