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Suez Canal blocked by grounded megaship

Started by The Larch, March 24, 2021, 07:03:47 AM

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The Brain

Quote from: Sheilbh on March 29, 2021, 03:48:23 PM
Apparently the dock cafe in Felixstowe is expecting a lot of sightseers to go down for the day when it docks like a little shipping celebrity :lol:

People want to make sure their sex arses are OK.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

Josquius

It seems CNN have some free tech guys hanging around and have made a steer the ship through the canal game :lol:

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/03/cnnix-steership/
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Caliga

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The Larch


celedhring

I was happily steaming along when a 50 knot wind crashed me on the shore. Decided not to try again  :lol:


Admiral Yi

Quote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:08:16 PM
I managed it on the 3rd try.  :lol:

Did you increase or decrease thrust when you got the warning?

And does the wind always come at the same point?

Maladict

Managed it (just about) on first attempt. Speeding up when the wind hit helped.

The Larch

Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 12:19:14 PM
Quote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:08:16 PM
I managed it on the 3rd try.  :lol:

Did you increase or decrease thrust when you got the warning?

And does the wind always come at the same point?

Wind is always the same.

When the warning came I sometimes increased thrust to correct path, but I had to decrease soon afterwards to avoid an overcorrection.

HVC

i just backed up and went around the cape.
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

The Larch

Quote from: HVC on March 30, 2021, 12:41:09 PM
i just backed up and went around the cape.

Your Portuguese roots are showing.  :ph34r:

Admiral Yi

Shoot, I completely forgot reverse was an option.

HVC

Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Sheilbh

:lol:

Just got an email from the trade press - first claim in the High Court. I imagine every shipping/insurance firm in the world is gearing up to sue.

After all the fun of watching a big ship get stuck, we're now at the litigation stage :lol: :(
Let's bomb Russia!

The Brain

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