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Marcus IM

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24. You make my case. TY

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 04:26 PM

Mar 26

It would be a VERY implausible situation for multiple ships to all lose rader at the same time. Not enough data to figure the odds, but it would be very long odds.

I also agree with the idea of buttressing the abutments.

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Poll: Are tugboats infrastructure? [View all] Marcus IM Mar 26 OP

What are you talking about? getagrip_already Mar 26 #1

Standard policy there. Not everywhere. Marcus IM Mar 26 #3

Probably some changes, maybe not that specifically getagrip_already Mar 26 #6

One thing is consistent, ships break down and cause disasters. Marcus IM Mar 26 #9

Cheap? Lol.... getagrip_already Mar 26 #12

Ocean going? Marcus IM Mar 26 #13

Last time i checked... getagrip_already Mar 26 #18

Not to mention that at some point you will have made the port too expensive to use.. EX500rider Mar 26 #20

Maybe for large ships that go under bridges. Marcus IM Mar 26 #23

I was thinking that from baltimore to the end of the channels it must be about that getagrip_already Mar 26 #25

How many bridges between this bridge and the harbor entrance? Marcus IM Mar 26 #28

There is at least one more conventional bridge getagrip_already Mar 26 #29

Generally the Harbor Pilot comes out on the Pilot Boat and the tugs come later EX500rider Mar 26 #17

I am well aware of how harbor pilots work. Marcus IM Mar 26 #19

Depends on the cargo and vessel type getagrip_already Mar 26 #21

Bloomberg radio reporters seemed to suggest that Maersk spooky3 Mar 26 #2

Maersk is the charterer, not the owner or operator. cloudbase Mar 26 #5

I presume the analyst was aware of that and is also spooky3 Mar 26 #27

The bigger question is why more States didn't add bridge support protection after the Sunshine Skyway event in 1980 EX500rider Mar 26 #4

Or require tugboats until they reach the harbor exit. Marcus IM Mar 26 #7

That would be up to the US Coast Guard & local Harbor Masters EX500rider Mar 26 #8

Ships with power have radar. Fog isn't an issue for avoiding bridges Marcus IM Mar 26 #10

Radar does not always work either EX500rider Mar 26 #14

You make my case. TY Marcus IM Mar 26 #24

Are those things out in the water bollards to stop a huge freight vessel? pinkstarburst Mar 26 #11

Yes EX500rider Mar 26 #15

Looking at the video.... Turbineguy Mar 26 #16

It's not obvious that a tug could have stopped the forward motion of a cargo carrier brooklynite Mar 26 #22

Tugs don't push from behind or pull from the bow. Marcus IM Mar 26 #26