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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1372.1 | no injuries, refloated | FRAGIL::MCBRIDE | | Fri Oct 20 1989 10:34 | 8 |
| no injuries, minor damage, no leaks, refloated on the rising tide.
Apparently it ran aground after "straying from the channel" on the way
in to Boston Harbor. The ship is from somewhere in South America.
This all according to the radio news this morning on the way to work.
Are there pilot escort requirements for ship entry into the harbor?
Brian
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| 1372.2 | control can be marginal at best | MSCSSE::BERENS | Alan Berens | Fri Oct 20 1989 13:30 | 7 |
| Given the gale force winds along the NE coast today, "straying from the
channel" by a large ship is hardly surprising. The pilot aboard is no doubt
embarrassed. "How to Avoid Huge Ships" is an interesting little book that
discusses some of the problems involved in handling large ships. It also
points out that there are very large areas near a ship that cannot be seen
from the ship's bridge. My basic rule: Stay far away from moving ships.
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| 1372.3 | | HAVOC::GREEN | ___________ | Mon Oct 23 1989 12:52 | 16 |
| Reminds me of a placard my brother-in-law (Chief Boatswain Mate
on a huge supply ship - USS Detroit) pointed out on the bridge by
the helm......
"Running the ship aground
Can ruin your whole day"
posted just below, the immortal words on a smaller placard ----
" Red,
Right,
Returning"
Ron
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| 1372.4 | red, WRONG, return! | MALLET::NEALE | Encryption for NL: - now in phase 0! | Tue Oct 24 1989 10:27 | 16 |
| Guess the Detroit never had to make it across the Atlantic - or could
you turn the placard over for a reminder of exactly the opposite
conventions for the colour of buoys over here?
- Brian
(who saw the embarassing pictures on UK television last week of a Royal
Navy vessel hard aground off (on?) the Scottish coast. Seems they had
some problems with the speed and/or steering controls and happened to
be pointing at the shore when they jammed in full-ahead... Reminds me
of the time last year tied up in a marina alongside a sailing school
boat. The instructor had been demonstrating "turning in a restricted
space" with alternate full-ahead/astern bursts, when the gear lever
came off its shaft while in full-ahead. Fortunately no serious damage
to any of the boats which came into contact!)
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