Comments for Eason on Ice http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com Just another Lloyd’s List Live weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:39:11 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Some final thoughts before I go by Tony Cannon http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/10/some-final-thoughts-before-i-go/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Tony Cannon Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:39:11 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=251#comment-66 Many thanks for a most interesting and enlightening commentary on your voyage, with excellent photography too. I work as a ships' agent for both wet and dry trades and it is always very interesting to see what is on the other side of the fence, not only from a professional aspect, but also from that of a shipping enthusiast. I look forward to reading your feature in Lloyds List. I hope Lloyds will consider more of these voyage reporting features to be undertaken for different types of vessels in different locations around the world's great seaports, as they make for great reading and give us landlubbers a better insight into the harshness of some jobs out there beyond the confines of safe harbours... Many thanks for a most interesting and enlightening commentary on your voyage, with excellent photography too. I work as a ships’ agent for both wet and dry trades and it is always very interesting to see what is on the other side of the fence, not only from a professional aspect, but also from that of a shipping enthusiast. I look forward to reading your feature in Lloyds List.

I hope Lloyds will consider more of these voyage reporting features to be undertaken for different types of vessels in different locations around the world’s great seaports, as they make for great reading and give us landlubbers a better insight into the harshness of some jobs out there beyond the confines of safe harbours…

]]> Comment on Some final thoughts before I go by Arto Uuskallio http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/10/some-final-thoughts-before-i-go/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Arto Uuskallio Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:05:43 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=251#comment-24 The four spare blades (2 + 2) are a classification society requirement coming from Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. The four spare blades (2 + 2) are a classification society requirement coming from Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

]]> Comment on Some final thoughts before I go by terry thometz http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/10/some-final-thoughts-before-i-go/comment-page-1/#comment-20 terry thometz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:23:45 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=251#comment-20 Dear Mr. Eason, I happened across you blog quite accidentally and I'm transfixed. If I woke up on Mars, it wouldn't be stranger than the amazing world you describe so beautifully and illustrate with your riveting pictures. Please link me to your forthcoming series; in the meantime, I'm going to work my way to your first blog. Vaya con Dios. Terry Thometz (Ms.) Sugar Land (near Houston), Texas Dear Mr. Eason,

I happened across you blog quite accidentally and I’m transfixed. If I woke up on Mars, it wouldn’t be stranger than the amazing world you describe so beautifully and illustrate with your riveting pictures. Please link me to your forthcoming series; in the meantime, I’m going to work my way to your first blog.

Vaya con Dios.

Terry Thometz (Ms.)
Sugar Land (near Houston), Texas

]]> Comment on Time for a turn around the ice by Nick Walker http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/08/time-for-a-turn-around-the-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Nick Walker Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:45 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=193#comment-18 Hi Craig, I’ve enjoyed reading your blog, and was especially interested in this comment that you made regarding satellite data: One of the best ideas would be to provide ships in the far north with this satellite picture though on a daily basis, allowing their GPS position and planned route to be transposed onto it. We (eOsphere Limited) have recently been running some trials doing exactly this (i.e. providing daily satellite images) for some vessels navigating through ice in the Antarctic. This has proved to be very successful. In fact we also use radar imagery as well as optical data, because this sees the ice even if there is cloud cover present. As you have pointed out, this sort of service could also be potentially very useful for Arctic navigation. Do you know of any contacts for shipping companies operating in the Arctic who might be interested in such a service? Many thanks for any thoughts. Regards, Nick Walker Hi Craig,

I’ve enjoyed reading your blog, and was especially interested in this comment that you made regarding satellite data:

One of the best ideas would be to provide ships in the far north with this satellite picture though on a daily basis, allowing their GPS position and planned route to be transposed onto it.

We (eOsphere Limited) have recently been running some trials doing exactly this (i.e. providing daily satellite images) for some vessels navigating through ice in the Antarctic. This has proved to be very successful. In fact we also use radar imagery as well as optical data, because this sees the ice even if there is cloud cover present.

As you have pointed out, this sort of service could also be potentially very useful for Arctic navigation. Do you know of any contacts for shipping companies operating in the Arctic who might be interested in such a service?

Many thanks for any thoughts.

Regards, Nick Walker

]]> Comment on Seeing the light despite a busted flush by Frokostordning http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/08/seeing-the-light-despite-a-busted-flush/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Frokostordning Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:07:01 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=187#comment-16 Well... that's quiet interessting but actually i have a hard time seeing it... wonder what others have to say.. Well… that’s quiet interessting but actually i have a hard time seeing it… wonder what others have to say..

