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13. The people that have sailed under that bridge for forty years.

Reply to Marcus IM (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 10:13 PM

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Just putting this thought out there regarding tugboats and big ships [View all] Stinky The Clown Mar 27 OP

'about we require tugs for ships over some certain size,' you mean REGULATION??? elleng Mar 27 #1

elleng....... Upthevibe Mar 27 #6

Yes and more than that case, elleng Mar 27 #8

If they don't want government regulation. LiberalFighter Mar 28 #33

That's not a bad idea RainCaster Mar 27 #2

Talking with my bro last night. We can't understand why the tugs don't stay with the ships through a bridge like this, OAITW r.2.0 Mar 27 #3

I'm betting money is the answer Kennah Mar 27 #11

That was... 2naSalit Mar 28 #19

This is NY State canal tug. amerikat Mar 27 #4

Skeptical until more is learned. SnarkSavant Mar 27 #5

8 mph, for one thing. elleng Mar 27 #9

Speed is required in order to navigate Thunderbeast Mar 28 #36

Two tugs plus the ship's power plant means three power plants to rely on. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 28 #16

That's what I heard.... 2naSalit Mar 28 #20

Common for large cargo vessels FBaggins Mar 28 #28

Tugs don't pull from the bow nor push from the stern. They control the direction after the docks. They steer big ships. Marcus IM Mar 28 #35

If only the professionals had consulted you. Ptah Mar 27 #7

Which ones? The bottom line professionals? n/t Marcus IM Mar 27 #12

The people that have sailed under that bridge for forty years. Ptah Mar 27 #13

Modernity. Ships are now guided by computers. cachukis Mar 27 #10

Great post FHRRK Mar 28 #18

The tugs did their job by getting the ship out of port and into the shipping lane, where the pilot Bev54 Mar 27 #14

Nope. Harbor pilots board outbound ships from the dock. Most harbors require tugs all the way to the harbor exit. Marcus IM Mar 28 #34

could station a tug or 2 near the bridge. there if there's a mayday, or if they're needed farther in. mopinko Mar 27 #15

What would that have accomplished? AkFemDem Mar 28 #31

Far from a knowledgeable person on this, and Far is not representitive, it is Far, far, far, far, far, far. With that FHRRK Mar 28 #17

good idea BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 28 #21

How about protect the foundation of the bridge with concrete bumpers (dolphins)? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 28 #22

it has them, but minimal number. mopinko Mar 28 #38

I think the Sunshine Skyway should have been enough warning... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 28 #39

In the Navy we used tug boats to bring our Emile Mar 28 #23

Our captain hit the pilings in the degassing range in Charleston harbor Stinky The Clown Mar 28 #24

That's strange.. Omnipresent Mar 28 #27

I'm sure it did. But a large ship 530 foot long Emile Mar 28 #32

Do you know what a degassing range is? Stinky The Clown Mar 28 #40

I know nothing about tugboating even though my cousin was a TB Captain in Boston on the Mystic river. Fla Dem Mar 28 #25

I just assumed large ships like this would have tug boats. Omnipresent Mar 28 #26

Every harbor provides tug boats to assist those big-ass container ships FakeNoose Mar 28 #29

Am curious, in this case, what you mean by "open water" eallen Mar 28 #30

Good Point RobinA Mar 28 #37

Outside theKey Bridge is considered open water Stinky The Clown Mar 28 #41

Yet transits another bridge on way to Atlantic eallen Mar 29 #42

while everyone is playing 'Wack-a-Mole'... Conjuay Mar 29 #43

Booyah for Tugboats, But let's still build better bridge fenders Model35mech Mar 29 #44