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The Association of Maryland (boat) Pilots literally has a header image of a harbor pilot tug escorting a cargo ship to the Key Bridge... https://www.mdpilots.c

The Association of Maryland (boat) Pilots literally has a header image of a harbor pilot tug escorting a cargo ship to the Key Bridge... https://www.mdpilots.com/ https://www.mdpilots.com/ Wonder where they were.

reliablereason 3y ago
On the bridge of the ship one would imagine.
hnburnsy 3y ago
Looks like they were on the ship, should there also be a tug when piloting these ships? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13239953/Singaporean-Dali-Baltimore-propulsion-bridge-collapse.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13239953/Singaporea... >The cargo ship that smashed into the Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore overnight was piloted by a specialized crew trained to avoid obstacles at ports, it has been revealed. >The ship, a 948-foot-long DALI operated by Singaporean company Synergy Group, collided with the 1.2-mile bridge shortly after 1.26am as it left port. >Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said on Tuesday morning it appears none of the 22 crewmembers were injured, as he revealed it was being steered by the specialist pilots. >'Pilots move ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore,' he said at a press conference, noting that the specialist pilots depart the ships as soon as they are in open water.
hnburnsy 3y ago
More details froem WaPo... >The ship was towed into the river initially, but the tugboats did not accompany the ship all the way to the bridge, said John Konrad, a retired ship captain who runs the gCaptain maritime news website and co-authored a book on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. >“The safe thing to do is keep the tugs,” Konrad said. “Moving forward, I think that’s going to happen. The Coast Guard is going to say you’ve got to keep the tugs tied up until you pass the bridge.”
- KyleBerezin 3y ago
  Keeping the tugs is not safe, and it is normal for them to leave when you enter a main navigation lane. At high speeds, tugboats can get capsized due to girding. It kills mariners, and the practice should not be introduced because of a single extraordinary accident.
hnburnsy 3y ago
Here is real time playback of the incident, you can see both tugs leave the ship and do not accompany it past the bridge. You can see one of the tugs turn and head back to the ship before the collision... https://twitter.com/MarineTraffic/status/1772545501612671284 https://twitter.com/MarineTraffic/status/1772545501612671284

reliablereason 3y ago

On the bridge of the ship one would imagine.

hnburnsy 3y ago

Looks like they were on the ship, should there also be a tug when piloting these ships? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13239953/Singaporean-Dali-Baltimore-propulsion-bridge-collapse.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13239953/Singaporea... >The cargo ship that smashed into the Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore overnight was piloted by a specialized crew trained to avoid obstacles at ports, it has been revealed. >The ship, a 948-foot-long DALI operated by Singaporean company Synergy Group, collided with the 1.2-mile bridge shortly after 1.26am as it left port. >Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said on Tuesday morning it appears none of the 22 crewmembers were injured, as he revealed it was being steered by the specialist pilots. >'Pilots move ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore,' he said at a press conference, noting that the specialist pilots depart the ships as soon as they are in open water.

hnburnsy 3y ago

More details froem WaPo... >The ship was towed into the river initially, but the tugboats did not accompany the ship all the way to the bridge, said John Konrad, a retired ship captain who runs the gCaptain maritime news website and co-authored a book on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. >“The safe thing to do is keep the tugs,” Konrad said. “Moving forward, I think that’s going to happen. The Coast Guard is going to say you’ve got to keep the tugs tied up until you pass the bridge.”

KyleBerezin 3y ago
Keeping the tugs is not safe, and it is normal for them to leave when you enter a main navigation lane. At high speeds, tugboats can get capsized due to girding. It kills mariners, and the practice should not be introduced because of a single extraordinary accident.

hnburnsy 3y ago

Here is real time playback of the incident, you can see both tugs leave the ship and do not accompany it past the bridge. You can see one of the tugs turn and head back to the ship before the collision... https://twitter.com/MarineTraffic/status/1772545501612671284 https://twitter.com/MarineTraffic/status/1772545501612671284