Vessel: Freedom - 06/12/07

Stinger · 06-14-2007, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cabby

I tried to get a free account to the boat tracking website but they never sent me the login info

Yeah, they probably got too many requests from some E90post.com referring site.

RacerX64 · 06-14-2007, 10:10 PM

In for the night in Zeebrugge

Pic of the Freedom below for those of you interested in what she looks like.

gerbs · 06-15-2007, 07:58 AM

She's on her way to Southampton - Just exiting the Port of Zeebrugge now.

RacerX64 · 06-15-2007, 08:05 AM

Off to pick up the Jags

I Wonder if all the Jag owners that have cars on order are tracking this ship as closely as we are!

bmrfam · 06-15-2007, 09:27 AM

Looks like I officially jumped on with you guys in Zeebrugge. The WW site has been spot on for me from the moment it showed my cargo booking on the 4th of June.

Since this is RoRo, I am guessing it is LIFO (Last on, first off). Too bad that probably has nothing to do with the VPC order!

Good news is that i jump off at the first stop in the US at New York.

gerbs · 06-15-2007, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmrfam

I am guessing it is LIFO (Last on, first off). Too bad that probably has nothing to do with the VPC order!

That would be cool for me since I was loaded up on the 12th, same day the Freedom sailed... But yeah, who knows what order the VPC processes them in.

She's making her way through the thousands of ships currently maneuvering within the English Channel:

Stinger · 06-15-2007, 10:50 AM

I had to laugh yesterday. I sent a fellow co-worker an email letting her know my bimmer was on the boat and off to the States. She is a huge BMW fan and is waiting for a lunch in the new car. So, she says in her reply "I don't even want to know how you got a picture of the boat." I replied... "Determination" :rocks: Admitting later, the board here and how the boat has many of us waiting every second for the darn thing to show up.

Gotta love this site!

RacerX64 · 06-15-2007, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stinger

I had to laugh yesterday. I sent a fellow co-worker an email letting her know my bimmer was on the boat and off to the States. She is a huge BMW fan and is waiting for a lunch in the new car. So, she says in her reply "I don't even want to know how you got a picture of the boat." I replied... "Determination" :rocks: Admitting later, the board here and how the boat has many of us waiting every second for the darn thing to show up.

Gotta love this site!

You could have told her that we got that pic by hiring another boat, mounted with a wecam, to ride along with the freedom as she progressed so that we can always have real-time pics of the boat

Stinger · 06-15-2007, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacerX64

You could have told her that we got that pic by hiring another boat, mounted with a wecam, to ride along with the freedom as she progressed so that we can always have real-time pics of the boat

I like your thinking. Now why didn't we REALLY do that?!

RacerX64 · 06-15-2007, 04:55 PM

Making her way into SouthHampton

Bimmerforlife · 06-15-2007, 07:16 PM

I have to admit, this is exciting to watch graphics and I'm not even on the boat. I'm still at the carrier.

Cabby · 06-15-2007, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmerforlife

I have to admit, this is exciting to watch graphics and I'm not even on the boat. I'm still at the carrier.

Yeah, keep the updates coming, never enough!!

I really wish that website would send me my login / pass...

RacerX64 · 06-15-2007, 10:18 PM

Almost to Southhampton

RacerX64 · 06-15-2007, 10:31 PM

Did not know what RoRo meant, so I looked it up. BTW: Do not read the risks section of this article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off

RacerX64 · 06-16-2007, 01:22 AM

Freedom has docked in Southhampton. I got some webcam shots of her coming in, turning and then finally mooring at what appears to be dock 41 in southhampton. The webcam shots are kind of grainy, however the white ship in the next series of shots is the Freedom coming in. Webcam is here:
http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/webcams.htm
{Only updated every 10 mins}

It looks down from the Ocean docks
Map of Southhampton is here:
http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/files/pos.pdf
You can determine where dock 41 is:

WebCam shots of freedom docking in succession. (You can see Freedom coming in and swinging around with the help from a tug)

Cabby · 06-16-2007, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacerX64

Freedom has docked in Southhampton. I got some webcam shots of her coming in, turning and then finally mooring at what appears to be dock 41 in southhampton. The webcam shots are kind of grainy, however the white ship in the next series of shots is the Freedom coming in. Webcam is here:
http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/webcams.htm
{Only updated every 10 mins}

It looks down from the Ocean docks
Map of Southhampton is here:
http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/files/pos.pdf
You can determine where dock 41 is:

WebCam shots of freedom docking in succession. (You can see Freedom coming in and swinging around with the help from a tug)

Zoom in so I can see my car

RacerX64 · 06-16-2007, 08:28 AM

hehehe. Wish the ship had gotten a bit closer

bmrfam · 06-16-2007, 11:53 AM

Yeah, sorry for not explaining RoRo. I work in the industry so I forget what others may have not heard of yet. You don't even want me to post my ship accident deck. I do not think there are any RoRo's in it, but it shows what can happen to your shipment in transit.

