tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post7221144202707430277..comments2024-03-18T23:51:15.291+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: MV Loch SeaforthGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54916342080184515132014-11-13T16:12:57.492+00:002014-11-13T16:12:57.492+00:00That would be good Virginia. I'm hoping that ...That would be good Virginia. I'm hoping that I will soon too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59834726565305705452014-11-12T10:51:16.963+00:002014-11-12T10:51:16.963+00:00That's a nice looking ferry...hope it all work...That's a nice looking ferry...hope it all works out well....I may get to ride on it one of these days.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67745784457564154982014-10-16T08:59:38.572+01:002014-10-16T08:59:38.572+01:00Terra the latest bulletin is that agreement has be...Terra the latest bulletin is that agreement has been reached and the ferry is now in the ownership of the Scottish Company and will shortly be on it's way to Scotland. When it will actually start on the run I do not know.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35732543063220250472014-10-16T08:57:46.394+01:002014-10-16T08:57:46.394+01:00You do have a point there YP.You do have a point there YP.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1367415718166769362014-10-13T23:13:10.543+01:002014-10-13T23:13:10.543+01:00I hope all the final work on the ferry gets done a...I hope all the final work on the ferry gets done and it is put in service soon.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1270340377454919152014-10-13T11:55:14.870+01:002014-10-13T11:55:14.870+01:00If the worst comes to the worst you can all just s...If the worst comes to the worst you can all just stay on the Isle of Lewis. One of the side benefits is that you will miss out on the worldwide ebola epidemic.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25026620923493140782014-10-12T18:58:01.051+01:002014-10-12T18:58:01.051+01:00OK I guess that answers all my questions (and more...OK I guess that answers all my questions (and more) ... (LOL)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5927181319817744962014-10-11T21:23:12.433+01:002014-10-11T21:23:12.433+01:00The new ferry is a bit faster I think and it is a ...The new ferry is a bit faster I think and it is a bit larger but the main difference will be in the type of propulsion units and the fact that it is designed to run 24/7 and run even when one engine is down.<br /><br />MV Isle of Lewis<br />Tonnage: 6,753 GT<br />Length: 101.25 metres (332.2 ft)[1]<br />Beam: 18.52 metres (60.8 ft)[1]<br />Draught: 4.19 metres (13.7 ft)[1]<br />Propulsion: 2 x Mirrlees Blackstone K6 Major, 2 x Ulstein 1500 AGSC gearboxes<br />Speed: 18.0 knots (20.7 mph)(service)<br />Capacity: 680 passengers, 123 cars<br />Crew: 32<br /><br />MV Loch Seaforth<br />Tonnage: 7800<br />Length: 116 metres (381 ft)[2]<br />Beam: 18.4 metres (60 ft).[3]<br />Propulsion: 2 x Wärtsilä, 3 x auxiliary<br />Capacity: 700 passengers, 143 carsGraham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70188798199411683542014-10-11T21:15:18.222+01:002014-10-11T21:15:18.222+01:00Carol the ship in the picture is the new vessel, M...Carol the ship in the picture is the new vessel, MV Loch Seaforth. The current vessel is <a href="http://galenote.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-return.html" rel="nofollow">MV Isle of Lewis</a>. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2464308588474613722014-10-11T19:54:45.322+01:002014-10-11T19:54:45.322+01:00So how much bigger is the new ferry compared to th...So how much bigger is the new ferry compared to the old one? And is it supposed to be faster as well, or just bigger and better in other ways?DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-36988376784908455072014-10-11T19:49:00.340+01:002014-10-11T19:49:00.340+01:00I am a bit confused ~ but that is not surprising. ...I am a bit confused ~ but that is not surprising. Is the photo of the new ship or old ship?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53491849797906250162014-10-11T19:46:22.362+01:002014-10-11T19:46:22.362+01:00The supermarkets on Lewis are better by far than a...The supermarkets on Lewis are better by far than anything Ullapool has to offer.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2517467437108507262014-10-11T12:30:25.920+01:002014-10-11T12:30:25.920+01:00No Frances we won't be stranded. The ferry t...No Frances we won't be stranded. The ferry that's on now will continue in operation. There is a second ferry from Harris to Skye which some people use anyway. I have used it several times this year.