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SHIPBUILDING THE NORWEGIAN JOY Documentary Central: You Won't Believe How They Get This Ship to the Sea! \| Mega Transports \| S1E03 \| ‪@DocoCentral‬ PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFQVZ_5a0Jw Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
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All rights reserved #Documentary #ship #money Transcript 0:01 the biggest the heaviest oh it's stuck on the track the most and the most expensive Goods on Earth everything people can move on land on water and in the air record-breaking stunning Global they are Mega transports [Music] Norwegian Joy is the world's fourth largest cruise ship at 333 M long and 1:02 with a nearly 42 M beam she is a true giant of the Seas we're going to lower the harbor gate now its 20 decks can accommodate 3,850 passengers her Voyage from the shipyard to the sea is a logistical Triumph a carefully rehearsed spectacle with delicate movements reminiscent of a ballet we've opened it you can move out wind and weather draft and Tide a 50 km trip down a river lies ahead of the Norwegian joy to come through it and scath it everything must work properly with as yet unseen onboard attractions the Norwegian Joy is one of the most Innovative ships of its era but even the smallest mistake could cause this ocean giant to falter this is where everything begins May wored in papenburg this Shipyard builds some of the world's largest cruise ships but it has a problem as big 2:07 as the ships it builds the coast and sea are 50 km away the only route leading there is the m every mile worthed ship has to negotiate this channel to make its way to the North Sea and this is where they are built in the north of Germany ship building has a long tradition here in penberg from here the shallow and narrow M meanders pass places like WEA Leah and emden this river is actually entirely unsuitable for conveying gigantic cruise ships 50 km to the North Sea they are the most difficult the Norwegian Joy will ever travel March 2017 for 11 months the Norwegian Joy has 3:00 been taking shape here in penberg to date it is the biggest ship ever built here Down Below on the dry dock the final touches are being put on the hull in a few days the dock will be flooded and the ocean giant will leave the yard Chief mechanical engineer Herman vessels is responsible for fitting the propulsion system which also includes what are called maneuvering thrusters we sometimes even use them on the m and we've already tested these systems here on the M we use them to do some steering Maneuvers particularly before coming up to critical spots like Bridges and the M barrier the thrusters allow the Norwegian joy to move sideways extremely important during her first kilometers the primary sources of repulsion are two 200 ton azy pods below 4:02 the stern each of these gigantic pods has five propella blades with a diameter of nearly 6 M these workers are just filling in holes with massive metal plugs they needed the holes to mount the 20ton propeller now they would reduce its efficiency as the conveyance date edges closer the pressure grows on the Fitters to complete all of their tasks with the utmost [Applause] Precision now more than ever what counts is perfection making improvements to the propellers on the high seas inconceivable 5:04 that's why Chief mechanical engineer Helman vessels repeated checks every blade on every propeller since the propeller will ultimately be the main thing that propels the ship and because it is very sensitive as far as vibrations are concerned we really have to make sure that it has no flaws or damages on it the golden yellow aluminium bronze gleams flawlessly as it should Herman vessels and his team are proud of what they've accomplished every ship is absolutely unique and I would say that most of what happens on these ships especially with the hole the plates the sections and the blocks most of that is still done by hand you can't even imagine how much sweat and work has gone into this day in and day out ham and vessel's work on the Norwegian Joy is finished 6:00 inside the ship the work is far from over project manager toston cruss is responsible for oversee the timely delivery of the cruise ship to the cruise line company until then he has quite a few things to take care of on board for example the theater if it were up to Cru it would be a while longer until the curtain goes up for the first time here the whole thing takes about 3 years and over those 3 years I supervis is the ship's construction and at the end of the day when we hand over the ship to the customer parting with it is a bit sad and that is quite a stirring moment but inevitably it will come delivery dates are unforgiving the schedule now demands that the ship goes out onto the M whether it is finished on the inside or not [Music] it still looks pretty Barren here we're still in the construction phase of course things don't always go smoothly during a project like this and we still 7:06 have a few minor problems here and there one week later in an hour the M will flood the dry dog conveyance of the Norwegian Joy begins but before the Norwegian