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Hello UER, It has been a while since I've made a post one here, but I could not resist sharing this one. I'm intrigued by massive man made objects; ships, planes, building, etc... Who isn't right? So I thought I'd go out and explore new limits out, I decided the "Dock Lands" would be the best place to explore, so I drove off to the area to scope out my next adventure. Shortly afterwards I spotted a tempting and massive ship that seemed to have very little activity around it and was most welcoming. I parked the vehicle prepared my gear, prepared myself and went for a walk. Security was in their booth being productive as always so I had to find another method to enter, used another property to gain access to the docks. Unfortunately I encountered a barbed wire fence, it sucks having to climb over them. When I have all the time in the world I can come out unscathed, but that was my only escape route. I found a dead owl once hanging upside down caught in a fence, I did not want to end up like that poor bird in the heat of the moment. Only once I was standing next to the beast I could actually see how big it was, and WOW was I ever excited. I have been thinking of this moment since I posted my last Shipyard OP. The ships radar, pumps and motors were running so activity was expected and I would have to be once again totally oblivious and stealthy. I didn't take many photos of the outside thinking I would do that last. My sequence was going to be climb aboard first and go; Deck Front to Back, then Superstructure Top to Bottom, Engine Room, Storage Area and then Dock Outside.
I stood at the bottom of the ramp, jokingly said to myself "Permission to come aboard, Sir!" gave a quick salute and up I went.
I was in awe while walking to the front, it was amazing :p
As I was walking around on the deck a loud low frequency bang and rumble echoed through the ship "God, I doubt that was me..?" It was now apparent that a crew was still working into the late night and I would need to heighten my awareness up.
Wow!!!! I'm just mesmerized at the size of this pivoting conveyor.
Everything is going well, not a soul has been spotted. I'm obviously very nosey so I was peering into portholes. In one I saw fire fighting equipment and could not wait to see it up close. The other portholes were crew cabins, in one I noticed a cup of coffee on the desk and the tv was playing. Heightening my awareness up even more now. I continued confident that I will not be made.
After doing a quick security scan of the area I notice a body slowly wadding towards the ship. Once he got closer it was obvious that someone was little intoxicated. I watched him climb aboard and disappeared. I doubt he was a threat so I continue exploring.
Once again I was prying in to the windows and for the first time in my life I'm looking at modern ship navigation equipment. How exciting! I don't know how many people do this but whenever I'm doing questionable behaviour I think of excuses to justify my actions if the law ever got involved. For this moment it would be that the Discovery Channel promotes useless and non educational show and I must find new means to educate myself I know it's silly, it wouldn't get me far.
I was enjoying the bridge a bit too much and was spending a lot of time there. Could you blame me? It was too cool!!! I was taking an exposure in the conner of the room when I suddenly heard foot steps, I had no time to react and cause a big scene trying to escape so I had to remain calm, cool and collect my thoughts. A fraction of a second later a man walks through the doorway as if he needed something on the desk, he looks to his left and see me staring with my camera. He seemed to be calm and not alarmed by my presence, "Hello, taking some pictures are we?" I replied politely "Yes I am". He then asked "Where are you from? The company?" Thank god he gave me some information to work with, "Yes" I replied " I talked to management about taking some photos. I like to go to the engine room", "Oh I'd talk to the engineers first" he said, to which I said " Yah, management told me to stay out of the PPE Areas(Personal Protective Equipment)". We had a quick conversation about my camera and the nice Toronto skyline, and afterwards he grabbed the ship's cordless phone and says "Alight, I'll be back later" and soon again I was alone. Eeeeee that was a close call and I wasn't too sure if he had bought my acting, he could be playing me a fool... Calling management... Or worse the 5-0. I couldn't risk it, decided my time was up, I calmly packed up and left. I left feeling pretty disappointed being made and all,
The End.
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Nice stuff. The night I went they had a vehicle parked at the gangway with a guy in it, so getting on for me was a no go.
