Ship moving on its own while logged off ?

popps

Can anyone please explain this to me ?

My Ship (a Gargoyle Ship) yesterday, before logging off, was docked at some Docks (no, it was NOT the Floating Harbour Docks which I know have a no parking rule...).

Today, when I logged in, I found it at sea, not too far from those Docks but nonetheless, still in the middle of the Sea and not BY the Docks as I left it yesterday....

Security Settings are :

Party membership modifies access to this ship: Never
Public Access : N/A
Party Access: N/A
Guild Access: N/A

What gives ?

With those Security Settings, how could anyone board it ?

The only thing which I did not do yesterday, before logging off, was dropping anchor....

But do Ships drift out at Sea on their own when their anchor was not dropped ?

That's odd, I now tried BOTH Commands "Lower Anchor" and "Drop Anchor" but the Tillerman did not respond (my character is NOT at the wheel...).

Has the drop/raise Anchor command been taken out for these Ships ?

Gidge

Big ones don't have anchors. At docks they will get booted out, mine did recently too. Just park it out beyond the buoys and it'll be okay. I park mine along a shore line semi close to a dock.

popps

Gidge said:

Big ones don't have anchors. At docks they will get booted out, mine did recently too. Just park it out beyond the buoys and it'll be okay. I park mine along a shore line semi close to a dock.

I see no buoys around the Docks where I parked it....

The only buoys that I can see are around the Floating Market but, as I said, I did not leave it there but at some other docks....

Gidge

ah, then maybe just parallel to the shore and maybe half a screen away? I see a few park out a bit in the ocean as well. Zento has buoys. Maybe they all need them for navigational purposes?

Ivenor

And beware that (if they haven't fixed it recently) the House Lighthouse is bugged, so even if you link your ship to it, if you stay AFK long enough (days or weeks) it will be LOST FOREVER.