MJ Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 We went by the Northlink terminal about 4 this afternoon and one of the boats was loading as if it was going to sail. Looking at the AIS website just now it has the Hrossey off Peterhead. Are they having a fast run South to miss the weather in Aberdeen? It's been there since2010-11-23 22:48:29UTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'm on Northlink now, being held hostage. It's leaving at aboot 6am but of course, we as people who will get hungry and will have to spend money are forced to stay on board so we do exactly that. Aberdeen harbour, I am disappoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunnered Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 So what exactly is the problem with Aberdeen Harbour? Has the entrance got worse than it used to be? I didn't think the weather was bad enough to cause a problem at the entrance just now, so what's changed since last winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'm on Northlink now, being held hostage. It's leaving at aboot 6am but of course, we as people who will get hungry and will have to spend money are forced to stay on board so we do exactly that. Aberdeen harbour, I am disappoint. It's a security requirement that you don't get off. Could be worse, they could have said come back at 6am in the morning, at least you'll get a good night sleep. And are Northlink not usually good at giving free meals in situations like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Security? You mean how our luggage isn't screened and we're not patted down? If they cared about security they'd do an 'airport' on us. Not a cheap on the free food but I'm sure they'll do something, although this delay wasn't their fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutton Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Every morning the P&O boats would sound their horn as they arrived into Lerwick. Any idea why Northlink stopped this practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 More to the point, why did P&O carry on with it? It was supposedly originally done to let the dockers know the boat was coming, but radios and phones took over that job for them. They just carried on because it was something they had always done. Northlinks original arrival time was almost an hour earlier than P&O so they would have been wakening up all the sleepy Lerwegians in the middle of the night for no reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 as a hostelite I rather liked it, for some reason it was slightly more effective (and a little less grating) than the morning bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Tis gone, along with the Bressay Horn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarhellja Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 The bit that irks me about their P.A. output, is bring wakened at 0630, to be told of the docking time at 0730. Doubtless this is to encourage us to go and have a Northlink breakfast. The only time I ever woke up in Lerwick and was amazed ti think that I'd slept thro' the 0630 wake up call, I went on to discover that we had docked at 0400, as he'd put the boot down and successfully raced the gale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 All boats cancelled to night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltieman Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 so i see - den on saturday da wind is to go tae da east - nae doubt shut Aberdeen harbour again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Does the boat ever not sail because of fog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groilick Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Does the boat ever not sail because of fog?No - becase whin its foggy dey send a man forrard we a kishie o steens – every noo and dan he bals a steen intae da fog an listens fur da splash. If he hears a splash dan he kens hits aaright tae had her coorse if no dan he tells da skipper tae come astarn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme_Storey Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Does the boat ever not sail because of fog?No - becase whin its foggy dey send a man forrard we a kishie o steens – every noo and dan he bals a steen intae da fog an listens fur da splash. If he hears a splash dan he kens hits aaright tae had her coorse if no dan he tells da skipper tae come astarn.It's good to know that they don't depend on modern technology. A man with a bag of stones sounds like a very eco-friendly solution too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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