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Posted by bontheka 19 yrs ago
We went to the viewing platform at Tsing Ma bridge yesterday (Saturday) hoping to get a good view of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. No thanks to the smog but thanks to some very powerful binoculars, we did manage to see it although it wasn't very clear. I believe the ships sail off on Sunday. Does anyone know at what time and if they will be sailing through Victoria Harbour?

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bontheka 19 yrs ago
I just saw your reply and called the Excelsior's concierge. The person I spoke to passed me to someone else and all she could tell me was that the ships were anchored near Tsing Yi, which I knew already but she didn't know anything else about it.

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bontheka 19 yrs ago
I just spoke to the Ship Liaison Group and all the guy could tell me was that they're departing at 1pm but didn't know if they'd be sailing through Victoria Harbour.

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Lime 19 yrs ago
From my window, I have just seen the accompanying guided missile carriers sailing through the Lamma channel.

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Lime 19 yrs ago
The submarine is sailing through now...........

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bontheka 19 yrs ago
Thanks Lime. Tell me where you live, I'll come join you by your window as you seem to have a good view. ;)


That's actually the sea route my hubby predicted they'd take. Maybe next time they visit, we might have clean air and a better chance of getting a good view from the Tsing Ma Bridge view point. You never know....

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Lime 19 yrs ago
Mount Davis - great view. Where are you? Waiting for the USS Ronald Reagan now.....

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bontheka 19 yrs ago
I've just 'googled' Mount Davis and there was something on Vista Mt Davis which says 'all have balconies with great sunset views across the Lamma Channel'. Well, lucky you. I'm near Admiralty. It would have been good for me if they'd passed through Victoria Harbour like the Queen Mary 2 the other day. I watched that one from Queen's Pier.

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Lime 19 yrs ago
The aircraft carrier is slowly moving through the channel now. Laden with various aircraft but the visibility is poor now. I never know when these things are passing through - how do you find out?

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bontheka 19 yrs ago
Well Lime, I knew they were leaving today as it was reported in the papers. Last night and this morning I desperately searched for info on their departure route and time but no luck. Anyway, I then managed to call the Ship Liaison Group (hubby says I can't disclose how I got the number) and the only info he gave me was their departure time.

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koala48 19 yrs ago
Next time you need to know about shipping arrivals and departures, look at the Marine Dept website -


http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/pub_services/arridepa.html

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Lime 19 yrs ago
Thanks for that. I will be able to make more sense of my view now!

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bontheka 19 yrs ago
Thanks koala48. I did see their website this morning but somehow missed out on the arrivals and departures although I had seen a different looking page consisting only of arrivals. The departure time is listed but not the route or have i missed that?

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Totty 19 yrs ago
I believe, after talking to some of the sailors on Sat night, that they can't give out their departure route or where they are headed next due to security reasons.

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