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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 10, 2011 10:03:11 GMT -8
It was an interesting piece. I had it on my PVR. Although covering the Super C's, they used a lot of stock video including car deck and exteriors of the slides of the New West. I particularly liked the graphic representing Active Pass. Would love to see that done accurately. Most of the video is of machinery spaces that the public doesn't see which is nice.
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Post by DENelson83 on Feb 10, 2011 12:38:40 GMT -8
Here it is!
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Post by mrdot on Feb 10, 2011 13:44:31 GMT -8
:)thanks for putting this up! I don't know that this is a favorite, but I've loaded it as so! maybe I will grow to love these wonderships?when the shrinkwraps come off! but defenitely not made on the coast! ???mrdot.
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Post by Mill Bay on Feb 11, 2011 15:09:46 GMT -8
That was a very nice little video. Markus, you and all the guys a FSG should smile with pride that your work and designs are getting recognition over here. I especially liked the videos comparing the Hi-Fog suppression system to traditional fire suppression. The Hi-Fog system may just be the greatest advance in firefighting technology we have seen, especially at sea where fire is hard to escape.
Very nice graphic representations of the ship, but I'm surprised someone didn't jump up and point out that the Celebration is not a Super-C class, because she's a coastal class. I thought it was also kind of amusing that the shot of actually driving onto the ferry was not even the Celebration (cough, cough... Queen of New Westminster ;D), and that the example of the evacuation systems also did not happen to be a video of the Celebration.
I also found it interesting that the video shows there has to be a crewman guarding the anchors. I would guess that is will going through Active Pass, but I find it surprising since the Spirits seem to be able to automatically unlock the anchor gear remotely. Maybe it is because the anchor stations are not directly visible from the bridge on the Coastals.
All in all, a fine tribute to the best named member of the Coastal Class.
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Feb 27, 2011 21:18:07 GMT -8
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Post by deepsea on Mar 3, 2011 15:32:32 GMT -8
CC is in service today as an additional sailing. Proof? I saw her  |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Mar 21, 2011 21:23:35 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration departing Berth 5, Tsawwassen. (Photo taken yesterday) ...with the Skeena Queen at Swartz Bay
...with the SOVI at Swartz Bay
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Apr 9, 2011 16:59:06 GMT -8
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 3, 2011 22:01:31 GMT -8
Do we have two Coastal Celebration's??? lol! Siitech is messed up tonight as they are showing her in black at Tsawwassen. What does it mean when the symbol is black compared to the rest in blue??? When I look at Swartz Bay she is shown at Swartz Bay too! On the list when I zoom out so I can see Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen she is double listed on there, lol! She cant be in two places at once!
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Post by gordon on May 4, 2011 8:39:19 GMT -8
The Coastal Cellebration is docked in Swartz Bay
The banner photo is great another rought day on Hecate Strait.
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Post by Kam on May 15, 2011 11:29:25 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on May 16, 2011 16:29:41 GMT -8
The Coastal Celebration IS going to be run on the long weekend. Story from the Vancouver Sun: www.vancouversun.com/Damaged+ferry+sail/4788961/story.htmlThe way it sounds, the lower vehicle deck will be out of operation, and only the upper deck will be used, as hinted to by the height restriction. I take it she will be sailing with that bow door off? Could this mean, for safety reasons, that the open end would need to stay at the stern, and she'd be operating as a single-ender? |
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Post by WettCoast on May 16, 2011 17:24:28 GMT -8
CV:
Perhaps you should have a look at the 2011 Service Notices thread where this has already been discussed. The way I understand it the C-Cel will operate as a single ender similar to the way the NorAd operates. Loading and unloading at both Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay will be via the undamaged end of the vessel. Cars will be turned around inside the vessel as they do on the NorAd and Q of Nanaimo. Both the upper & lower car decks will be used, but a small portion of capacity will be lost due to having to turn vehicles around. I expect the vessel to need an increased amount of shore time (30 minutes +) to complete each unload/load cycle. They will make up for this by ramping up the vessel speed a little to keep them on schedule. This inturn will ramp op the fuel burn a bit.
