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Both entrances to the tunnel are from relatively sheltered bays / inlets. Swells would be fairly modest generally, though wave mitigations might still well be
by dredmorbius 4mo ago
Both entrances to the tunnel are from relatively sheltered bays / inlets. Swells would be fairly modest generally, though wave mitigations might still well be a concern.
See map: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stad_Ship_Tunnel#/media/File:Stad_ship_tunnel_original.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stad_Ship_Tunnel#/media/File:S...>.
That said, I'm not finding any discussions of the hydrodynamics of the tunnel, other than this: "Ship Manoeuvring Study of a Vessel Transiting a Ship Tunnel", by Andrew Ross,
Anne Bruyat,
Leiv Aspelund,
Vahid Hassani, and Abushet Simanesew (2024) <https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/OMAE/proceedings-abstract/OMAE2024/87837/V05BT06A024/1202507 https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/OMAE/proceedings-abst...>.