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Hong Kong Turns Airport Into Cruise Terminal
For those that remember Kai Tak airport with its checker board approach. Since closure of Kai Tak it has been a golf driving range and container storage, but now reopening for cruise ships...approach and activity will not be as exciting for airport watchers on the Hong Kong side. (www.bloomberg.com) More...
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Word on the streets is that the ships will have to approach the dock on a 90-degree angle
LOL
On the serious side, most of the current cruise liners have the directional thrusters underneath and that might not be near as exciting as landing at the old airport. On the other hand, that Aircraft carrier might have a problem.LOL
Yes sir. They're called bow/stern thrusters. I call them cheating, but that's only because my vessel doesnt have them...lol
They're on most twin-screw vessels it seems nowadays. There's a saying in the nautical world: Never approach a dock faster than you can afford to replace it. With these thrusters, you get a neat little joystick mounted at the helm. You pull up in the general vicinity of where you want to dock and then use the joystick to slide her into place.
Like I said, cheating.
They're on most twin-screw vessels it seems nowadays. There's a saying in the nautical world: Never approach a dock faster than you can afford to replace it. With these thrusters, you get a neat little joystick mounted at the helm. You pull up in the general vicinity of where you want to dock and then use the joystick to slide her into place.
Like I said, cheating.
I don't know what Aircraft carrier they are talking about but I dout it has them. Could be a problem.LOL
I would say they have them, but I also remember seeing them on some Discovery Channel show being pushed out by tug boats, so maybe not.
I also do not know what aircraft carrier they are talking about. In fact, I find it strange that the second part of the story is titled, Aircraft Carrier, yet there is but one mention in the entire section regarding aircraft carriers. That one mention is as simple as stating it is large enough to handle them. There are no supporting statements to the fact or any other statements relevant to aircraft carriers.
I also do not know what aircraft carrier they are talking about. In fact, I find it strange that the second part of the story is titled, Aircraft Carrier, yet there is but one mention in the entire section regarding aircraft carriers. That one mention is as simple as stating it is large enough to handle them. There are no supporting statements to the fact or any other statements relevant to aircraft carriers.
I saw that. I guess we'll see. China has one now I think but last I heard they didn't have a plane to trap on it. Like you, I have just seen tugs yanking ours around, especially our Nimitz class. Did you see that pic that came around on the net awhile back about the Ronald Regan at Pearl and how it just totally dwarfed the Arizona memorial?
Just googled it. Amazing pic. Also has 4 tug boats, one of which is pushing the port side bow...lol Mystery solved.
