I don’t know where Texas Chicken fits on the risk/consequence matrix but taking a car carrier up to City Dock 25 is tight with the corner of barges sticking out into the channel… add into the mix the tug/barges.
So called LSA (Large Sail Area) ships like car carriers have a 25 kt wind speed limit but I’ve been hit by higher unexpected gusts a couple times. Once on departure while turning around in the channel. Not much room. Pilot (and tug crews) were earning their money that time.
Edit: Stick the stern into one of those creeks to get turned around. Two tugs, not bad till the winds hits.
