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Old 03-26-2024, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Sundog57 View Post
115,000 tonnes moving at 7 knots - the big smoke was 55,000 hp going full astern... and that wasn't enough to stop her.
After the Exxon Valdez, most big tankers now have escort tugs in constrained waterways - you can't help but wonder if container ships might be going that route before long
I read that is had been attached to tugs, they had released and the harbour master was still on board.
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