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They fit fine. There was an issue with that ship having large sail area from all those containers and insufficient control authority to counteract the added win
by imglorp 5y ago
They fit fine. There was an issue with that ship having large sail area from all those containers and insufficient control authority to counteract the added wind forces.
If anything they may want to limit Max crossing to calm days. Also the crew's judgement should be examined: wind forces in tight quarters are a big concern for any vessel and yet they decided to enter.
- kqr 5y agoIf there are a bunch of conditions under which Suezmax ships fit (calm days, above-average crew judgment, etc.) isn't that effectively support for Suezmax being more of a Suezbarely?