Art From Coleman Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Or, your naval career is equally acceptable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_USS_Missouri_grounding 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredT Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Incompetence at its finest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmi Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 ? IN actuality is it not the pilots FAULT/on the hook ? That is their (union- chicago/russian) GLOBAL purpose to know the area and do the job. Now the "true" at faults,? The Co for overloading ,otherwise operating on the cheap ,china stds,and the "port" """ Authority""" for spending the $$$$$ on ........NOT the intended items. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, mmi said: is it not the pilots FAULT/on the hook ? Unless there was some mechanical failure then yes, the pilot is responsible for navigation and keeping the ship IN the channel. The load/contents of the ship has nothing to do with it if operated and navigated correctly as the channel depth is sufficient. They overshot the channel and ran aground in 25' of water over a mud bottom. I'm a little surprised that a monster like didn't have a tug or two but apparently not needed where they were. Yeah, someone screwed up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 As a veteran of many sailing adventures in the Chesapeake I can attest that running aground there is way too easy. Even with good navigation skills. I am a bit perplexed as to why a huge ship was outside of the channel where grounding would be almost certain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1480x3 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, TomH said: As a veteran of many sailing adventures in the Chesapeake I can attest that running aground there is way too easy. Even with good navigation skills. I am a bit perplexed as to why a huge ship was outside of the channel where grounding would be almost certain. Someone forgot to install update on the "Garmen". 😁 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N S Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hmmmm. I say Hmmmmm. Ya'll remember the Exxon Valdez and the fiasco it created awhile back? Well I'm suspecting here that this Co-incidence just may be a result of the Joe Hazelwood School of Navigation. Ya remember that he was the captain of the Exxon Valdez allowed to drive a supertanker whilst also being deprived of his New York (figures) driver license for drunk driving. Hmmmmm you say! Ya'll also remember that his (latest I heard) gig was teaching navigation somewhere after Exxon told him to just "go away Joe". Co-inky-dink? Hmmmmm. Sorta make ya wonder eh!😁 But then again they are a lot like cars, there's a lot of em, even if the ocean is a big place. How many are on the seas at any given point in time? Roughly 38,000 plus or minus a few hundred. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-every-ship-real-time/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Not far from me as crow flies! The mud around here will really create great suction when you stove up into it real far! They need to lighten her up and let the Spring tides help to break the suction! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Whoops? There are two kinds of sailors. Those who have run around. And liars! Thx-Ace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I think they were pushing using the Baltimore port as part of the solution to the "supply chain crises" I wonder if the Everforward has been there before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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