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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 Konra
by 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 agoKeeping 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.