Suez blocked by stuck ship!
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Digga said:
^This.
In a similar way, ou can get the same effect with canal barges in very shallow sections - if you give it too much throttle, you can effectively pull the water out from under the boat and stick it too the bottom of the cut.
I did that - didn't know I could run aground in a canal, and I assumed brute power would free it. It didn't.In a similar way, ou can get the same effect with canal barges in very shallow sections - if you give it too much throttle, you can effectively pull the water out from under the boat and stick it too the bottom of the cut.
Jazzy Jag said:
The Mad Monk said:
Ever Given documentary. BBC2 tonight.
You've just missed it. Iplayer is the answer.
The Egyptians reckon it was the fault of the ship's captain and crew. I reckon it was the fault of the pilots.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0013p1f/why...
Thanks. You've just missed it. Iplayer is the answer.
The Egyptians reckon it was the fault of the ship's captain and crew. I reckon it was the fault of the pilots.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0013p1f/why...
I'm watching it now and I'm a little bit in love with a ship's engineer.
Caused by a.....venturi.....
Just reading the wiki pages on the squat stuff. This'd make your sphincter quiver in case you got the calcs wrong:
"The third largest cruise ship in the world, MS Oasis of the Seas, used this effect to obtain an extra margin of clearance between the vessel and the Great Belt bridge, Denmark, 1 November 2009, on a voyage from the shipyard in Turku, Finland to Florida, USA.[5] The new cruise liner passed under the bridge at 20 knots (37 km/h) in the shallow channel, giving the ship extra clearance due to a 30 cm squat."
Just reading the wiki pages on the squat stuff. This'd make your sphincter quiver in case you got the calcs wrong:
"The third largest cruise ship in the world, MS Oasis of the Seas, used this effect to obtain an extra margin of clearance between the vessel and the Great Belt bridge, Denmark, 1 November 2009, on a voyage from the shipyard in Turku, Finland to Florida, USA.[5] The new cruise liner passed under the bridge at 20 knots (37 km/h) in the shallow channel, giving the ship extra clearance due to a 30 cm squat."
hidetheelephants said:
Edited by Arnold Cunningham on Wednesday 19th January 18:54
Arnold Cunningham said:
Caused by a.....venturi.....
Just reading the wiki pages on the squat stuff. This'd make your sphincter quiver in case you got the calcs wrong:
"The third largest cruise ship in the world, MS Oasis of the Seas, used this effect to obtain an extra margin of clearance between the vessel and the Great Belt bridge, Denmark, 1 November 2009, on a voyage from the shipyard in Turku, Finland to Florida, USA.[5] The new cruise liner passed under the bridge at 20 knots (37 km/h) in the shallow channel, giving the ship extra clearance due to a 30 cm squat."
I just scrolled down to add this reply. Although I couldn't remember the ships name or the name of the bridge. I watched a program about it, gunning it and could have been a proper "Watch this Youtube!"Just reading the wiki pages on the squat stuff. This'd make your sphincter quiver in case you got the calcs wrong:
"The third largest cruise ship in the world, MS Oasis of the Seas, used this effect to obtain an extra margin of clearance between the vessel and the Great Belt bridge, Denmark, 1 November 2009, on a voyage from the shipyard in Turku, Finland to Florida, USA.[5] The new cruise liner passed under the bridge at 20 knots (37 km/h) in the shallow channel, giving the ship extra clearance due to a 30 cm squat."
hidetheelephants said:
Edited by Arnold Cunningham on Wednesday 19th January 18:54
Oh gawd! They've only gone and done it again!!!!
(Click on pic in link for video)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/sdw...
(Click on pic in link for video)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/sdw...
pincher said:
Oh gawd! They've only gone and done it again!!!!
(Click on pic in link for video)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/sdw...
Probably more interested in the truck's second engineer than keeping his eyes on the road ....(Click on pic in link for video)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/sdw...
Edited by Seight_Returns on Wednesday 2nd February 10:37
And another, this time the ironically-named Ever Forward
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ever-forward-cargo-sh...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ever-forward-cargo-sh...
Slackline said:
Is there a technical issue with this companies navigation systems maybe? Or is someone playing around with it... I seem to recall the last one left a track shaped like a penis in the bay before fking the Suez
The current effort just looks like a garden variety "people who look out of windows for a living got distracted and didn't turn at the necessary point" cock up. No great panic as it's stuck on a load of mud and not in the navigable channel, might be a while unsticking it though.thegreenhell said:
And another, this time the ironically-named Ever Forward
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ever-forward-cargo-sh...
Ah splendid, another 2% on inflation.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ever-forward-cargo-sh...
Simpo Two said:
Evergreen must be using the same agency as P&O Ferries...
Not having much luck with pilots either, unless they are being ignored.Apparently the two harbour tugs pushing the Port side are also there to act as brakes if the ship comes free and heads briskly towards the opposite bank…
Simpo Two said:
Evergreen must be using the same agency as P&O Ferries...
Not having much luck with pilots either, unless they are being ignored.Apparently the two harbour tugs pushing the Port side are also there to act as brakes if the ship comes free and heads briskly towards the opposite bank…
Here we go again - https://twitter.com/MikeSchuler/status/15651008522...
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