[LonePalm]

First of all, container ships are big but are far from slow.

They are the 18-wheeler trucks of the high seas, heavy, high speed and not very maneuverable. They are hell in restricted waters with a strong beam wind.

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(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)

[CopperTop]

"..They are the 18-wheeler trucks of the high seas, heavy, high speed and not very maneuverable.."

Roger that!! I used to flounder gig around Southport, NC. It was amazing how quiet and fast those huge ships were. It was really unnerving when they weren't noticed until they were sucking the water out from under us up in the shallows distracted with our gigging. Then the water would come back! Hehehe.
A wild ride. d;^)