Maybe he’ll pack his bags, grab his wife, Colonel Vindman, and leave the country to live next-door to Rosie.
Mexican ship vs. Brooklyn Bridge
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The Accident is from a LACK of Coast Guard Staffing BECAUSE of DOGE Cuts
Chuckie Schumer - Misinformation and Hyperbole
He is a lying sack of Sh-tuff. If the shutdown lasted 9 months it would be because of the Democrats, and he knows it.
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or Baltimore..or any of the Tall Ship ports of call.Mexican Navy...sailboat? All the way up in NYC?
What am I missing?
NTSB launches 'go-team' of specialized investigators after Brooklyn Bridge struck by Mexican navy ship
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a specialized group of investigators to New York after a Mexican ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.www.foxnews.com
What?
The reporting on this is disgustingly ill-informed. But I shouldn't be surprised.
1. You only go to high reverse power levels when handling a ship like this, when you want to slow or stop forward movement. You might also briefly go to a higher reverse power level when you want to shift the stern port or starboard (you only get one of those choices with a single screw).
2. You never back down continuously in reverse with a ship like that; you have little to no steerage in reverse.
3. That vessel was obviously in full reverse power when it hit the bridge and continued in full reverse power well after the demasting and clearing of the bridge structure.
It was a loss of propulsion control.
1. You only go to high reverse power levels when handling a ship like this, when you want to slow or stop forward movement. You might also briefly go to a higher reverse power level when you want to shift the stern port or starboard (you only get one of those choices with a single screw).
2. You never back down continuously in reverse with a ship like that; you have little to no steerage in reverse.
3. That vessel was obviously in full reverse power when it hit the bridge and continued in full reverse power well after the demasting and clearing of the bridge structure.
It was a loss of propulsion control.
Sal explains exactly what happened .... basically backing out of a parking space
What's Going On With Shipping
Apples from Argentina, avacados from Mexico.... Those are still American (South America, but still America).
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That's still a loss of propulsion control event. I was on a 50-knot 350-passenger ferry that crashed a landing in Norway (in full view of TV cameras) because the captain asked the propulsion control system to quickly do something it was not capable of doing.
Most propulsion control systems like what would probably have been on that Mexican tall ship's auxiliary power diesel have a "feature" that requires the engine RPM to drop below a certain threshold before the shift command is acted on. It would not be the first time that a "panic" situation resulted in the failure of transmission to shift from forward to reverse (or opposite) but let the engine RPM increase anyway. The most modern propulsion control systems (that we deal with) have more sophisticated control software to prevent that but nothing is ever 100%.
WingsOfGold
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Why the Donald Ducks, if one is going to throw stones wasn't there a harbor master aboard?The Accident is from a LACK of Coast Guard Staffing BECAUSE of DOGE Cuts
Chuckie Schumer - Misinformation and Hyperbole
He is a lying sack of Sh-tuff. If the shutdown lasted 9 months it would be because of the Democrats, and he knows it.
WingsOfGold
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Honestly didn't bother.......... just watching the news.
How would having a Harbor Master or pilot on board have any effect on a propulsion control failure?
I've seen a couple discussions or reports regarding the tug assist and whether they'd dropped off prematurely as the sailing ship was maneuvering to get underway. Lots of armchair ship handling experts involved in most off what I've seen reported so far....
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WingsOfGold
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Nope, notta expert nor claim to be. Just speculating, it's Mehicho's problem. Hope they didn't scratch the bridge.
Home Depot sent over a couple of dozen spares to repaint.
LightRoasted
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For your consideration ...
Well one thing is fer sure. They'll remember this training event and what not to do in the future.
Well one thing is fer sure. They'll remember this training event and what not to do in the future.
Sure hope our own tall ship training vessel doesn't experience an accident like that...
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Memories of Baltimore's "Pride" or Naval Academy's "Americas Promise" come to mind?