Buried news: Greenie fuel mandates raise likelihood of more Baltimore-style ship collisions -Report

American Thinker ^ | 04/18/2024 | Monica Showalter

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Like more Baltimore-style bridge-ship collisions?

According to a news nugget buried deep in a long Washington Post investigative report, ships losing propulsion is shockingly common and can lead to ships running aground or colliding with bridges and other structures. A look at Coast Guard records showed that more than 100 incidents involved huge container ships. One of the reasons they happen is because of greenie fuel mandates.

The story is actually very good and very long, giving the reader a feel for what drives how ports operate.

But that tiny item about greenie environmental regulations forcing ships to change fuel after they have already left port raising the likelihood of more crashes, such as happened when the gargantuan cargo ship Dali lost propulsion and crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge, taking the entire structure down, could have used a little more attention.

According to the Washington Post (emphasis added):

Ships are at particular risk of losing propulsion when crews are maneuvering in confined waters such as ports, which can place additional demands on power systems, according to a 2017 report by the London P&I Club, a leading maritime insurance firm. Crews changing the type of fuel being used while the ship is underway to comply with regional environmental regulations has also increased the number of propulsion-loss incidents, the report said.

Which raises questions about why some of these greenie fuel mandates are there in the first place.

Green fuel is expensive and scarce, and the problem is worsened by there not being enough to go around for everyone. It can be methane, ammonia, or other odd substances, all of them less fuel-efficient and more expensive than fossil fuels.

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Liberalism Kills again.

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