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| On the 7th January 2007 we had three ships in loading up for their annual world cruises. As the City Cruise Terminal was undergoing a major refurbishment before Navigator of the Seas arrived in April, Saga Rose and Saga Ruby were in the QEII, which was probably the only time they would be so close to me. Oriana was in the usual Mayflower. The weather was foul. Gales again. The Saga sisters weren't due to leave until after the 9.30pm fireworks so we braved the weather for Oriana who was down to go at 5pm. Despite a little brief drizzle at 4.45pm, it was mainly dry and fairly mild. | |||||||||||||
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| 5pm came and went while the rain returned in force half an hour later and it got much colder. 6pm also passed with no movement. Already one container ship had sailed out and as another was on its way in we called it a day and went home. She eventually began moving at 6.50pm. We returned just after 9pm and the weather had got worse. | |||||||||||||
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| (C) Copyright Patricia Dempsey 7th & 8th January 2007 Not to be reproduced without permission |
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