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Suez C anal blockage

wazzuFreddo said:
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LMAO, nailed it!
 
Yakoo752 said:
I don't know if the ground that surrounds the canal can support significant heavy machinery

Makes me think they will have to use helicopters

Days might be an understatement :dunno
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Yeppers. Though I would imagine they might be able to lay in some steel matting similar to what was used for temp airfields in WWII. Either way, if they have to unload, it's going to be a long process.
 
Climber said:
There is no way that the company who owns the ship will pay anywhere near as much lost revenue that they've created. It will be interesting to see how this progresses even after it's moved out of the way.
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Technically, once tugs put lines on the liability resides with the them.

So much so that the ship captain releases his position to the tug captain. (A tug captain typically embarks on the under control vessel).
 
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Yakoo752 said:
Technically, once tugs put lines on the liability resides with the them.

So much so that the ship captain releases his position to the tug captain. (A tug captain typically embarks on the under control vessel).
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Interesting. But what if controls on the ship don't work as they're supposed to work?

I read (in Cheez's post) that they're claiming that a wind from the side coupled with the ships inability to push itself sideways led to the problem.

Would it be the tug pilot's fault if the ship wasn't properly capable to function in a manner that it should?
 

When my Suez backs up, Miralax works well.
 
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this looks like a guess that it's actually wedged in on both sides



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either way, the dimensions are a problem
 
Climber said:
Interesting. But what if controls on the ship don't work as they're supposed to work?

I read (in Cheez's post) that they're claiming that a wind from the side coupled with the ships inability to push itself sideways led to the problem.

Would it be the tug pilot's fault if the ship wasn't properly capable to function in a manner that it should?
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It's very rare for you to operate fully under your own propulsion in a tug scenario, I'd almost say never. These ships would not be spinning their normal screw but likely run maneuvering thrusters (bow / stern thruster sit perpendicular to centerline or drop down and can spin full 360. These are for micro-movements)

People often do not understand the massive amounts of power a tug can generate. Tug boat captains are some of the highest paid on the sea. Open ocean tugs can be upwards of 30k hp. The tugs I am seeing, would fit that description
 
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Tugs are usually not used for Suez transit, which is where the issue arises from. A Suez pilot comes aboard and directs the ship through the canal, but tugs are generally not used.

Well, except now. :D
 
I've only done the panama canal

different locks required different things, sometimes we were tug assisted, sometimes we were shore assisted, and sometimes we were under our own maneuvering thruster. Never spun the main screw.

We were also in full repel borders with a ton of people armed to the teeth topside.
 
I've gone through locks on the Rhine, the frkkn boats slide down concrete channels a foot wider than the boats, the entire industry is built around boats manufactured to fit in those locks. When you go through, you can stand on your little porch outside your cabin and reach out six inches and touch the slimy concrete wall going by. Kinda neat and kinda wonder if anyone ever stuck their arm out there and had a very unpleasant experience.
 
tuxumino said:
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One who, although untried as of yet, finds themselves curiously attracted to furries for the purpose of sexual pleasure and experimentation.
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You are an amazing person and I am glad you do what you do here.
 
Yakoo752 said:
I don't know if the ground that surrounds the canal can support significant heavy machinery

Makes me think they will have to use helicopters

Days might be an understatement :dunno
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Teeny bit of googlin, and it looks like the max payload of a 40 foot shipping container is around 45klbs, and a sikorsky skycrane can lift a bit shy of half of that are 20klbs though toe working of the sikorsky number sounds like it's actually 19klbs. I have no idea how ships are loaded and the lighter containers might be on top?


This is quite the Stuck.


It took years to get the Costa Concordia off that reef. Not really a comparable situation but this could take 6 months easy
 
Eldritch said:
You are an amazing person and I am glad you do what you do here.
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two wheel tramp said:
Me, too. I've met Neal once. We did the Nyan cat dance together. :laughing
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afm199 said:
Neil is cooler than two bushels of dry ice.:thumbup
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TylerW said:
This, TBH.
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thanks folks I am always looking for the chance to get the perfect pun.

Hope with my last dying breath I can speak the worst pun ever.

my dreams are small but evil just like that lingering fart in a multi story elevator ride.
 
Yakoo752 said:
I've only done the panama canal

different locks required different things, sometimes we were tug assisted, sometimes we were shore assisted, and sometimes we were under our own maneuvering thruster. Never spun the main screw.

We were also in full repel borders with a ton of people armed to the teeth topside.
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No locks on the Suez, just a big ol' ditch between two oceans.
 
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