[Sticks]

In light of the fact that the volcanic eruption in Iceland has grounded aircraft across Europe, and they could be grounded for months, going by past experience of Icelandic eruptions, Is it now time to bring back passenger ships going across the Atlantic?

[King Gizzard]

arrrrr yes

[Shasown]

How long do you think it takes to build a transatlantic passenger liner?

[InOne]

Hmmmmm, i'll just wait till it clears

[Sticks]

Originally Posted by Shasown

How long do you think it takes to build a transatlantic passenger liner?

For the short term already have cruise liners for pleasure cruises, all you have to do is put them into service for crossing the Atlantic. In the meanwhile this would produce jobs for UK shipyards.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Sticks

For the short term already have cruise liners for pleasure cruises, all you have to do is put them into service for crossing the Atlantic. In the meanwhile this would produce jobs for UK shipyards.

Pleasure cruise vessels may not be capable of transatlantic passage. (Fuel Capacity, etc.). Besises there is also the economic viability of transatlantic passage. Would the owners of the cruise liners let you take them off a very profitable task for what may turn out to be a short term and uneconomic use?

Oh I know we could always ask the Royal Navy to drop whatever they are doing and use their frigates, destroyers and submarines to run a shuttle service to the US.

UK shipyards run like a lot of businesses economically, in other words the ones that have work on the order books stay in business, others get closed. Are you naive enough to think they could just open them next week and start building ships.

Vessels have to be designed, contracts agreed, materials ordered and delivered, the work force has to be trained. So yeah if you start the process off now you might have the first liner rolling off the slipway in about 5 years probably more though. Then you can expect it to have to be fitted out and undergo sea worthiness trials, you might see your liner starting to carry passengers in say 8-10 years or so.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Sticks

In light of the fact that the volcanic eruption in Iceland has grounded aircraft across Europe, and they could be grounded for months, going by past experience of Icelandic eruptions, Is it now time to bring back passenger ships going across the Atlantic?

Of course
some clever people contacted Cargo Ship owners
and paid for a bed and a room back to the UK


The sad thing is
Kenya Farmers had loads of Fresh Snap Beans packed
foe Every UK Supermarkets
now gone rotten.
so it time now for us to start growing more.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Nathan

arrrrr yes

This is a Good Point
as some Ships get Hijacked.

There was a China Owned ship being attacked by Machine Gun Pirates
so they used a Water cannon
blowing them out of there boats.


So any Ships
should now have a High Powered Water Cannon
rigged up by Remote control.


It will stop the Rotten Pirates who think they can take people and ships.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Shasown

How long do you think it takes to build a transatlantic passenger liner?

China can build one and deliver it in 6weeks.

[Scarlett.]

^ It'd be just the hull, nothing inside like those cheap toy cars you got as a kid

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by arista

China can build one and deliver it in 6weeks.

Rubbish!

[Sticks]

Pleasure Cruise ships can be adapted and can make it across the North Atlantic, after all a number of them were retro fitted in 1982 to take part in the armada that went down to the Falklands and that was longer in the South Atlantic.

So in time of national emergency, which is what this is, it can be done and has been done.

[Claymores]

Are you being deliberately obtuse Sticks? Please answer my query in announcements

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Sticks

Pleasure Cruise ships can be adapted and can make it across the North Atlantic, after all a number of them were retro fitted in 1982 to take part in the armada that went down to the Falklands and that was longer in the South Atlantic.

So in time of national emergency, which is what this is, it can be done and has been done.

Its not really an emergency just yet Sticks, take off the steel helmet and flak jacket, unman the barricade. Turn off the panic siren and stand down COBRA.

Weather conditions are holding the stuff in the air, its true, hwoever wind and temperature changes will cause the ash to move and eventually fall to earth. Probably well before your liner plans are off the drawing board.

As for the boats pressed into service for the Falklands, the Canberra and the QE 2, they werent retro fitted, they were ocean going cruise liners. However that was for the transport of troops, for use in a conflict, it doesnt have the same urgency, requisitioning non ocean going liners to take people to Disneyland etc, does it? Why should one group of holiday makers have priority over another.

Its not really necessary to fly to the states for business after all with the use of internet conferences, video conferences and highly reliable telecommunication links.

[pinkmichk]

how is it a national emergency ahh diddums some people cant get on holiday

[InOne]

Originally Posted by pinkmichk

how is it a national emergency ahh diddums some people cant get on holiday

What about if a relative was dying abroad?

[Sticks]

Originally Posted by Claymores

Are you being deliberately obtuse Sticks? Please answer my query in announcements

Which query? Where?

I have looked for it and can not find it.

['Conor]

i can see it already.... "Titanic 2.0"

[Callum]

After Titanic, I think many people would be afraid to step on board a transatlantic ship.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Sticks

Which query? Where?

I have looked for it and can not find it.

Try the thread on duplicate accounts

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...61#post3167261

Claymores asked you about hiding Ip's etc

Originally Posted by InOne

What about if a relative was dying abroad?

Hardly a national emergency, but pretty much the same thing if all airports were closed because of severe weather.

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by Callum

After Titanic, I think many people would be afraid to step on board a transatlantic ship.

Lol. And you never hear of plane crashes do you? The Titanic sank well before your time.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

Lol. And you never hear of plane crashes do you? The Titanic sank well before your time.

Nope aint ever heard of a plane crashing into an Iceberg, have you?

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Nope aint ever heard of a plane crashing into an Iceberg, have you?

That is very true. Ain't ever heard of a boat losing use of it's engines at 10,000 ft in the air either.

[Harry!]

I refuse to board a big bot the size of a cruse ship. Not because I am scared it may have a fault on board its because I am afraid I might fall overboard!

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

That is very true. Ain't ever heard of a boat losing use of it's engines at 10,000 ft in the air either.

Have to admit, thats also very true. Nor do boats depressurise rapidly.

Saying that though taking into account the millions of miles travelled, air travel is still the safest means of transportation. But to be doubly sure, get the seat over the black box near the rear of the aircraft. (planes dont back into mountains)