W.B.YEATS DELIVERY IS DELAYED

[SEA]

Now that the Yeats is back from her Sea trials whats next ?Have the Scrubbers still to be fitted or is she ready to be handed over to ICG ?

[conor]

Now that the Yeats is back from her Sea trials whats next ?Have the Scrubbers still to be fitted or is she ready to be handed over to ICG ?

I think she still has to head to Denmark to have her scrubbers fitted. Alf Pollak is still in Odense.

[IFPete]

Alf Pollock was suppost to vacate drydock last monday,

[Steven]

W.B. YEATS arrived back at FSG earlier (looking a little rusty and with that section on the port side where the aft and middle modules join still in primer).  Some pictures on NIFS

https://www.niferry.co.uk/in-pictures-irish-ferries-w-b-yeats-returns-from-sea-trials/

[conor]

Great photos Steven. Thanks for sharing.

[giftgrub]

W.B. YEATS arrived back at FSG earlier (looking a little rusty and with that section on the port side where the aft and middle modules join still in primer).  Some pictures on NIFS

https://www.niferry.co.uk/in-pictures-irish-ferries-w-b-yeats-returns-from-sea-trials/

Thanks also for posting at least they can see the bits they missed, looks very weather marked for a brand new ferry after a week and half's use.

[IFPete]

It was not touched up before the sea trials

[SEA]

I just read this on line,Published by the Irish Sun Yesterday.  could this delay delivery even more ...

https://www.thesun.ie/news/3360072/german-cops-sabotage-irish-ferry/

[Chef]

I find it hard to believe that the scrubbers have not yet been installed , if not, were are they to be installed ? , around the funnel like on the Pont Aven . I dought it .

[IFPete]

No response from IF. I guess they must be happy enough with her performance.

[IFPete]

Press Release from shipyard.

New construction "W.B.Yeats" has successfully completed test drive

771


The most recent newbuilding of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), the passenger ferry "W.B.Yeats", has successfully completed its 10-day test drive today and has returned to Flensburg.

Now the remaining work is done at the shipyard.

Facts and figures about the new building NB771 "W.B. Yeats ":

194.60 meters in length
31.60 meters wide
54,975 gross tons
33,600 kilowatts of power Main engine
1,885 passengers and crew
455 passenger cabins plus 60 crew cabins
2,800 spur meters
Equipped with scrubbers for cleaning ship emissions

Flensburg, November 7, 2018

[conor]

Press Release from shipyard.

New construction "W.B.Yeats" has successfully completed test drive
771


The most recent newbuilding of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), the passenger ferry "W.B.Yeats", has successfully completed its 10-day test drive today and has returned to Flensburg.

Now the remaining work is done at the shipyard.

Facts and figures about the new building NB771 "W.B. Yeats ":

194.60 meters in length
31.60 meters wide
54,975 gross tons
33,600 kilowatts of power Main engine
1,885 passengers and crew
455 passenger cabins plus 60 crew cabins
2,800 spur meters
Equipped with scrubbers for cleaning ship emissions

Flensburg, November 7, 2018

Is there a delivery date yet?

[Steven]

I find it hard to believe that the scrubbers have not yet been installed , if not, were are they to be installed ? , around the funnel like on the Pont Aven . I dought it .

Space will have been allowed for inside the funnel given she was designed with scrubber installation in mind unlike older vessels such as PA.  There's a precedent actually - ALF POLLAK had her scrubbers fitted after her trials (also off Bornholm and the Danish coast) at Odense.

It was not touched up before the sea trials

Technically not true.  Someone obviously had the paint out at some stage in the past couple of weeks else the area around the bow doors (and others) would still have primer on them!!

Press Release from shipyard.

New construction "W.B.Yeats" has successfully completed test drive
771


The most recent newbuilding of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), the passenger ferry "W.B.Yeats", has successfully completed its 10-day test drive today and has returned to Flensburg.

Now the remaining work is done at the shipyard.

Facts and figures about the new building NB771 "W.B. Yeats ":

194.60 meters in length
31.60 meters wide
54,975 gross tons
33,600 kilowatts of power Main engine
1,885 passengers and crew
455 passenger cabins plus 60 crew cabins
2,800 spur meters
Equipped with scrubbers for cleaning ship emissions

Flensburg, November 7, 2018

I'm told there is still some commissioning work to do.  Perhaps we might see her in Dublin before the end of the month.  Then there will likely be weeks of trials, crew familiarisation, drills, and inspections.  Fingers crossed she gets in service for Xmas!


Is there a delivery date yet?

[conor]

I find it hard to believe that the scrubbers have not yet been installed , if not, were are they to be installed ? , around the funnel like on the Pont Aven . I dought it .

Space will have been allowed for inside the funnel given she was designed with scrubber installation in mind unlike older vessels such as PA.  There's a precedent actually - ALF POLLAK had her scrubbers fitted after her trials (also off Bornholm and the Danish coast) at Odense.

It was not touched up before the sea trials

Technically not true.  Someone obviously had the paint out at some stage in the past couple of weeks else the area around the bow doors (and others) would still have primer on them!!

Press Release from shipyard.

New construction "W.B.Yeats" has successfully completed test drive
771


The most recent newbuilding of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), the passenger ferry "W.B.Yeats", has successfully completed its 10-day test drive today and has returned to Flensburg.

Now the remaining work is done at the shipyard.

Facts and figures about the new building NB771 "W.B. Yeats ":

194.60 meters in length
31.60 meters wide
54,975 gross tons
33,600 kilowatts of power Main engine
1,885 passengers and crew
455 passenger cabins plus 60 crew cabins
2,800 spur meters
Equipped with scrubbers for cleaning ship emissions

Flensburg, November 7, 2018

I'm told there is still some commissioning work to do.  Perhaps we might see her in Dublin before the end of the month.  Then there will likely be weeks of trials, crew familiarisation, drills, and inspections.  Fingers crossed she gets in service for Xmas!


Is there a delivery date yet?

Thanks Steven.

[Chef]

Well looks like the paint brushes are out in force today on the port side .