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[jayyp]

Yay! I just found out my car is on a boat as of this morning!! I just dropped off my vehicle about a week ago during my ED!
My scheduled departure date was December 4, but it looks like it's still in Bremerhaven though :/.

Is anyone else on this boat as well?

Update, car arrived at the dealership today (1/19/2015):

[SanFranSoxFan]

I just found out I am on this boat and it left Port December 6th. By the time it arrives in the SF Bay Area, It will have been 6 month wait.

Here was my timeline.
Deposit placed July 17th
August 8th Order accepted
Estimated production week 40
Carbon Fiber Roof shortage pushed many orders back, mine got bumped to week 48.
Car finished production on 11/26,
Sat at loading dock until Dec 6th.

[SanFranSoxFan]

I've never tracked a ship before but the pinned thread was helpful.

Looks like the ship left Bremerhaven on Dec 6th (Dec 7th in Ger)
Made a pit stop in Belgium then docked in Southampton UK. I found on the nykroro.com website that scheduled arrival in Port Hueneme on January 2nd.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...CULES%20LEADER

[perf0rmance]

This morning I found out that My car is on this boat too.

[jayyp]

Originally Posted by SanFranSoxFan

I just found out I am on this boat and it left Port December 6th. By the time it arrives in the SF Bay Area, It will have been 6 month wait.

Here was my timeline.
Deposit placed July 17th
August 8th Order accepted
Estimated production week 40
Carbon Fiber Roof shortage pushed many orders back, mine got bumped to week 48.
Car finished production on 11/26,
Sat at loading dock until Dec 6th.

Wow, that's a pretty ridiculously long wait. Some others here on the forum had their order go into production within a week or two after placing the order. Talk about luck. Our vessel needs to hurry up to the west coast! I dropped off my car only a week and a half ago during my ED and it has felt like forever already!

[jayyp]

Originally Posted by perf0rmance

This morning I found out that My car is on this boat too.

Awesome! I've been tracking our vessel everyday! Haha.

[michael102cn]

i was told by my SA that my M3 is on this boat. I am happy to find our group

[SanFranSoxFan]

Found a stock photo of our ship:

[SanFranSoxFan]

And I gave it a new paint job

[jayyp]

Originally Posted by SanFranSoxFan

And I gave it a new paint job

Hahahahaha nice!!

[Xerxes480]

Originally Posted by SanFranSoxFan

And I gave it a new paint job

That is epic. Nice job.

[perf0rmance]

The ship is on the move!

[michael102cn]

Originally Posted by perf0rmance

The ship is on the move!

yes, he is leaving Southampton.

[SanFranSoxFan]

I just noticed that, it was annoying to see it not move for 2 days. Now begins probably the longest and most anxious 4 weeks of this whole 6 month journey.

[jayyp]

It's still making one stop in Puerto Rico before it hits Port Hueneme I believe. :/

[jayyp]

Boat not under command?! What does that mean! LOL

[perf0rmance]

Originally Posted by jayyp

Boat not under command?! What does that mean! LOL

The vessel has been hijacked.

I'm kidding of course... Or am I?

[SanFranSoxFan]

See this crazy zig zag maneuvering going on tonight? Dude's drunk.

[SanFranSoxFan]

Maybe we are holding for weather. I dont know squat about sailing or weather but one website showed high winds and swells in the area. I also saw online that last week a car carrier like ours collided with another ship in the fog and sank in the English channel. Perhaps they are taking extra precaution and waiting for better weather?

[SanFranSoxFan]

Looks like we are under way again. That was a long 17hr pit stop. Looking at nearby traffic, several other container ships were also sitting in that little peninsula overnight.

[jayyp]

Originally Posted by SanFranSoxFan

Looks like we are under way again. That was a long 17hr pit stop. Looking at nearby traffic, several other container ships were also sitting in that little peninsula overnight.

This wait is going to be looooooooooong! One more port stop before it hits west coast shores!

[SanFranSoxFan]

Anyone have a site that allows you to track this ships current location? Seems like once it was too far from shore, it can only be tracked by Sat and I only see paid sites (and not cheap) that allow this. Must be one somewhere.