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Very interesting. You should think about how you would repackage your fascinations with these enormous vehicles and equipment for communication to a public (rather than forum) audience. You have an interesting perspective that feels a bit different from most of what gets posted here, and it would be worth thinking about how to bring it out to the public.
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*face palm*
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Posted by ZenCanadian *face palm*
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Palm your heads all you want, I like the fact the OP is able to write about their own actions with a bit more self-awareness than is typically demonstrated by "I went here, then I went here," and it would be nice if someone would put themselves out there in this city to write publicly about cranes and ships.
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Ya, let's write about it publically so things get harder for people to do. I think his write up was good, but not everyone does it, big deal. This community is about sharing our adventures/images with likeminded people, not the general public.
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Well done, Prince of Persia, well done! Awesome photos and awesome write up! Respect for taking physical risks and being so calm and collected in the face of being caught! Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by ZenCanadian Ya, let's write about it publically so things get harder for people to do.
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1. P.O.P. is already posting this as a public thread, so your phantom damage is already done. Everything is out there, just in a way that isn't attempting to communicate to a public. I'll obey forum rules by not typing out the name of the ship, but it's right there, you know, and it's not like the Toronto Portlands are lousy with overwintering lakers. 2. To my knowledge, and somewhat shockingly, not one piece of infrastructure has ever become more difficult to get into because of anything I have published for the broader public. I doubt that the same could be said for things that I or my colleagues have posted for audiences of urban explorers. 3. We're talking about a boat. If the poster waits long enough, the boat won't even be here. Same thing goes for cranes. I hold my tongue on many things long enough to maintain various sorts of circumspection, then I publish them because it's a public conversation that is a lot more worth having than the joyless praise circles here.
Posted by ZenCanadian This community is about sharing our adventures/images with likeminded people, not the general public.
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As I am well aware. I was simply suggesting the poster consider doing the latter. Anyway, yes, thanks for reminding me why I don't post adventures here.
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Really not one? I'll give you one, Firestone, demo'd over fear of liability because of urban explorers and scrappers.
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Posted by ZenCanadian Really not one? I'll give you one, Firestone, demo'd over fear of liability because of urban explorers and scrappers.
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Reread what I wrote. Also, I'd suggest that if there had been more published publicly about it, had "urban explorers" engaged in a public conversation about that place, instead of posturing like criminals, maybe there would have been a different outcome.
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Fantastic story and photos! I throroughly enjoyed this.
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That sounded like an awesome adventure, and the photos are fantastic.
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Great save, and great set! If only my local sailors were so friendly...
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Love being down on the docks at night. Great shots, I'm amazed you didn't bump into anyone!
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nice cover up on the story! spectacular pictures
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Great pics, thanks for sharing them!
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I really enjoyed this write up, it made me feel like I was there with him, full of anticipation and nerves. How he wrote this is what Urban Exploring is to me, and why I am attracted to it. Seeing things, going places, being awestruck man's creations and history of which most people don't get to enjoy because they are programmed to think they shouldn't or can't...that and a few laws of course. It is something you plan, go over in your mind again and again, think of ways to abort or what to say if caught, and if all goes according to plan you get to have an amazing adventure to remember, tell your friends, or share here with your other friends. Please don't stop posting your stories.
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Great work man and enjoyable write up, impressive smooth talking when faced with a potentially sticky situation! P.S. Opinions are like assholes right? Everybody's got one! Keep doing things your way, that's the best you can do, and you've been doing some great work!
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Edited because I can't spell...
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Amazing how even when I'm giving someone unqualified encouragement, people still act butt-hurt defensive about the idea that there could be anything more to do with our access than threads of photos on a silly forum. As I said to Zen, I don't think there's any reason why a more public-facing practice of crane- and ship-exploring would have to affect the practice of those who aren't interested in writing for the public. So please stop acting like the mere suggestion that someone could do more is an existential threat to your hobby that requires an extreme trolling response.
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