On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 10:02:08 +0000, Malcolm wrote in


Just heard that it got caught by a 100mph gust while docking, not confirmed
though.

Glad to all on board are safe, I'm just curious why they ran the service in
the first place.

Presumably because, at 20,000 tons, the ship is large enough to cope
with most weather conditions at sea, though not, it seems, a gust as it
was coming into dock.

The deadweight of that ferry - The European Highlander - is less than 5000
tons, so relatively light (but with a large surface area exposed to the
wind) in such winds and seas.

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 08/01/2005 11:02:42 UTC