Joy heads out on its maiden voyage she has to leave dry dog 2 where she was constructed over the last 11 months more than 200,000 cubic M of water flow into the world's biggest covered dock enough to fill 80 Olympic siiz swimming pools then a tiny Tugboat takes over it must guide the gigantic cruise ship very precisely out of the hall and into the harbor Basin in order to make it possible to undock the nearly finished ocean giant at all water from the m has to enter the shipyard's Basin the ship can only float out if the 8:00 water level is at maximum depth in less than 1 hour the access gates to the harbor Basin and thus the dry dock will open there several lifting platforms are still awaiting removal until recently they were being used to work on the h one after the other they hover out of the [Music] dock department head Ralph bager and docm H and Ne are responsible for flooding the dock one final Check Yes final inspection is at 11:00 with the shipping company yes and then we can start flooding it then we'll get started all right lifting platforms machines 9:04 tools people before flooding the dock everything must be removed from the danger zone Ralph Baga and H are 9:12 responsible for getting everyone out of the dock especially here at the inlet of the Basin for soon water will enter 9:21 here it'll come in this opening and the other opening is back there so that's 4 9:28 square m where water will flow into the dock so you wouldn't be able to stand here 9:34 anymore how many cubic meters are we bringing in here 200,000 Cub M and that 9:40 takes about 3 hours so you can imagine the sheer mass of water that comes in here and the pressure it flows in 9:47 with the final inspection is pressure packed as well this is when the cruise 9:52 Liner Company inspects the hull of the ship project manager toston Cru cannot 9:58 start the flooding of the dog unless the inspection ends complaint 10:05 free of course there's the opportunity to make a few touch-ups if we find anything wrong with the color or if we 10:11 think we haven't done a good job on a gray there are a few possibilities to fix things but not if it's anything 10:19 major if the company's inspectors were to find major issues everything would have to be stopped here 10:26 [Music] [Applause] 10:36 go but after a 30-minute inspection they get the O clear everything is signed and 10:42 approved okay bye thumbs up we passed the test there 10:48 were no complaints about the hole and we can start the flooding now absolutely everyone has to 10:58 leave the last person to do so is the dock Master himself H and 11:07 KN yes helmet open the [Applause] 11:17 [Applause] valves the building dock is 480 M long 11:25 and 45 M wide after only a few minutes the floor is flooded 11:31 completely after half an hour the water has reached the hull and after 2 hours 11:36 it is nearly finished the water level has to exceed 8 m so the Norwegian Joy 11:41 can float for the first 11:49 time 50 km to the Open Sea and only a few minutes until the 11:55 first big obstacle for Norwegian Joy the undocking 12:01 [Music] process the next day at 6:00 in the 12:06 morning Shipyard Captain Wolf Gang TS is on his way to the bridge the command 12:12 center of the Norwegian Joy he will direct the undocking process from there his main focus is now on the 12:27 draft of course I look at the drafts we have a good meter it'll be 12:33 similar out on the M's later when the ship is moving that will all certainly change a 12:40 bit the ship is not carrying a full load now that will change by the time we 12:45 convey the ship so she is further out of the water now than she will be when we convey 12:54 her the greatest danger is running a ground to keep the Oceano giant from 13:00 scraping on the Donk the captain will have to rely on the help of a Dutch 13:08 Tugboat the engine of the Norwegian Joy generates more than 100,000 horsepower 13:14 it could badly damage the dock so it's better if a tug Takes Over The Rains for 13:19 the first few meters even if it doesn't look like it 13:25 its 1,000 horsepower are plenty to pull the mammoth ship into Open 13:30 Water Shipyard Captain Wolf Gang TS is happy with the drafts and heads toward 13:35 the bridge it occupies the entire bow area of the ship on Deck 13:45 14 this area is still a construction site as well however the instruments TS 13:51 and his team need to undock are already functional [Music] 14:01 although not on board H and Ne is also part of that team Hiner to 14:09 hmen H are you ready up 14:16 front we're going to take the foot Bridge away now and then the command will come from the bridge when we are 14:21 ready to go yeah 14:26 okay here in the in the dock will refrain from using the ship's engines 14:32 and the tugboat gruno 4 will tow the ship alone with a single tow 14:43 rope the tugboat warms up then the command from the bridge of Norwegian Joy 14:50 untie the 14:57 ropes the the ropes have all been untied he's now trying to get the ship moving 15:03 slowly with the tug and it takes a good while to get all those tens of thousands of tons 15:10 moving nothing happens at 15:15 first but then we're 15:21 moving there's no turning back now 11 months