Moto Miwa: First batch of BRZ's and FRS left Japan for Long Beach, CA

[ayau]

Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

so it looks like Altair Leader is headed to Tokyo... I think we got the wrong boat. Unless it's just making a pit stop

here's the current info for that ship.

Voyage Related Info (Last Received)
Draught: 9.1 m
Destination: >JP KWS
ETA: 2012-04-24 16:00
Info Received: 2012-04-24 01:58 (0d, 18h 14min ago)

http://marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdet...MMSI=432817000

maybe it's picking up more cars from other japanese ports before coming to the US?

[86design]

Originally Posted by ayau

here's the current info for that ship.

Voyage Related Info (Last Received)
Draught: 9.1 m
Destination: >JP KWS
ETA: 2012-04-24 16:00
Info Received: 2012-04-24 01:58 (0d, 18h 14min ago)

http://marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdet...MMSI=432817000

maybe it's picking up more cars from other japanese ports before coming to the US?

yupp i concur with this!!!

[feedbag]

I had a bit of a facepalm moment when I realized it had left Kobe and not Tokyo, but it's still the only NYK RoRo vessel currently in the pacific ocean. So unless they're using a different carrier than NYK it appears that this is our boat.

[Draco-REX]

Originally Posted by ayau

here's the current info for that ship.

Voyage Related Info (Last Received)
Draught: 9.1 m
Destination: >JP KWS
ETA: 2012-04-24 16:00
Info Received: 2012-04-24 01:58 (0d, 18h 14min ago)

http://marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdet...MMSI=432817000

maybe it's picking up more cars from other japanese ports before coming to the US?

This is really cool.

The bay it's currently in is insanely busy.

[SkullWorks]

to go back a couple pages....


Buoyancy, in order for something to float or be buoyant, it must displace it's own weight in water. this is why glaciers are "mostly" below the surface, ice expands somewhat when it freezes, so it now displaces more area than is equivalent to its weight in (fluid) water (it is still water).


so in order for something to float it's CofG above the waterline, it's density must be less than half that of water's


it would also require a huge base to prevent turtling,


commonly keels of ships are filled in large part with lead this lessens roll lowers CofG and allows the boat to still sail without cargo. (ever seen an empty cargo ship leave port it surely would topple with out a counter-weighted keel)

[Evil86]

Originally Posted by SkullWorks

to go back a couple pages....


Buoyancy, in order for something to float or be buoyant, it must displace it's own weight in water. this is why glaciers are "mostly" below the surface, ice expands somewhat when it freezes, so it now displaces more area than is equivalent to its weight in (fluid) water (it is still water).


so in order for something to float it's CofG above the waterline, it's density must be less than half that of water's


it would also require a huge base to prevent turtling,


commonly keels of ships are filled in large part with lead this lessens roll lowers CofG and allows the boat to still sail without cargo. (ever seen an empty cargo ship leave port it surely would topple with out a counter-weighted keel)

In addition to a weighted keel, ships often use fuel oil and water as ballast. As ships use fuel, they take aboard seawater to maintain trim.

[feedbag]

So the Altair Leader is currently in harbor, at 35.49606˚ / 139.7712˚.

go to maps.bing.com (they have better imagery) and punch in '35.49606,139.7712'.

Click 'Birds Eye' view, zoom in a bit, and you get this:



Zoom in, pan a bit to the left, and you get this:

[zoomzoomers]

Originally Posted by feedbag

So the Altair Leader is currently in harbor, at 35.49606˚ / 139.7712˚.

go to maps.bing.com (they have better imagery) and punch in '35.49606,139.7712'.

Click 'Birds Eye' view, zoom in a bit, and you get this:



Zoom in, pan a bit to the left, and you get this:

I dunno it looks like a bunch of other Subaru's to me no? Remember the BRZ's don't have sunroof's.

[GMU-BRZ]

Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

I dunno it looks like a bunch of other Subaru's to me no? Remember the BRZ's don't have sunroof's.

It's not a live image, just an older pic of the location. Basically he posted this to show that this location is indeed used to load Subarus onto the boat.

[MmmHamSandwich]

This thread is ridiculous. I love it!

[ayau]

Originally Posted by GMU-BRZ

It's not a live image, just an older pic of the location. Basically he posted this to show that this location is indeed used to load Subarus onto the boat.

furthermore, because it is next to a subaru warehouse, i think feedbag is implying that the brz/frs are probably being loaded as we speak.

[feedbag]

I'm definitely going to be clicking on this link an awful lot for the next two weeks

[Spaceywilly]

Originally Posted by feedbag

I'm definitely going to be clicking on this link an awful lot for the next two weeks

It stops updating once it's offshore. Just letting everyone know so that nobody panics and calls the coast guard/navy/president thinking it is in trouble.

Here's a picture of how the cars are loaded in the boat. Looks like it would be crazy top heavy to me, they really must have to lug around a ton of crap in the bottom of the boat to keep it upright if that is indeed what they do. Pretty interesting stuff.



Just to prevent any confusion, this is not a live image of BRZs being loaded onto a boat

[feedbag]

Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

Just to prevent any confusion, this is not a live image of BRZs being loaded onto a boat

Are you sure this is it? I don't see any BRZs anywhyere

Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

It stops updating once it's offshore. Just letting everyone know so that nobody panics and calls the coast guard/navy/president thinking it is in trouble

Hm, it seems like they just update with less frequently when at sea. (hence less accurate / detailed paths)