doer1984

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   by doer1984 3y ago

   Anyone know about backup steering power on these vessels? I know they typically keep emergency generators, but does this provide adequate steering power?
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   by doer1984 3y ago

   Simply bulking up the ground around the piers with loose fill or monolithic concrete would have had the ship run aground; at 9mph (the recorded impact speed) the ship would have slowed to a stop within several yards, and suffered minor dama
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   by doer1984 3y ago

   Ironically, simply bulking up the ground around the piers would have had the ship run aground; at 8 knots the ship would have slowed to a stop within several yards, and suffered minor damage, maybe would have required being tugged back into