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getagrip_already

(17,469 posts)
18. Last time i checked...
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 03:09 PM
Mar 2024

The knee bone is connected to the shin bone....

You are saying you want a tug escort from entrance to exit (I assume you mean dock or anchorage).

Well, where do you think the entrance to a harbor starts?

It starts at the number 1 and 2 buoys, which are out in the ocean, not in the harbor. Or in the case of Baltimore harbor, i suppose its out in the Chesapeake bay (not my area, dont know the waterways). Not quite the ocean, but beyond the durability of a harbor tug.

So how far out do you want them escorted?

Leave it to the experts. Yes, they didn't have sufficient protocols in place. I agree.

But I'm not sure a 50 mile escort is the answer.

Look at a marine chart.



What are you talking about? getagrip_already Mar 2024 #1
Standard policy there. Not everywhere. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #3
Probably some changes, maybe not that specifically getagrip_already Mar 2024 #6
One thing is consistent, ships break down and cause disasters. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #9
Cheap? Lol.... getagrip_already Mar 2024 #12
Ocean going? Marcus IM Mar 2024 #13
Last time i checked... getagrip_already Mar 2024 #18
Not to mention that at some point you will have made the port too expensive to use.. EX500rider Mar 2024 #20
Maybe for large ships that go under bridges. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #23
I was thinking that from baltimore to the end of the channels it must be about that getagrip_already Mar 2024 #25
How many bridges between this bridge and the harbor entrance? Marcus IM Mar 2024 #28
There is at least one more conventional bridge getagrip_already Mar 2024 #29
Generally the Harbor Pilot comes out on the Pilot Boat and the tugs come later EX500rider Mar 2024 #17
I am well aware of how harbor pilots work. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #19
Depends on the cargo and vessel type getagrip_already Mar 2024 #21
Bloomberg radio reporters seemed to suggest that Maersk spooky3 Mar 2024 #2
Maersk is the charterer, not the owner or operator. cloudbase Mar 2024 #5
I presume the analyst was aware of that and is also spooky3 Mar 2024 #27
The bigger question is why more States didn't add bridge support protection after the Sunshine Skyway event in 1980 EX500rider Mar 2024 #4
Or require tugboats until they reach the harbor exit. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #7
That would be up to the US Coast Guard & local Harbor Masters EX500rider Mar 2024 #8
Ships with power have radar. Fog isn't an issue for avoiding bridges Marcus IM Mar 2024 #10
Radar does not always work either EX500rider Mar 2024 #14
You make my case. TY Marcus IM Mar 2024 #24
Are those things out in the water bollards to stop a huge freight vessel? pinkstarburst Mar 2024 #11
Yes EX500rider Mar 2024 #15
Looking at the video.... Turbineguy Mar 2024 #16
It's not obvious that a tug could have stopped the forward motion of a cargo carrier brooklynite Mar 2024 #22
Tugs don't push from behind or pull from the bow. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #26
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