Pretty funny though, since it was not my goods.

RacerX64 · 06-16-2007, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmrfam

Yeah, sorry for not explaining RoRo. I work in the industry so I forget what others may have not heard of yet. You don't even want me to post my ship accident deck. I do not think there are any RoRo's in it, but it shows what can happen to your shipment in transit.

Pretty funny though, since it was not my goods.

Go ahead and post it! Not much we can do to prevent our ship from going down from here

Thanks!

bmrfam · 06-16-2007, 03:06 PM

I had them embedded but it made the thread too long. Put them in zips here for you.

RacerX64 · 06-16-2007, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmrfam

I had them embedded but it made the thread too long. Put them in zips here for you.

Inspiring

Were you on one of these boats? How did you feel going into this? What made the ship sink at the pier?

We have some customers that use P&O Nedlloyd.

Amazing pics! Let's hope that the Freedom has a much calmer trip than these ships did!

Thanks

RacerX64 · 06-16-2007, 04:33 PM

She's headed our way! Next stop NYC!

06-14-2007, 10:10 PM	#68
RacerX64 Private First Class 1 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 335i Sprklng Graphite {Sweet} Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga iTrader: (0)	In for the night in Zeebrugge Pic of the Freedom below for those of you interested in what she looks like. Attached Images
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06-15-2007, 07:58 AM	#69
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06-15-2007, 08:05 AM	#70
RacerX64 Private First Class 1 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 335i Sprklng Graphite {Sweet} Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga iTrader: (0)	Off to pick up the Jags I Wonder if all the Jag owners that have cars on order are tracking this ship as closely as we are!
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06-15-2007, 09:27 AM	#71
bmrfam Private 2 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 335is vert & X5 50 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Laguna iTrader: (0)	Looks like I officially jumped on with you guys in Zeebrugge. The WW site has been spot on for me from the moment it showed my cargo booking on the 4th of June. Since this is RoRo, I am guessing it is LIFO (Last on, first off). Too bad that probably has nothing to do with the VPC order! Good news is that i jump off at the first stop in the US at New York. __________________ Current 2013 X5 50 2015 650i vert - Tanzanite Blue
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06-15-2007, 10:50 AM	#73
Stinger Major 112 Rep 1,040 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Convertible Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 335i E93 [7.00] 1993 318is [0.00] 1996 Z3 1.9 [0.00]	I had to laugh yesterday. I sent a fellow co-worker an email letting her know my bimmer was on the boat and off to the States. She is a huge BMW fan and is waiting for a lunch in the new car. So, she says in her reply "I don't even want to know how you got a picture of the boat." I replied... "Determination" :rocks: Admitting later, the board here and how the boat has many of us waiting every second for the darn thing to show up. Gotta love this site! __________________ http://e93fanatic.blogspot.com
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06-15-2007, 04:55 PM	#76
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06-15-2007, 07:16 PM	#77
Bimmerforlife Major 388 Rep 1,272 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	I have to admit, this is exciting to watch graphics and I'm not even on the boat. I'm still at the carrier.
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06-15-2007, 10:18 PM	#79
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RacerX64 Private First Class 1 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 335i Sprklng Graphite {Sweet} Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga iTrader: (0)	Did not know what RoRo meant, so I looked it up. BTW: Do not read the risks section of this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off
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06-16-2007, 01:22 AM	#81
RacerX64 Private First Class 1 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 335i Sprklng Graphite {Sweet} Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga iTrader: (0)	Freedom has docked in Southhampton. I got some webcam shots of her coming in, turning and then finally mooring at what appears to be dock 41 in southhampton. The webcam shots are kind of grainy, however the white ship in the next series of shots is the Freedom coming in. Webcam is here: http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/webcams.htm {Only updated every 10 mins} It looks down from the Ocean docks Map of Southhampton is here: http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/files/pos.pdf You can determine where dock 41 is: WebCam shots of freedom docking in succession. (You can see Freedom coming in and swinging around with the help from a tug) Attached Images
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06-16-2007, 08:28 AM	#83
RacerX64 Private First Class 1 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 335i Sprklng Graphite {Sweet} Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga iTrader: (0)	hehehe. Wish the ship had gotten a bit closer
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06-16-2007, 11:53 AM	#84
bmrfam Private 2 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 335is vert & X5 50 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Laguna iTrader: (0)	Yeah, sorry for not explaining RoRo. I work in the industry so I forget what others may have not heard of yet. You don't even want me to post my ship accident deck. I do not think there are any RoRo's in it, but it shows what can happen to your shipment in transit. Pretty funny though, since it was not my goods. __________________ Current 2013 X5 50 2015 650i vert - Tanzanite Blue
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06-16-2007, 04:33 PM	#88
RacerX64 Private First Class 1 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 335i Sprklng Graphite {Sweet} Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga iTrader: (0)	She's headed our way! Next stop NYC! Attached Images
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