The Dream hit the dock in Nassau

[BruinEd03]

Can you post the pic please, or a link?

Ah. Now that I know who Scott is (DCL blog), I found the pic: https://twitter.com/sjohnson2316/status/914957045786451969

Wow, they did a really good job of patching and painting the dent.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

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I fixed it for ya!

 

[Capitalangel]

I fixed it for ya!

Thanks for that very much needed laugh this morning

 

[kay1864]

I know it looks (sorta) fine after repainting, but (a) this will cost DCL $$ to repair in drydock and (b) it might affect bookings from skittish passengers.

I'm guessing someone will lose their job over this, if it was human error. Not sure if it's the harbor pilot or the captain--I can't find anything online as to who was actually in command at the time. Does anyone know for sure in a docking situation like this?

On the other hand, it's possible it was a mechanical failure between the order to slow and the propellers engaging.

 

[Dug720]

From most reports I've read, the passengers were unaware of it happening. I've read more than one report of people on their verandahs who didn't know they had hit anything.

Not negating what happened, but if people didn't even feel it, no real need to be skittish.

 

[kay1864]

From most reports I've read, the passengers were unaware of it happening. I've read more than one report of people on their verandahs who didn't know they had hit anything.

Not negating what happened, but if people didn't even feel it, no real need to be skittish.

Oh I didn't mean people who were onboard at the time. I meant people who see headlines like "Disney Dream crashes in the Bahamas", or see pictures, especially before it was repainted.

 

[kmix78]

I fixed it for ya!

Omg, love this! Lol

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Thanks for that very much needed laugh this morning

Your welcome! I had fun throwing it together on my lunch break yesterday.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Omg, love this! Lol

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

 

[Capt_BJ]

Not sure if it's the harbor pilot or the captain--I can't find anything online as to who was actually in command at the time. Does anyone know for sure in a docking situation like this?

I know for sure and have commented on this point ......

btw 'command' and 'control' and 'steering' have VERY different (legal) meanings on the bridge of a ship ....

The Captain/Master was 'in command'

a helmsman was 'steering'

and 'control' was legally in the hands of the pilot - that's what he's paid to do ....

 

[CamColt]

I fixed it for ya!

Thank You!!!

 

[insureman]

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That was awesome!

 

[Evil Queen 2]

I fixed it for ya!

Absolutely fantastic!!! Thanks for fixing the video for us.

 

[Coach]

I just watched the Dream leave Nassau. I can't really see but it looks like they did a very good job fixing the damage....

 

[tvguy]

Funny, you can buy a $18,000 Ford Focus that will park itself, but Disney didn't get that option on a $900 million cruise ship.

 

[dcassetta]

Saturday morning in Nassau. Not too bad. They'll do further repairs the next time she goes into dry-dock.

 

[lorimay]

We were on The Fantasy last week and our Palo Server told us about the Dreams "little accident".
He said "heads were gonna roll", but I think he was being amusing.

 

[Dug720]

Watching her leave, it looks like they might have done even more repair work.

 

[insureman]

I'm guessing they lost control from the pilot house. There appears to be nothing happening prop wash wise as they drift towards the pier. Then suddenly LOTS of prop wash from both main engines and stern thrusters. It could be 'ah **** or in nicer words 'loss of situational awareness' but there's a bunch of folks on the stern ready to handle lines .... I'm SURE they were telling the bridge what was happening .. foot by painful foot.

I've had similar happen to me. Once I was heading towards a still closed drawbridge and moved the throttle to stop, to slow and wait for the bridge to open. NOTHING HAPPENED and we continued at speed. PUCKER MOMENT ..... seems someone in the control room had pressed the button shifting control away from the bridge - it was a BOO BOO. It takes just a little time to switch back, but it also takes a little time to figure out what's wrong and in that time the ship - a BIG mass - continues to move. In my case I had room to maneuver and full rudder allowed me to do a 360 turn and stay away from the bridge until the situation was in hand.

Like I said, just a guess .... all it takes is for the wrong circuit breaker to choose just the wrong time to pop, or someone to press the wrong button and OOPS ....

ya could say they got off lucky

If you're gonna hit, aim for something FLAT .... corners hurt more ....

if they'd caught the corner they might have a gash rather than a dent.

We had an incident in Rota Spain in the early 70's where we snapped a shear pin on the throttle valve actuator and almost rammed a Portuguese minesweeper. A quick thinking chief machinist mate in the engine room took over manually and prevented an embarrassing problem.

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

I was on a cruiser in the late 80's (an old Leahy class) which was longer than a city block. We were twisting away from the pier in Manama, Bahrain when the Captain called back to the fantail safety officer for distance to the pier. I was part of the navigation team and heard the fantail safety officer call out "40 feet...30 feet..." right before the stern of the ship bashed the pier. I was snickering up my sleeve as I wasn't responsible. The Captain was less than pleased.