oh well, at least they are close to home
Actually, I was hoping they would make it incident free.
The interesting thing to watch is if a CG-2692 will be submittedā¦
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Dissapointed that she blew the port main engine yesterday?
Just a small delay. 24hr difference on delivery date. Iām sure itās in the window of the contract.
Iāve never been on one of the big ones but donāt they have 2 port and 2 stbd mains per se?
2 x MaK 16M32C (2 x 8,000 kW)
'The Dove towed and serviced the SBX from Seattle to Hawaii and as far as Korea." Yea right
Just watched the Independence clear the jetties on the way to the Port of Brownsville.
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Dino Chouest Trip Totals:
Total Days Underway: 80 Days
Total Distance Run: Approx. 16,000 NM
Approx. Avg Speed: 8.3 Knots
Wow! Sounds like a pretty impressive jobā¦ in anyoneās book!
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It just proves what you can do when you have the ātoolā for it.
Not too many US flag tugs that can do better.
Donāt poke the bear.
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http://m.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_65b737d7-851d-57a4-b1eb-4866813efaf9.html?mode=jqm
Hats off to the Dino crew.
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Word on the street is the ship-breaking company was so pleased with how well ECO did with this tow, they will be towing the next carrier to go. Well done ECO!
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