]]> Comment on Murmansk beckons by Dr Ivica Tijardovic http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/09/murmansk-beckons/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Dr Ivica Tijardovic Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:51:40 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=229#comment-15 Congratulations Craig on your interesting blog and to Lloyd’s List on the idea of sending somebody to make (for majority people in shipping including me) unusual voyage where we understand luck is more important than skills and experience of crew! The photos are beautiful! You say ‘the ship has a special hull coating that makes it resistant to the ice and that the coating was applied in Dubai because in South Korea is illegal’. That tells us that everything is possible in shipping (see the story of LNG Margaret Hill). You say ‘a day in thick ice when all three engines are in use the vessel consumes 120 tonnes of heavy fuel oil. In good conditions and at an economical speed of abut 12 knots it uses about 40 tonnes’. This is an impressive fact. You say ‘lifeboats are pretty useless in ice conditions’ and I would say most lifeboats are useless in bad weather with rough sea though seafarers still need to perform dangerous drills by lowering boats into water. You say ‘it is amusing that the second officer is correcting the chart for the approaches to Liverpool while the ship may never sail to that port’. That tells us that chart system is not perfect and needs intelligent officers with skill to notice the details and patience including the time to correct the charts accurately. You say ‘the danger will come with a company that finds itself a cheap ice class vessel and decides to try to save time and money by taking it through these waters while not having an experienced crew’. You are absolutely right and that indeed worries me. Are we ready for global exploitation of Arctic? I want to say that somebody says that some scientists fabricated results regarding global warming researches, depending who had financed their researches. That’s why we have those who say that global warming is a fact and others who say that ice age is coming. The truth is somewhere in between. I doubt that anyone can predict the future or let’s say weather conditions accurately in some area not even for only one month ahead. We all see that the NE or NW Passages are facts due to ice melting and melting happens when the temperature rises. At the end I must confess to be pretty depressed after understanding what consequences can bring melting of ice and pollution of last global reservoirs of water which are also reservations for animals (Arctic and Antarctic). I’m not against exploitation of oil, etc. but if we have local national parks then we should have also global ones. Congratulations Craig on your interesting blog and to Lloyd’s List on the idea of sending somebody to make (for majority people in shipping including me) unusual voyage where we understand luck is more important than skills and experience of crew! The photos are beautiful!
You say ‘the ship has a special hull coating that makes it resistant to the ice and that the coating was applied in Dubai because in South Korea is illegal’. That tells us that everything is possible in shipping (see the story of LNG Margaret Hill).
You say ‘a day in thick ice when all three engines are in use the vessel consumes 120 tonnes of heavy fuel oil. In good conditions and at an economical speed of abut 12 knots it uses about 40 tonnes’. This is an impressive fact.
You say ‘lifeboats are pretty useless in ice conditions’ and I would say most lifeboats are useless in bad weather with rough sea though seafarers still need to perform dangerous drills by lowering boats into water.
You say ‘it is amusing that the second officer is correcting the chart for the approaches to Liverpool while the ship may never sail to that port’. That tells us that chart system is not perfect and needs intelligent officers with skill to notice the details and patience including the time to correct the charts accurately.
You say ‘the danger will come with a company that finds itself a cheap ice class vessel and decides to try to save time and money by taking it through these waters while not having an experienced crew’. You are absolutely right and that indeed worries me.
Are we ready for global exploitation of Arctic? I want to say that somebody says that some scientists fabricated results regarding global warming researches, depending who had financed their researches. That’s why we have those who say that global warming is a fact and others who say that ice age is coming. The truth is somewhere in between. I doubt that anyone can predict the future or let’s say weather conditions accurately in some area not even for only one month ahead. We all see that the NE or NW Passages are facts due to ice melting and melting happens when the temperature rises. At the end I must confess to be pretty depressed after understanding what consequences can bring melting of ice and pollution of last global reservoirs of water which are also reservations for animals (Arctic and Antarctic). I’m not against exploitation of oil, etc. but if we have local national parks then we should have also global ones.

]]> Comment on Following the path home by David Wright http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/08/following-the-path-home/comment-page-1/#comment-14 David Wright Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:44:25 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=196#comment-14 Very well written - as a Master I am enthralled. Rgds David Very well written – as a Master I am enthralled. Rgds
David

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on ice navigation by David Wright http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/05/some-thoughts-on-ice-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-13 David Wright Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:32:12 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=169#comment-13 Craig, Absolutely fascinating - as a Master myself I can only visualise the seamanship and concentration required to navigate these seas. David Craig, Absolutely fascinating – as a Master myself I can only visualise the seamanship and concentration required to navigate these seas. David

]]> Comment on Playing the waiting game by Veeresh Malik http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/08/playing-the-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Veeresh Malik Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:25:32 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=199#comment-12 Thank you for this blog, Craig, and this is one more reason for what I am about to do next - after 28 years ashore as a software person and media boffin, I plan to return to sea. Thank you. Veeresh Malik New Delhi India ex- TS Rajendra 1973-75 Thank you for this blog, Craig, and this is one more reason for what I am about to do next – after 28 years ashore as a software person and media boffin, I plan to return to sea. Thank you.

Veeresh Malik
New Delhi
India
ex- TS Rajendra 1973-75

]]> Comment on Alarms, a walrus and more ice by velu http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/2010/03/05/alarms-a-walrus-and-more-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-9 velu Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:19:59 +0000 http://arctic.blogs.lloydslist.com/?p=180#comment-9 Great blog. I personally hate the cold, so wouldn't want to trade places with you. I think I'm much happier in the warmer waters of the gulf of Mexico. Great blog.

I personally hate the cold, so wouldn’t want to trade places with you. I think I’m much happier in the warmer waters of the gulf of Mexico.

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