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gibraltar72

(7,631 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:16 PM Mar 2020

Anyone have more info on hospital ship tuning back?

Heard theories or wags. Anyone know anything?

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Anyone have more info on hospital ship tuning back? (Original Post) gibraltar72 Mar 2020 OP

Sounds like they were just pausing to let the harbor master pilot off... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #1

Makes sense. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #3

I heard it docked like a Zepplin to the Empire State Building jpak Mar 2020 #2

That brought a chuckle. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #4

Oh, the humanity! madinmaryland Mar 2020 #5

It's on its way. As of right now, at sea leaving the tidewater area drray23 Mar 2020 #6

They continued out to sea after a rendezvous with a pilot ship Yonnie3 Mar 2020 #7

It's now about 20 nautical miles off the Virginia Eastern Shore Yonnie3 Mar 2020 #8

Wounded Bear

(64,655 posts)

1. Sounds like they were just pausing to let the harbor master pilot off...

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:18 PM

Mar 2020

Last I heard they were back out to sea headed north.

I may be wrong.

gibraltar72

(7,631 posts)

3. Makes sense.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:20 PM

Mar 2020

jpak

(41,780 posts)

2. I heard it docked like a Zepplin to the Empire State Building

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:20 PM

Mar 2020

According to Trump.

gibraltar72

(7,631 posts)

4. That brought a chuckle.

Reply to jpak (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:21 PM

Mar 2020

madinmaryland

(65,776 posts)

5. Oh, the humanity!

Reply to jpak (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:23 PM

Mar 2020

drray23

(8,824 posts)

6. It's on its way. As of right now, at sea leaving the tidewater area

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:25 PM

Mar 2020

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Yonnie3

(19,570 posts)

7. They continued out to sea after a rendezvous with a pilot ship

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:30 PM

Mar 2020

I was too quick on posting about seeing them turn around.

Local pilots are required by law on all commercial ships in the Chesapeake bay. While the Comfort is a US Navy ship I've read that the crew is Merchant Marine. It makes sense to have the Virginia pilot on board for safety.

I don't have access to track them when out of shore range.

Yonnie3

(19,570 posts)

8. It's now about 20 nautical miles off the Virginia Eastern Shore

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 10:40 PM

Mar 2020

Heading NE at 10.1 knots - NYC bound it seems

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