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Posted on 03/16/2024 10:02:38 AM PDT by ransomnote
SpyNavy
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Thank you, LonePalm, for your explanation.
This is the 1st time I have heard why the vessel may have veered to the right and it makes sense.
MarQ
snort!!
Yesterday the NYSB lady (Homendy?) mentioned that ship’s crew had called for tug support just moments after pointing toward the FSKB. They knew they were in trouble shortly after firing the main engine. Fascinates me that these port geniuses don’t require tug escort at least until the big haulers get past all the bridges, and they had one more to go to get to open water.
Yeah, it costs money to have a tug baby sitter but we see how expensive the cleanup can be. It’s not like the big guys haven’t missed the channel before. Remember the one that missed the channel and hit an island some months ago——just off the Naval Academy. We never did hear who got stoopid that time but it was the same company that jammed up the Suez months before. After awhile it’s hard to believe in accidents.
Then remember the one that anchored off Long Beach then used its anchor to drag up a pipeline? I used to build this stuff and taught guys how to use them but no one ever fell asleep in my class and no one ever wrecked one that I helped build. just weird.
NYSB=NTSB
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Who is that in the picture with Trump?
I’m your chuckleberry.
Hatred is too strong a word; I feel disgust. How will our families ever get fixed?
Jefferson?
Looks a little like him, but I don’t know.....
From Wikipedia: Dali is propelled by a single low-speed two-stroke crosshead diesel engine coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller. Her main engine, a 9-cylinder MAN-B&W 9S90ME-C9.2 unit manufactured by Hyundai Heavy Industries under license, is rated 41,480 kW (55,630 hp) at 82.5 rpm.
This engine is notable for the massive amount of torque it generates, 8.5 million Nm at 84 rpm and has a total output of 69,720 kW (94,792 hp).
So what does this mean? It means that if the engine is turning the ship is going to move come hell or low water.
SpyNavy
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I read up briefly on that particular engine. It’s actually designed as a “dual fuel” engine, 2 stroke as noted, that runs on fuel oil (diesel) and LNG. Based on the big puff of black smoke, I’m going to ascertain that it’s running on diesel in the single video that I saw.
Impressive amount of torque - and at 84 RPM. Most cars idle at 500-800 RPM.
Noting that many barges and ‘big freighters’ run on “bunker” or 6-oil, I wonder if that was what Dali had in the tank.
Just something we always had on hand at the terminal in Chicago (Lake Calumet).
Let’s keep praying for each other, our country and for PDJT ❣
“Be still and know that I AM God”
Ps 46:10
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