after the start of construction 15:27 the Norwegian Joy is is finally moving for the very first 15:38 time it pulls out backwards Stone 15:48 forward only a meter and a half of space remains to the left and right even the 15:54 smallest Divergence and the ship would immediately bang against the dark walls 16:01 it could even be tied on the ceiling on the topmost deck there is the new prize 16:06 piece the water slide the the critical point is that 16:14 glass slide up there leaving the dark entrance that's going to be darn tight the chunky Stern has to exit the 16:21 covered dock first 16:36 [Music] the slide is in the middle of the 333 M 16:41 long ship H KNE doesn't take his eye off it 16:49 for even a second [Music] 16:59 that looks good the slide is [Music] 17:06 through Daniel but now things are getting tight 17:14 [Music] 17:19 Portside two more tugs assist to keep the Norwegian Joy from ramming into the gate of the covered dock the three tugs 17:27 pull the ocean GI to 17:38 [Music] 17:48 starboard after more than 1 hour they've Managed IT the Norwegian Joy has safely 17:54 reached the shipyard Harbor 18:00 right now we're in the position that we need according to the plan so bring it 18:09 in there is no time to celebrate Works must be completed on the pier that the 18:14 men were unable to carry out inside due to the low ceiling Martin the tugs are pushing on 18:21 the other side right is it okay for you guys if we put 18:27 the foot bridge on can we put the funnel into place 18:33 now okay okay then good then we're done here the ship is in position the funnel 18:40 can be fitted two cranes have been set up 18:45 specifically for that task they raise the over 80 ton funnel onto the topmost 18:51 deck exhaust from the engines is emitted from the funnel and directed well over the ship this is where the ventilation 18:58 system for the Norwegian Joy is 19:07 located once the funnel has been fitted the first stage of the pending conveyance is 19:17 complete the works in the yards Harbor will take 3 weeks now people can finally 19:22 admire the attractions a laser tag arena two pools two slides and a first a 19:29 go-kart track all of those perks are meant to attract customers especially from Asia to come on a 19:39 cruise that's because Beijing and Shanghai will be Norwegian Joy's home 19:46 ports she is the fourth largest cruise ship in the world and the largest have 19:52 ever been built in penberg she is already afloat but it'll be a while before she's sailing the Seas 20:01 before she does that she has to pass through the M's barrier in gandas om the normal water level of the m is 20:08 roughly 6 M too little to convey a cruise ship the size of the Norwegian 20:15 joy that means the river has to be raised to at least 8 and 1/2 M just a 20:22 little over the ship's draft of 8 m and 40 cm 20:29 the water level of the m is the biggest question mark that arises during every Passage through the M's barrier in 20:36 exactly 24 hours the Norwegian Joy is scheduled to cast off from 20:44 papenburg by then Reinhardt backer has to ensure the water level reaches at least 8 and 1/2 20:50 M he is the head of operations at M's barrier in gandum the next high tide is expected at 20:57 11:00 p.m. hello hello everybody hi so are you 21:04 ready Becca and his team want to capture the water from the tide Dam up the M 21:10 with it and hold it in the river until the Norwegian Joy has passed through the 21:17 barrier this is now our 35th conveyance every conveyance is different the conditions here are different every time 21:24 whether it's the tide the wind coming from somewhere or another or the Headwater for example 21:29 rain visibility and fog can cause terrible problems the problem is closing the 21:36 barrier alone will not suffice to raise the water level nearly 3 m above normal 21:41 the men have to hope that the M itself will carry enough water flow towards the sea closing the lock gates at just the 21:48 right time is essential okay okay start the main shipping 21:53 gate the main shipping gate is a 60 M wide opening right at the Tide's High 21:59 Point backa gives the order to close it the lock gate is set in motion but backa 22:06 knows this time it won't be enough 22:12 water I'm find to pump we do have a pump system in the structure with a midlevel capacity of 100 cubic m a second that is 22:19 a whole lot but we won't be able to manage it with the pump alone and because there's not much headat at the 22:25 moment we can't be sure if we'll actually have enough water by Monday at noon so the ship can pass through or if 22:31 we'll have to wait another 12 hours waiting 12 more hours for the next 22:37 high tide and thus more Headwater would put everything behind schedule before it has even begun 22:44 Norwegian Joy M's passage is already looking questionable despite all of the efforts 22:50 to Dam up enough water the boat could run ground at the barrier but low water levels aren't the 22:57 only threat to the con on her way to the North Sea the Norwegian Joy must pass two Bridges 23:04 passage in those spots will be extremely 23:11 tight back at the shipyard time has finally come the start of the conveyance 23:17 has been postponed