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Part of the problem is that the captains are always under the gun of a tight schedule.
My in-laws neighbor captains a container ship on the Houston-Antwerp-Houston run. A couple of years ago, he chose to throttle down and let a bad Atlantic storm go through, rather than risk his vessel and cargo.
I don't know how much it cost the company, but he had to undergo a company review board over his actions and his command was on the line.
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Moments before it ran aground, the Ever Given was apparently travelling faster than a speed limit set by the Suez Canal Authority, Bloomberg reported.
The Ever Given's last recorded speed was 13.5 knots, logged 12 minutes before it grounded, according to Bloomberg, which cited its own data. The maximum allowed speed through the canal was between 7.6 knots and 8.6 knots, the report said.
The Japan Times also reported the ship was travelling 13.5 knots, adding that two canal pilots were onboard when the ship hit land.
The Ever Given didn't have a tugboat escort through the canal, according to Bloomberg. The two ships immediately ahead of it reportedly had escorts, although such escorts were not required.
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Could they have been trying to beat the storm?
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Could they have been trying to beat the storm?
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@aqua-letifer said in Stuck:
@lufins-dad said in Stuck:
Could they have been trying to beat the storm?
Or their timetable.
I don’t really think so. There were Canal pilots on board not beholden to Evergreen. They weren’t speeding through the canal without those pilots approval. I’m an optimist. I think they were trying to keep something bad from happening and ran out of time. There’s not always a villain.
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What do you do with a drunken sailor?
What do you do with a drunken sailor?
What do you do with a drunken sailor ear-lie in the morning.Don't let him drive that cargo freighter.
Don't let him steer that cargo freighter.
Don't let him near that cargo freighter ear-lie in the morning.Put him charge of an Exxon Tanker,
Put him charge of an Exxon Tanker,
Put him charge of an Exxon Tanker ear-lie in the morning. -
Many grateful captains that the canal is unstuck:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/suez-blockage-detoured-ships-through-cape-good-hope-notorious-shipwrecksA good Moby Dick story to start your day.
