Khaines Report post Posted June 18, 2018 Condor Rapide is out of the water in Cherbourg. Am going over on Thursday so guess she will be still there to get a few shots of her. Any reason why she is there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Report post Posted June 18, 2018 Water jet maintenance. Liberation is replacing her until Friday with an amended timetable. I was on her yesterday and she seemed to be running fine but about 10 minutes late on each leg. It's been planned since April: https://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://guernseypress.com/news/2018/04/21/condor-revises-june-sailings-due-to-rapide-repair-work/&ved=2ahUKEwj79OLpi97bAhWE6xQKHdyTA2g4ChAWMAl6BAgHEAE&usg=AOvVaw1nvxQOV6UgaYuEO-vIzyFo Ed 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaines Report post Posted June 21, 2018 Here she is, got some more on the camera but the Apple card reader is in a drawer at home, so will upload later. She looks like she is levitating! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaines Report post Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) Pictures seem to be coming out huge, don’t know how to resize. Edited June 22, 2018 by Khaines Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
impreza280 Report post Posted June 22, 2018 How do they get her in and out? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaines Report post Posted June 23, 2018 I was wondering this - spent a fair bit of time standing there trying to work it out. Might google an answer...😉 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Doesn't Cherbourg have the synchrolift? (Giant lift/platform used to raise up ships) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaines Report post Posted June 23, 2018 https://youtu.be/eT0W4LZP1Vk Cherbourg has the lift, that is where I took the photos. Link here is you tube animation of how it works. Rapide back at work now. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbie Report post Posted June 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Khaines said: https://youtu.be/eT0W4LZP1Vk Cherbourg has the lift, that is where I took the photos. Link here is you tube animation of how it works. Rapide back at work now. Now that is clever 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Report post Posted June 23, 2018 And presumably easier than a classic dry dock when dealing with multi-hulled vessels. Ed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaines Report post Posted June 24, 2018 Thinking of sizes of ships that can be used on these lifts, the ship in the animation indicates a large cargo type vessel. The one in Cherbourg seems quite small and I wonder if these, when installed, are specifically designed for certain types of vessel. Only ever seen fast craft on the one in Cherbourg, I presume they use it for other vessels too. I would like to see Liberation on it although is she to big, she normally goes for conventional dry docking in Falmouth. That equipment must be quite expensive to install so I doubt it is for solely Rapide and NEX. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Report post Posted June 24, 2018 They use it for the Manche Ile Express high-speed ferries too. And I've seen a Wight Link ship up on blocks there too so it can be used for various types of ship. Ed. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