from 2: p.m. to 10: p.m. due to the low water level so the 23:23 M's had another 8 hours to amass enough depth 23:29 doc Master H and takes up position he is responsible for the smooth Passage 23:35 through the first bottleneck the dock lock gate the Norwegian Joy has to get 23:41 past here we'll open the final gate when the ship's crew gives us the okay to bring 23:46 in the tugs then we'll open it another 2 hours until things get 23:52 started super strong tug boats from Hamburg are supposed to tow the Norwegian joy down the m 23:59 but they must wait outside the dock lock gate the m still needs a few more centim 24:05 of depth before the ocean giant can venture out onto the 24:11 river but there is something else to worry about for H and 24:20 knee the structure has a clear width of 44.5 M and the ship's beam is 41 M and 24:26 40 cm so there isn't too much space on either side roughly 1 M and a half on each side 24:34 it is Captain Wolf Gang toss who will have to cope with it in an hour and a half the transit is supposed to 24:41 begin 4 weeks before the Handover there is still Lots left to do however the 24:47 bridge is fully operational the ship can be piloted from several command centers 24:52 this one is the most important our true Command Center is here as in the middle We have basically 25:00 converted all the systems here somewhat for 25:07 Transit you can see looking at this makeshift solution here made with wood 25:13 these levers are normally back here but they do us no good there that's why we 25:20 make it all a bit more convenient for us because we'll be traveling backwards at least to emden we have reconstructed 25:28 these controls to meet our needs these two levers control our 25:33 aipods our two main propulsion units which can be rotated 25:39 360° and we control our three maneuvering thrusters with just this one 25:44 lever here a state-of-the-art satellite based 25:50 navigation system allows the captain to steer the Norwegian Joy 25:56 blindly it basically makes no difference if we're traveling at day or night not even the thickest fog would bother us 26:02 because we pilot entirely using instruments the tracking systems are 26:08 much more accurate than GPS and show the ship's position down to the nearest centimeter the captain is only worried 26:15 about fire safety in case we have an issue this is also the command center for all 26:21 firefighting measures the ship's plans are here and will be hanging here later 26:28 we deal with each individual case using them but knock on wood nothing has 26:33 happened in a long time it while going through the lock gate the worst thing that could happen 26:40 would be the ship running a ground the water depth in the shipyard Harbor is 26:45 too low only 7 m 35 CM outside the gate the water level is already 7 m 55 CM the 26:53 next hours are crucial there's no going back we have to go through 27:00 the water level of the M continues to increase to 8 m and that means time to 27:10 go push the [Music] 27:17 button to the bridge of the joy do you read me yes we're going to lower the harbor 27:24 gate now and send the tugs right over to you yeah a pulley system is employed to 27:31 lower the harbor gate so it rests on the bottom of the lock high and near is 27:37 tense in the worst case it could get jammed on the way down then finally the all 27:46 clear then you'll let the tugs know they can enter right 27:53 yeah without the two tugs conveying a ship of this size would be be 28:04 impossible unlike during the undocking process these two tongues do more than tug and toe they will work like two 28:11 outboard engines to maneuver the Norwegian joy down the M both tugs are 28:17 hooked up to her one in the front and one in the back both of them can run at a maximum 28:24 power output of 13,000 horsepower that sounds like a lot but the gigantic 28:29 Cruise liner is 333 M long 28:38 uh yes did you hear that ponon out of the water 28:44 please y 28:52 [Music] 28:58 is 300 M from the pier to the dock lock the Norwegian join needs nearly 30 29:03 minutes which makes it 10 times faster than a [Music] 29:20 snail 1 M and a half to the left and to the right the dock lock is the most 29:27 difficult narrow passage on the way to the North Sea simply floating through 29:32 won't 29:39 work the pilots slowly inch their way closer they're aiming for these metal 29:44 structures [Music] 30:03 instead of going through the very middle they pilot the giant ocean liner to the far right of the lock onto these 30:18 rollers the ship will now rest against those wheel and will then be able to 30:24 move out of the lock the Pilots use the wheel fenders they 30:31 are made of plastic and move when the ship passes by them the ship is most truly on the safe 30:44 side with the help of this contraption the Norwegian Joy safely passes through 30:49 the lock without a 30:55 scratch it is from this bird's eye view that one can see how truly tight a fit 31:00 it 31:07 is it is tight on the left side as well although the ship is pressed up against 31:13 the wheel Fender every centimeter 31:21 [Music] counts it is over halfway through 31:28 through now the ship is in the right [Music] 31:35 position