Quote from: QuantumG on 01/03/2015 09:19 pmSurely that's a weather balloon.Would agree. And it popping isn't why it vanished in 7 seconds, they let it go, would be my guess.
Surely that's a weather balloon.
What do we see on this new cam?I can't make out anything on my tiny screen. ~60 hrs to T-0.
ELSBETH III moving !is on the way to the other side ASDS
Quote from: Helodriver on 01/03/2015 08:28 pmQuote from: Ohsin on 01/03/2015 07:59 pmThey inflated something near Elsbeth III and deflated it.EDIT: http://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-webcams/carnival-cruise-lines/carnival-fascination.php is back. Also footage is frozen at the moment.Possibly one of these? Tough to tell, but about the right size. I've used one, live internet to/from anywhere with good data rates.Took about ~7min to inflate and it was gone with in 7 seconds .. I think it popped whatever it was.
Quote from: Ohsin on 01/03/2015 07:59 pmThey inflated something near Elsbeth III and deflated it.EDIT: http://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-webcams/carnival-cruise-lines/carnival-fascination.php is back. Also footage is frozen at the moment.Possibly one of these? Tough to tell, but about the right size. I've used one, live internet to/from anywhere with good data rates.
They inflated something near Elsbeth III and deflated it.EDIT: http://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-webcams/carnival-cruise-lines/carnival-fascination.php is back. Also footage is frozen at the moment.
Quote from: Ohsin on 01/03/2015 09:15 pmQuote from: Helodriver on 01/03/2015 08:28 pmQuote from: Ohsin on 01/03/2015 07:59 pmThey inflated something near Elsbeth III and deflated it.EDIT: http://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-webcams/carnival-cruise-lines/carnival-fascination.php is back. Also footage is frozen at the moment.Possibly one of these? Tough to tell, but about the right size. I've used one, live internet to/from anywhere with good data rates.Took about ~7min to inflate and it was gone with in 7 seconds .. I think it popped whatever it was.Now that I've seen the video, I'd have to agree with weather balloon.
why launch a weather balloon ahead of tugging a barge across the water?
Quote from: meekGee on 01/03/2015 11:44 pmwhy launch a weather balloon ahead of tugging a barge across the water?To know the weather situation?I'm enjoying following the progress on Marine Traffic, it's kinda like the old days of Copenhagen Suborbitals.
As for the balloon, which is (allegedly?) headed up above the port of Jacksonville, it's going to tell them what the weather is like at the exact location where they are the most not at... Or rather, at a location which is almost, but not quite, entirely irrelevant to where they're going and when they'll be there.
Quote from: meekGee on 01/03/2015 11:52 pmAs for the balloon, which is (allegedly?) headed up above the port of Jacksonville, it's going to tell them what the weather is like at the exact location where they are the most not at... Or rather, at a location which is almost, but not quite, entirely irrelevant to where they're going and when they'll be there.To get to where you're going, it helps to know the weather where you are... but perhaps they just wanted to know if it worked.