PATRIOT Roll Call...who's aboard?

[TLud]

I previously thought I was on the Caribbean Highway, but I just checked and found out that my car is being shipped to the US via the M/S Patriot (call sign WQVY). You can check to see if your car is on this ship as well, by clicking on the following link, going to customer centre, then cargo tracking, and then clicking on "Auto cargo."

http://www.2wglobal.com/www/WEP/index.jsp

If you are on the Patriot, you can track the vessel's progress at the following link by searching by vessel (Patriot) or by the voyage number (EB838-PAT):

http://schedule.2wglobal.com/AppSchedules/

The red highlighted ports are stops that the ship has already made.

Right now, the ship is en route from Antwerp to Zeebrugge. From there, she's on to Southampton, New York, Baltimore, and finally arrives in Charleston on October 4.

The following is a link to a description of the ship, which used to be called the Fidelio:

http://www.wilhelmsen.com/services/s...MVPatriot.aspx

Attached are some pics of the ship.

[gadget]

Guess you are on a later boat. How did you find this out? Where you originally told you where on the Caribbean Hwy or did you just assume?

Thanks

[TLud]

Originally Posted by gadget

Guess you are on a later boat. How did you find this out? Where you originally told you where on the Caribbean Hwy or did you just assume?

Thanks

Nope, just assumed since we were all sitting at port at the same time.

[TLud]

I may just be talking to myself here, but the Patriot is now docked in Zeebrugge.

[Bronx Cheer]

I am on the patriot, too. Looks like I should get delivery first week of October just like my CA said.

[TLud]

Congrats! I'll periodically post updates as to the ship's location in case you or someone else is interested.

[AZ-BMW]

I'm also on PATRIOT, however it shows a schedule arrival in Charleston on 4 Oct and my PCD pickup date is 23 Oct. Guess they don't allow much contingency time for any issues

[TLud]

The image you just posted shows an arrival date of 04/10/08, which is October 4, 2008. That should be plenty of time for your PCD.

[AZ-BMW]

She is on her way to New York. OK TLud, start that cross-Atlantic status posting

[TLud]

Ask and ye shall receive...

[TLud]

Update:

[TLud]

Latest:

[TLud]

The Patriot is making good progress:

[AZ-BMW]

Originally Posted by TLud

The Patriot is making good progress:

Good Progress? It looks like it is moving slow as a snail? Yeah I know, large ship, lots of weight, etc. But I've done the Atlantic transit faster on a U.S. Navy ship [just kidding, just getting anxious]
TLud: Thank you for the daily posts

[TLud]

Yeah, it does seem a bit slow, but the seas are glassy (0.5 to 1 foot waves) and the wind is at her back, so I guess it could be worse. She seems slightly ahead of schedule.

[TLud]

This doesn't look good...Tropical Storm Kyle and the Patriot are on a collision course.

[AZ-BMW]

Originally Posted by TLud

This doesn't look good...Tropical Storm Kyle and the Patriot are on a collision course.

Please post it's position on Sun, 28 Sept, so we can see if it diverted away from the storm. Thanks

Recall what happened to the initial M3 shipment to the U.S. when it ran into a storm; was it ~400 damaged cars? How can one tell if the VPC has repaired physical damage to a car? Does the dealer's Vehicle Inquiry report show that kind of status?

[TLud]

Here's the current position of the Patriot and Hurricane Kyle.

[TLud]

Originally Posted by AZ-BMW

Please post it's position on Sun, 28 Sept, so we can see if it diverted away from the storm. Thanks

Recall what happened to the initial M3 shipment to the U.S. when it ran into a storm; was it ~400 damaged cars? How can one tell if the VPC has repaired physical damage to a car? Does the dealer's Vehicle Inquiry report show that kind of status?

Man, these hurricanes are pissing me off this year. First Ike knocks out my power for 10 days, and now Kyle finds a way to mess with me even though it diverted away from land.

In theory, the VPC is supposed to disclose damage/repairs over a certain percentage to your dealer and your dealer is supposed to give you a choice as to whether or not to buy the car, but I'm not sure how it really works in reality. If the car sits at the VPC for awhile, that might give it away.

[chez80]

i have a car on the patriot!!! i hope it doesn't get damaged

[chez80]

does anyone know where this dman ship is, for all we know it could be at the bottom of the ocean

[AZ-BMW]

Originally Posted by chez80

does anyone know where this dman ship is, for all we know it could be at the bottom of the ocean

I recommend patience. TLud will post PATRIOT's new position when he gets a chance (he has a subscription to www.sailwx.info)