it's a lovely feeling when you know you can depend on people who work together to make sure the conveyance 31:41 gets done no matter what position they're in they've overcome the narrowest 31:49 section of the dock gate but now things are tied below the water on the M the 31:55 Norwegian Joy has just 10 cm of water under the 32:01 [Music] 32:15 KE that takes a load off your mind we've managed to this point and have done everything well up to now now let's see 32:23 what the rest of the trip brings with it h knes work is done now he has 32:29 directed the Norwegian joy out onto the 32:35 M but for project manager toron Cru the conveyance Adventure is far from 32:44 over of course it is an exciting moment the shipyard is now behind us and we are out of the shipyard Harbor for the first 32:51 time everything is working it's going well we're on target of course you're nervous about whether everything will 32:57 work out out but up until now everything is going great but the m has a few more hurdles 33:04 in store 7 km down river a destroyed Railway Bridge passage width here just 33:10 48 M the next hurdle the Yan Bergh house bridge in Lea its Long Bridge flap does 33:18 not go entirely vertical and could collide with the top deck finally the M 33:23 barrier in gandum the Norwegian Joy cannot pass through until water level has reached at least 8 33:30 m the ship has the first kilometers on the M behind it as if pole on a string 33:36 the Norwegian Joy makes its way through the darkness traveling Stern first the entire 33:48 time we convey the ship backwards Stern first the advantage of that is that we 33:54 scoop up water through the propulsion units below the keel the ship is easier to maneuver because the propulsion units 34:00 are in front the entire length of the ship is in front of us so to speak which allows us to control the ship 34:08 better having that extra control is especially important when passing through the vena Railway Bridge in 34:15 December 2015 a freighter rammed into a bridge pier and destroyed the main 34:20 section of the bridge since then the bridge has been out of commission and is 34:26 not lit up at night 34:32 the weather on this night is especially bad thick fog hovers over the M the ship 34:38 is barely 34:44 [Music] recognizable the banks and the bridge are not visible from on board the 34:52 ship the Norwegian Joy appears to be feeling its way ahead blindly 34:58 it is only with the assistance of its precise ultramodern navigation instruments that it manages the blind 35:04 Passage through the bridge 35:16 ruins but the biggest test still lies ahead of the Norwegian Joy the passage 35:22 to the m barrier in gandum will the water level be high enough for the ocean joined to maneuver 35:28 safely into the North Sea but first the next hurdle the 35:35 heavily trafficked Yan Bergh house bridge in 2010 the Maya wor had it 35:40 reconstructed specifically to allow large ships to pass 56 M wide sounds easy but the Long 35:48 Bridge flap does not go up to vertical and juts out into the shipping channel a 35:54 tight squeeze for the water slide from the control tower the Norwegian Joy should be easy to see even 36:01 at night normally it is but tonight Bridgman Dennis HMS and Thomas perker 36:08 need their instruments assistance the fog is too 36:17 thick nor Joy leverage [Music] 36:23 here you've passed 13 we'll prepare to open the bridge 36:28 there was a collision at V bridge and we're always afraid something like that could happen 36:38 here well no one is on the carriageway looking 36:49 good then let's go this will be a cloak and dagger operation the uneasiness 36:55 grows now the navigation skills of the men on board are 37:08 decisive leverage in Norwegian joy 37:13 joy right the bridge is completely raised and locked it's open for your 37:21 passage that's till soon have a good trip 37:26 [Applause] it's quite interesting that you can't do much more we've just handed over 37:32 responsibility the bridge is open and we're waiting for what's to 37:43 come something's coming through the fog must be 37:49 gigantic will it be enough for the slide on the upper deck to clear it juts out 37:55 about 4 M over the railing and could therefore get smashed by The Long Bridge flap aboard project manager toron Cris 38:04 can only hope and pray that we manag to get through it 38:10 with the slide intact and don't graze it with the slide and can move on so to 38:16 speak the ship is traveling very fast at this point avoiding the flap at the last 38:22 moment would be impossible 38:37 [Music] 38:44 crazy isn't it the bridg men have no clue how little leeway there is on the upper 38:53 deck oh yes it's just a few centim 39:04 we're through Co 39:17 cool getting the slide through was the Diest part of the passage for the Norwegian Joy the rest is no problem 39:25 thanks to the 56 M width of the channel the Norwegian Joy heads onward 39:32 apparently unfazed and unbothered toron CR breathes a sigh of 39:39 relief sure you're so excited about it and work so hard for it and when it's 39:44 finally time and it works out as well as it did now of course it's 39:50 ideal 4 in the morning Norwegian Joy heads towards the sea 