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8275623172719435852014-10-11T12:28:49.419+01:002014-10-11T12:28:49.419+01:00I wonder which programme that was Meike but not a ...I wonder which programme that was Meike but not a surprise given the huge number of programmes being made about the Scottish islands at the moment. It's sad if Germany's reputation for punctuality and quality is declining.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46624398072810933502014-10-11T12:27:05.241+01:002014-10-11T12:27:05.241+01:00I think you may be correct about the original deli...I think you may be correct about the original delivery date Adrian but the terminals are not quite ready yet anyway.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33973872259538946622014-10-11T12:23:43.901+01:002014-10-11T12:23:43.901+01:00There have been practical problems Red due to thin...There have been practical problems Red due to things like the roof blowing off the shipyard in a storm. We'll soldier on with the old ferry which will be quieter during the winter but it has had reliability issues in the last year.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29777277702860582382014-10-11T12:20:50.566+01:002014-10-11T12:20:50.566+01:00The situation is Kate that Caledonian MacBrayne wi...The situation is Kate that Caledonian MacBrayne will be the operating company for the ship which, as Adrian said, has been launched but still need a lot of fitting out of electrical systems and so on so has not yet been handed over to its new owners (which is a company owned by the Scottish Government).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81020085467673063792014-10-11T12:17:57.653+01:002014-10-11T12:17:57.653+01:00Kate The Isle of Lewis and Harris is about 100k lo...Kate The Isle of Lewis and Harris is about 100k long as the crow flies and the Island chain about 175k from tip to toe. Of course it's much longer by road and sea. We have over a dozen flights out of Stornoway airport each day to Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Benbecula with connecting flights to, well, even New Zealand.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19907489002502371572014-10-11T10:33:52.557+01:002014-10-11T10:33:52.557+01:00Graham, if things don't go according to plan, ...Graham, if things don't go according to plan, will you be stranded? I guess that's the downside of living in such a remote and beautiful place. Presumably some transport will have to be provided?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64294585611005952162014-10-11T07:37:16.125+01:002014-10-11T07:37:16.125+01:00Yesterday, I happened to come across a documentary...Yesterday, I happened to come across a documentary on German telly about the Outer Hebrides, Graham. There was lots about Barra and Vatersay, and also about Lewis and Harris. Some of what they showed looked so much like the pictures I've seen on your blog that I thought the TV people must have been filming from your garden.<br /><br />As for the German wharf - shame on them for sloppy work. Looks like Germany is fast becoming the ridicule of Europe (if not the world); for such a long time, we've had the reputation of being diligent and punctual in our work, and now look at the state of our army's equipment, and now this. Sad!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70875961061149193172014-10-11T07:17:58.323+01:002014-10-11T07:17:58.323+01:00It is the actual ship. She is in Denmark now havin...It is the actual ship. She is in Denmark now having something modified.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10251581678070090742014-10-11T06:08:49.854+01:002014-10-11T06:08:49.854+01:00I was wondering where she had got to. I understood...I was wondering where she had got to. I understood that she was originally due in June. <br />ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-52347577114532608682014-10-11T02:15:49.230+01:002014-10-11T02:15:49.230+01:00You'll wait and see and do quite well with the...You'll wait and see and do quite well with the old ferry. It seems that all estimates for completion are completely inaccurate.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85504630341669048812014-10-11T02:12:10.593+01:002014-10-11T02:12:10.593+01:00Hang on…. the McBrayne is the Seaforth? But she i...Hang on…. the McBrayne is the Seaforth? But she is not yet built… ? I'm confused. This is a computer-generated image?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-17776610099804166552014-10-11T02:10:47.599+01:002014-10-11T02:10:47.599+01:00Well, I guess I'll just have to catch the McBr...Well, I guess I'll just have to catch the McBrain :-) Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com