Day 20 of the delivery : Dubai to Valencia
Sailing is art - shipdelivery and sailing adv.
Cpt Lkp Metens
Sat 5 Mar 2016 06:20
Today, day after the seatrails, everybody is quite , without answers, without solutions .
Yesterday we sailed back into port with assistance due to unreliable engines and thrusters.
Service engineers couldn't figure out the reasons of the problems. Everybody is quite.
The new owner can't understand what happens and still believe his vessel will be able to sail 25 days without problems.
The old owner, doesn't under stand also , as following him all was ok but couldn't give any waranty.
Strange situation.
Thursday 3rd of March 2016, Sharjah
Back seatrails with the training captain of the old owner, no change of conclusions.
So advice wait and see what will happen the next days.
One thing is sure, I want to go home because this vessel isn't able to sail a long time.
Now the weekend is started here, no realy changes expectesd till Monday.
Cpt. Luc Metens
Friday 4th of March 2016, Sharjah
Holiday on the shore, sewage pump is broken. Lucky we already ordered new one, ..., what's the next surprise in paradise
Today time to evaluate the problems that occured and which are still remaining. Solving of problems is only delaying of new problems.
Tomorrow an external technician will come on board in order to back analyse the problems. We are 22 days underway, an amount of money was spend and still the vessel isn't ready for sailing. There are too many unknown items which can be encountered underway that for me, actually the trip isn't safe to do. 25 days sailing isn't a normal working procedure for this boat. This is the 2nd time in my life that I stop a delivery before safe arrival at destination. Master and Chief Engineer are going home next week.
Today preparing the handover, and waiting for news.
Cpt. Luc Metens