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Thursday 9 July 2009
Saga Rose
Saga Rose passing Gourock,sadly being withdrawn from servive shortly,she dates from 1965. Click HERE for more photographs of her at Greenock Ocean Terminal.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Monday 6 July 2009
Sunday 5 July 2009
Saturday 4 July 2009
Conro Trader
Friday 3 July 2009
SD Adamant
SD Adament A32 personnel ferry,twin catamaran hulls with a top speed of 22 knots.
Thursday 2 July 2009
Cloch
Crown Princess
A real leviathan of the sea sailing past Gourock ,she obliterated the landscape.
"On July 18, 2006 at approximately 3:30 pm, one hour after departing her last port of call in Port Canaveral,
A number of passengers were critically injured, one suffering breathing difficulties after being hit in the chest by an airborne chair. Water from the four on-board pools poured into staircases and lift shafts. Most injuries were on the outdoor areas of Decks 15 and 16, where large beach chairs and tables hit and injured passengers. The other area that had many injured passengers was the balcony areas in the grand atrium. Many there were hit by falling objects and heavy marble tables. One woman with an extended hospital stay was thrown against the glass wall on Deck 15 and covered by pool chairs and water from the pool themselves, being trapped underwater for several seconds. One passenger said "Afterward it was like a war zone with people walking around bleeding." and another added "All the windows were smashed. The top deck looked like a hurricane had hit it."
As of 8:30 AM PT July 19, Princess says that "approximately 240 passengers [were] treated onboard for various injuries such as abrasions, bruises and fractures, of which 94 were transferred to local hospitals ashore for evaluation and treatment."
This makes the incident one of the worst in the history of modern day cruising.
The matter was referred to the National Transportation Safety Board and United States Coast Guard for investigation. After an internal review by Princess Cruises, its president Alan Buckelew publicly stated that "the incident was due to human error and the appropriate personnel changes have been made." With approval from the Coast Guard and the