C.J. Ichiban

Hey guys and one or two gals,

Just got notice that the Onyx Arrow (carrying a couple cool cars for my store like a lizard RS and a Turbo S Cab) had a mechanical issue and will not reach the west coast before the end of the year. I of course assumed it was an iceberg (insert romaine lettuce joke) but just some drivetrain stuff (insert dieselgate joke)

So, looks like january for all of us with sweet Porsches on that vehicle. It was supposed to land in Benecia on the 23rd which would have given us a chance to PDI and retail a few more cars before the end of the year. oh well!

cj

urban2k

mooty

wow, did not know the captain is EXXON Valdez is back....
now u just pissed off a lot of kids...

as u can see they are all waiting as the tree is still empty

C.J. Ichiban

No update yet. Apparently it will be repaired in port and sent out. Still has a long way to go through Panama Canal etc etc

ElMills

Been watching this vessel for a client of mine, looks like its left Halifax (repairs done?) https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...sel:ONYX_ARROW

Also, we found this via google https://blog.halifaxshippingnews.ca/2018/12/onyx-arrow-at-pier-9.html

I love the internet...

AZTRACKGUY

Thanks CJ, it was repaired and left Halifax and docked in NYC today. I was also tracking in and it got caught in that bad storm 2 weeks ago off the coast of Nova Scotia. Not sure if that was the cause for repair but it was in 24-30ft waves for quite a while... Here are a couple screen shots of where it was during the storm, the second pic shows where Onyx was on Nov 29th. At least it's on its way now, hopefully the cars are all ok inside.



Red Circle is Onyx Arrow

AZTRACKGUY

Update: Onyx Arrow just left NYC and is underway and scheduled to be in Brunswick, GA on the 14th.

C.J. Ichiban

So from GA to FL to Panama Canal what is the forecast? Looks like I'll have 3 boats delivering in January

Diablo Dude

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels...MMSI-311918000


The last port of call was Port Newark, NJ
The Onyx Arrow arrived there at 10:30 am Eastern, yesterday.

Suppose to arrive in Brunswick this Friday, as someone posted above.
I think its another 1600 nautical miles from Brunswick to the Port of Cristobal which is the entrance to the Panama Canal.

Diablo Dude

https://sea-distances.org/

By the way, there's a great new restaurant that opened up right on the water in Benicia called Bella Siena.

http://www.bellasienarestaurant.com/

You can watch the Onyx Arrow come through the Carquinez Straits and into port.

Diablo Dude

Carquinez Straits from the Restaurant and the Benicia Pier . . .

C.J. Ichiban

That's awesome.

AZTRACKGUY

Most maratime sites only show next port estimates. Those boats cover about 400 miles a day and since it's about 1600 miles from GA to Panama canal it should be about 4 days. Wait time to get into the Canal can vary a lot depending on traffic volume. Not sure how many other stops it has between but sometime early to mid January to arrive in San Diego is most likely.

mooty

that boat is lizard green + yachting blue

Diablo Dude