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Post by lmtengs on May 16, 2011 17:48:01 GMT -8
CV: Perhaps you should have a look at the 2011 Service Notices thread where this has already been discussed. The way I understand it the C-Cel will operate as a single ender similar to the way the NorAd operates. Loading and unloading at both Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay will be via the undamaged end of the vessel. Cars will be turned around inside the vessel as they do on the NorAd and Q of Nanaimo. Both the upper & lower car decks will be used, but a small portion of capacity will be lost due to having to turn vehicles around. I expect the vessel to need an increased amount of shore time (30 minutes +) to complete each unload/load cycle. They will make up for this by ramping up the vessel speed a little to keep them on schedule. This inturn will ramp op the fuel burn a bit. That thread wasn't opening for me when I was using my cellphone to browse the forum earlier. Lets try it on the computer now... |
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Post by Nick on May 16, 2011 18:07:45 GMT -8
The way it sounds, the lower vehicle deck will be out of operation, and only the upper deck will be used, as hinted to by the height restriction. I take it she will be sailing with that bow door off? Could this mean, for safety reasons, that the open end would need to stay at the stern, and she'd be operating as a single-ender? Nope. As I understand it, she will be sailing with the "bow" doors welded shut, and BOTH decks will be used. The vehicle size restrictions are so that every vehicle will be able to make the turn around the casing at the stern. |
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Post by WettCoast on May 16, 2011 19:08:40 GMT -8
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 16, 2011 20:38:36 GMT -8
So she will be running like a single ender then??? That should be interesting. Maybe I will have to take a trip over the long weekend on her.
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Post by lmtengs on May 16, 2011 20:58:40 GMT -8
Now if they could only make ALL the service notices/news releases this detailed, that would be great. |
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Post by Ferryman on May 17, 2011 21:15:31 GMT -8
On the Queen of Nanaimo, vehicles up to 45' feet long can comfortably make the turn around the stern. Then again, once you get up to around the 40 foot mark, chances are it requires the vehicle to turn most the way around, but would end up having to reverse and then finishing the turn. Anything over that length would need to be driven on to the ship in reverse, but would be stowed at the bow. The Coastal Celebration is obviously has a wider beam than the Nanaimo, so it shouldn't be an issue to turn vehicles around especially since there's going to be restrictions on what comes aboard to avoid any potential congestion.
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Post by hwy19man on May 21, 2011 14:41:32 GMT -8
From the service notice, the "stern doors" are only being utilized. Since the CC must operate as having a bow and stern, which berth has it been using at SWB while in service? Berth one would make sense because it could sail into the berth sideways at the same angle as the Spirits do. At night, it would be berth three and "back out" from that berth for its first sailing of the day.
When the vessel is approaching TSA, does this mean the CC is "backing in" to berth five and when arriving at TSA?
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Post by uricanejack on May 21, 2011 15:00:48 GMT -8
The Costal celebration has been using Dock 2. I expect the ship operates normaly but loads and discharges as a single end vessel with a single door.
This morning the celebration aproached from fircone point then turned in the bay and backed into berth 2.
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Post by uricanejack on May 22, 2011 19:14:24 GMT -8
Got it wrong yesterday.
today she "backed" out of berth 2 Swartz Bay. using mode 2. then when inshore end clear of berth swung to starboard and left via fircone point. she will have gone straight in to the berth in Tsawwassen. and done the same for leaving. ariving again in Swartz Bay via Fircone pt
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on May 30, 2011 21:36:10 GMT -8
Guess who is currently at Departure Bay... ;D   |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 1, 2011 13:14:00 GMT -8
Now what is she doing up there? Is she lost?? We need her back on route 1 so people can have their precious Buffet back! Was on the Rennie 6pm sailing Sunday dident end up eating in the Cafe till less than half hour before docking as it was like half the ship wanted to eat and no Buffet!
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Post by lmtengs on Jun 1, 2011 15:38:16 GMT -8
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