[xone]

but if I was the captain of that ship, I would have been nervous about backing that behemoth out in front of the President on national television.

Single up all lines! Standby to cast off!

[xone]

And the Monty Python theme music.

[LonePalm]

Actually, getting the Comfort underway is not all that different from getting a carrier underway and we do that all the time. The tugs do all the work.

It would be considerably harder in high wind conditions given the sail area.

The Nimitz-class and Ford-class carriers are the only US Naval ships larger the the Comfort and Mercy.

WWG1WGA

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)