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As pilots we're taught to line up on the runway well ahead of landing. Perhaps if the cargo ship had lined up on the center channel well ahead it might have coasted right through without hitting anything when it lost power. Just an afterthought.
Best comment yet.That is why they have qualified Harbor pilots on these ships as they leave the harbor.
They know the obstacles, currents, weather patterns and anything else unique to that port.
Water and air both have currents
all that works fine if you dont have a cross wind or current,,As pilots we're taught to line up on the runway well ahead of landing. Perhaps if the cargo ship had lined up on the center channel well ahead it might have coasted right through without hitting anything when it lost power. Just an afterthought.
You compensate for crosswinds. If wind was a significant factor the ship would have been compensating for it upon approach to the bridge.all that works fine if you dont have a cross wind or current,,
Take into account the new traffic patterns, wait times, and additional factors and it isn't just about opening a shipping lane. Plus, when's the last time anyone ever did government work fast? The longer it takes, the longer the gravy train rolls on. It will take years, a dozen cost overruns, and the rest of the country will move on and forget about it.An opening will doubtlessly be prepared rapidly, perhaps in a matter of weeks or even less. Clearing debris enough for ships to pass is not all that complicated.
You compensate for crosswinds. If wind was a significant factor the ship would have been compensating for it upon approach to the bridge.
"chip"?You don't know how build them chip, that's for sure.
We know they did. We DON'T know that you would have.That was their job. They were told to stop traffic, and that's what they tried to do. It's not like they made this call on gut instinct. Christ...
Yeah, not every one is a simple minded buffoon incapable of looking at more than one facet of any given event. This appears to be the very thing you open border hacks have been looking for. A company that hires illegal aliens. Predictably, you give them a pass. Hypocrite.And some people here are more concerned with their immigration status than the fact that they died trying to save others by warning them off the bridge or turning them around.
And what happens to a commercial aircraft that loses power during ascent?As pilots we're taught to line up on the runway well ahead of landing. Perhaps if the cargo ship had lined up on the center channel well ahead it might have coasted right through without hitting anything when it lost power. Just an afterthought.
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The ships traveling out of that harbor (and others) are required to have a local pilot guiding the ship out.Something went wrong and was most likely preventable
Was it poor maintenance by the ship’s crew?
Or incompetence by the pilot?
The wind in the Suez Canal incident was said to blow at 46 mph.From what I understand there was a 4 to 6 knot wind during more or less slack tide. Plenty enough wind for a sail effect under a power loss.
That's what happened with the cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for so long.
Who are you talking to? "You" who?... you open border hacks .... you give them a pass. ...
Were you?Did the pilot speak English fluently or was she a diversity hire?
The steering cannot be hacked, you moron! It is an analog system using synchros, if it is a standard system. Turn the ships wheel and the rudder moves. If they lost power, the rudder would stay it it's last position. You can manually move the rudder back to centerline, but it takes a while to do it by hand.I think the steering was hacked and intentionally set on a collision course
I read a comment from someone familiar with the harbor say that dropping the anchor was futile as the bottom is too smooth and the speed was too high. Also, how do you drop an anchor quickly with no power. Stoppers must be removed manually.Usually the anchor moves across the bottom until it catches.
Baltimore's main import is cars.It does handle the largest amount of sugar imports
And sugar is in just about everything we eat, so prices will probably increase.