39:57 even from a distance it causes headaches for the Norwegian Joy Ebon flow from the 40:02 North Sea raises and lowers the water level in the M the barrier has to ensure a constant 40:08 water depth of 8 m when high tide is reached the gates are closed for the 40:15 ship's passage the water level in front of and behind the lock cannot be more than 10 cm different if it is the huge 40:23 cruise ship will start to roll 10 hours have passed since the ship 40:29 sent out from pattenburg the fog on the M recedes but it sticks around 40:34 persistently near the [Music] 40:40 barrier the director of the M's barrier Reinhardt Becker monitors the water level at the main shipping gate only 6 40:48 hours remain until the Norwegian Joys planned 40:55 passage the water on the left left side is now deep enough on the right side 41:00 seawood the water is ebbing we currently have a water level 41:06 difference of 4 1/2 M and we will start slowly reducing that difference in the foreseeable future The Tide is slowly 41:13 coming in from the sea and we'll very slowly start letting water out from the Riverside so the big ship can pass 41:19 through this opening with an even water level the even water level on both sides 41:26 of the barrier is vital to prevent the Norwegian Joy from sliding through the barrier out of 41:36 control whether the flow of water from the tide will raise the lever on the seawood side that much is out of Becca 41:43 and his team's 41:49 control Andreas how far are we now when can we start letting water 41:55 out we can start at about 10 how high will the high tide be a quar 42:01 meter under the middle level okay good that's 25 cm fewer than expected it's going to be tight Reinhardt beer has to make a decision for himself his team and for the $900 million ship Helm we'd like to start with a half meter opening now with that he gives the go to attempt the passage that basically kicks off the critical phase where we start the water level adjustment procedures and have to keep informing the ship how much longer it will be 1 Hour 2 hours or whatever so that they can prepare themselves the ship has to get moving again it is resting without any propulsion and it takes a certain amount of time to get it moving again it's the morning sun breaks through the funk When will the ocean giant go through the lock on board Torsten CR uses the weight to get an idea how much work still needs 43:05 to be done but to keep to the tight schedule the ship now needs to get through the barrier to IMS Haven as quickly as possible we have as few people as possible on board during the M's Transit because we simply want to focus on getting the ship conveyed properly so we reduce the number of workers to a minimum tomorrow is the big work day we're expecting another 1,200 workers to come aboard tomorrow and then things will really be busy here if the Norwegian Joy doesn't make it through the barrier during the next high tide the planning will have to be scrapped and 1,200 workers would get a day off [Music] the two water levels are now only 30 cm apart now Reinhard backa has to pick the 44:04 right moment to have the lock Gates opened entirely Andreas will raise the lift gates now 1155 exactly the main shipping gate in 5 minutes no it can run at the same time you want it much less than 30 it is 1 cm is obvious yes okay then okay open the main shipping gate please main shipping gate gate open a 60 M wide Lane for the Norwegian Joy but the time window is short the E is starting and the water level is dropping again the ship has to get through as quickly as possible hi Wilfried we've opened it you can move [Music] out the Norwegian Joy needs all the propulsion power it has now its five 45:00 diesel engines have an output of over 100,000 horsepower a massive amount of thrust the tugs try to Pilot the ship through the shipping channel [Music] [Music] 9 M of space to the left and right that is normally more than enough but due to the strong current the ocean giant has to move quickly that is risky navigation errors can hardly be corrected and the faster the ship is moving the deeper it rests in the water 46:16 but the calculations prove correct the Norwegian Joy appears as light as a feather as it Glides through the barrier [Music] now we can relax and really enjoy watching the passage because it's finally out it's a wrap the Norwegian Joy has floated to Freedom it turns around in the Harbor Basin at emden and then for the first time it's Full Speed Ahead 47:04 destination the Dutch Port of IMS Haren Captain Wolf Gang TOS sums up the passage I would say it went nearly perfectly in the sense that it really can't go much better sure you can always have better tide conditions but the wind conditions were optimal and the technical reliability was good the team was perfectly organized so I am very very happy the Norwegian Joy managed the transit from penberg to the North Sea with flying colors her first true test the first 50 km were the hardest millions of nautical miles lie ahead of her she is set to debut in China in summer 2017 hopefully from now on she will always have water to spare under her keel

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