[FISHTIGUA]

Originally Posted by Yacht News

Forgive me but after such long delays...could somebody tell me what the above statement means? ahah

Ron,

I thought it was the other way around.

Way Over !!!!!

[nmna]

Eclipse arrived in Kristiansand this morning but still has the german flag... another sea-trial as it seems.
Her "class" (sorry, i don't know the exact name) has changed from pleasure craft to passanger craft.

Maybe Mr. A has to wait a bit more for his one year-delayed christmas present

[brunick]

i guess he sold it to some caribbean cruise line
get the new standard of cruising the caribbean

[Yacht News]

That makes more than one angry person!

[rodsteel]

Originally Posted by nmna

... Her "class" (sorry, i don't know the exact name) has changed from pleasure craft to passanger craft...

Does that mean she is now SOLAS qualified? (for charter??)

[K1W1]

Originally Posted by rodsteel

Does that mean she is now SOLAS qualified? (for charter??)

Hi,

You can't build anything that size that is not SOLAS.

[rodsteel]

Originally Posted by K1W1

Hi,

You can't build anything that size that is not SOLAS.

Thanks,

Then why would the "class" change as stated?

Rod

[K1W1]

Hi,

Class is short for Classification Society, there are a few of these GL, Lloyds, DNV, NKK and so on.

The vessel Type is what has changed if it were actually registered as a Pleasure Craft before and now shows Passenger Vessel.

Here is the extract from Marine Traffic.

Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Passenger
Year Built: 2005
Length x Breadth: 163 m X 22 m
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 21.8 / 14.6 knots
Flag: Bermuda [BM]
Call Sign: ZCDX4
IMO: 1009613, MMSI: 310593000

If you look further down the page you will see where she was previously registered as being German which might well have listed her as a Pleasure Vessel, now she is under Bermuda her actual type is Passenger Ship.

[rodsteel]

Thanks K1W1,

Is fuel cheaper in Kristiansand, Norway?

Rod

P.S. Interesting how the GPS track seems to start in the middle of the "channel" between Norway and Denmark.

[AMG]

Originally Posted by rodsteel

Interesting how the GPS track seems to start in the middle of the "channel" between Norway and Denmark.

I saw this too, could it have to to do with change of ownership usually takes place in international waters?

[brunick]

no, i've seen the gps track going from hamburg all the way up to norway, so the time that they save the track data seems to be not that long

Edit: i've just found her going south in the north-sea, so i guess she's going back to hamburg or maybe Gibraltar (and the tracktime is really short, maybe not more than 24 hours)

[brunick]

According to this
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shi...MMSI=310593000
she's heading for Las Palmas, so i guess "Eclipse" is finally Mr. As yacht and this isn't a sea trial

[Yacht News]

well if that is indeed correct and the AIS hasn't gone whack, from Las Palmas she'd be heading to the Caribbean one would expect.

[rodsteel]

Originally Posted by Yacht News

well if that is indeed correct and the AIS hasn't gone whack, from Las Palmas she'd be heading to the Caribbean one would expect.

Christmas is coming up and Luna is already in St. Barts

[rodsteel]

Originally Posted by brunick

According to this
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shi...MMSI=310593000
she's heading for Las Palmas, so i guess "Eclipse" is finally Mr. As yacht and this isn't a sea trial

No current position available - can they turn off the responder??

Rod