I've been tracking my MINI and recently discovered it has finally been received and loaded onto the Don Pasquale due in NY on May 22nd.

Anybody else know if they're on the same ship?

 

Yes - My MCS in on that ship also I have been tracking it using this web site
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ it show it in the English Channel off of the Ile of Wright moving at 16 knots

 

Wow, sweet site. This should be added to the "how to track your MINI" thread. It's waaaaay better than the one on there.

Thanks!

 

I guess it will be up to you and I on lessens learned to help update the Web Info -

 

I am too!
oh wait...

 

I'm on the Don Pasquale, too! I have a chili red Cooper S on the way that was ordered back in April...
I've been tracking the DP since it was in Belgium, the day before it reached Southampton.

The 22nd won't get here soon enough But then, there's still a good week or so after that for prep...

Funny that my dealer had no idea which ship she was on, and seemed a bit surprised that I could provide him with a landing date. lol

 

For anyone else who is on the DP and hasn't seen it, here's a picture...

http://www.solentwaters.co.uk/JAlbum...0Pasquale.html

And... here are some screen grabs I took trying to capture the DP as it left Southampton port and cruised by a webcam in Solent.... just missed it! Oh well..

http://www.kitsune.cc/mini/

 

lost track of the ship when if pass out of rang of southanpton - I kkep checking - does anyone know how to track the ship in mid ocean

 

I've read that some ships offer to send weather data with their positions periodically through some sort of long range radio, but DP apparently stopped doing that in 2008. Not sure why...

 

Too Cool I can't wait for mine to get on a ship.

 

OK? how did you find your boat? I know you have nothing better to do than to help a fellow MINI guy figure this out before mine is finished (may 20th) then I have to track my boat

 

I used the websites:

http://www.jwardell.com/mini/2006/10...-ordered-mini/

and

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d-updated.html

...which pointed me to the WW website - which will tell you the name of your ship.

I then found marinetraffic on my own, after sailwx wasn't turning up anything useful..

 

Neat.. I tried using our booking number on the WW site, and found out that there are 310 Minis on board the DP... so, where is everyone?

I guess business is still fine for Mini...

 

I don't know if it's like secret info.... what's your booking number? I was trying to track your boat on WW website but it wanted some numbers?? I don't even have a car on that boat it's just fun to tag along with you guys and practice for when mine finally gets a boat ride

 

found a weather tracking thing but wanted a ships handle (nick name) ? bet you guys are buzzin on getting your mini's I think they should put mine on a plane then it wouldn't take so long to get over the pond mine is a week 21, you guys are too lucky

 

Well, the booking # won't tell you much; it will just show you the VINs that are on the ship. It doesn't tell you what kind of minis they are.

We can't see anything right now, but if you watch the marinetraffic site (mentioned above) on Wednesday, you'll be able to follow the DP (handle "SFQG") into the Halifax, CA port, and then out the same day... it will then disappear off of our radar until friday, when it will cruise into the NYC port. We'll get off of the ship there. I believe it then goes to Georgia, down to the Panama Canal, and then to the west coast...

 

Cool Thanks... mine should be finished wednesday..... I didn't want to miss all the action.. it's fun trying to watch you guys get your cars.... I am NEXT or close enough...

 

2009 Cooper S, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, catching some rays on the ship's deck...

wonder if they get a Corona or motor oil to sip on

 

I hope she gets something nice to drink!
We'll post more as the ship comes back into range..

 

So far I haven't found any way to track it mid ocean, which kinda stinks.
As for figuring out which boat I was on, I got my Vin# from the miniusa.com owners lounge then just tried it out on the WW tracking site (http://schedule.2wglobal.com/AppTracking/). Plug your Vin when you get it into the "Cargo ID" area and it may come up (depending on if it was shipped through WW or K-Line).

I put my Vin# in and bam my information came up one day, it told me what ship I was going to be on, when it leaves, when it's due, the whole nine. So I've been following it since.
And trust me, this has NOT been a short 4 weeks till now. It has been a loooooooong drawn out anxiously waiting 4 weeks. You can't halp but think about it everywhere you drive.
Everytime I get in my car to back out the drive way and it stalls, or everytime I need to retape my sideview mirror with duct tape because it fell off again because it's been raining in NY like I live in friggin London or Seattle, I can't help but think "DAMN YOU MINI, WHAT THE HELL IS TAKING SO LONG!!!!??".

Soon enough....we will all have our day.

 

Hey guys I think I found a link to check your boat call sign for the boat is "SFQG" I googled maps APRS and its' got the location of the boat

 

plug in google "don pasquale sfqg reporting weather" it gives you all kinds of info has a link for a map shows you where it is and how fast etc...

 

Sorry bad info.. looked like it was current said tracking last hour, but the date said 14th... bummer

 

BTW Atomic, if I remember correctly, I had to wait until the car had reached the port staging area in Southampton, after it disembarked the train, before my VIN started showing up on WW's tracking website... so you'll probably have a similar wait...

 

Thanks...was that something like 5 days after they completed it?