# Immediate job opening? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime Employment\ **Created:** [June 3, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282 "2016-06-03T19:26:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@swab](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/swab)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282/1 "2016-06-03T19:26:11Z")
[http://www.ktva.com/video-celebrity-cruise-ship-slams-into-ketchikan-dock-501/](http://www.ktva.com/video-celebrity-cruise-ship-slams-into-ketchikan-dock-501/) ---
**Author:** ![0rion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/dfb087/32.png) [@0rion](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/0rion)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282/2 "2016-06-03T19:39:14Z")
> [@"swab"](#): > > [http://www.ktva.com/video-celebrity-cruise-ship-slams-into-ketchikan-dock-501/](http://www.ktva.com/video-celebrity-cruise-ship-slams-into-ketchikan-dock-501/) And all that money that they save on tugboats… ---
**Author:** ![commtuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@commtuna](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/commtuna)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282/3 "2016-06-04T00:05:49Z")
Winds were SE 30-45kts today, which puts them off the starboard bow. Usually in this weather here the cruise ships miss the piers entirely… ---
**Author:** ![rshrew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/rshrew/32/107_2.png) [@rshrew](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rshrew)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282/4 "2016-06-04T07:13:49Z")
I’m guessing mechanical issues the anchor was dropped supposedly I heard. ---
**Author:** ![CaliforniaOso](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/californiaoso/32/7125_2.png) [@CaliforniaOso](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/CaliforniaOso)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282/5 "2016-06-04T08:00:44Z")
Great Video. My brother almost wiped out every boat in a marina when he could not deal with the tides. ---
**Author:** ![swab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@swab](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/swab)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282/6 "2016-06-04T12:48:53Z")
Those winds aren’t unusual for Ketchikan. And you are correct, most of the time these ships opt to pass on by when things are looking marginal. Whatever happened, other ships chose to utilize tugs for their maneuvers. The infinity did not. That’s not going to look good for them for sure. Here’s another video that’s been making the rounds up here. > **[Log In or Sign Up to View](https://www.facebook.com/100010987865837/videos/247222148987379/)** > > See posts, photos and more on Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/immediate-job-opening/16282/7 "2016-06-04T15:28:24Z")
[QUOTE=rshrew;185406]I’m guessing mechanical issues the anchor was dropped supposedly I heard.[/QUOTE] Dropping an anchor COULD be to help controlling the bow while docking and/or to prepare for moving away from the dock with high wind on the beam while departing. A common way of doing things without, or with low powered bow thruster(s). Here is M/V Nordstjernen conducting a perfect anchor turn at Rorvik, Norway in May, 2011: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uuBwsUivAs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uuBwsUivAs) This vessel was built in 1956 and is still going strong. Cruising Svalbard waters again this summer.