Posted on 04/11/2017 8:19:18 AM PDT by NRx
Semantics, I know. But the New York voyage was not her first. She sailed first from Belfast, Ireland to Southampton.
This happened in Michigan waters back when a tanker full of Amoco premium gas was pulled away from its dock by an American Steamship ore carrier passing closely at speed.
Yikes, that’s mighty close (or at least it looks that way).
Interesting. Still saying it was unsinkable, while it was probably already sunk.
voyages (when going by voyage number system)generally start in the home port and end upon return to home port, regardless of number of ports in between.
In confined waterways a surge displaces water in one direction, which then reverses as the vessel proceeds. This process is exaggerated by vessels having little clearance under the keel, thus creating a restricted movement of the water.
Applying more power to overcome the bow surge which is retarding progress of the vessel underway, exaggerates the effect. Also, suction at the stern created by the propellers operating in a restricted water flow, tends to abruptly draw down water levels near the shore.
This is one way to damage property in a No-Wake! zone, while moving no faster than a slow jog pace.
I heard about a sailor who got sucked under a bridge by a WAVE.
The Sea was like and angry old man sending soup back at the deli...
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