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Stopping traffic on the Bay Bridge was a little dramatic
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Yeah, but can you imagine the bad publicity if they knocked ANOTHER bridge over and dumped MORE cars in the water!
OTOH plenty of other ships are going under those bridges now with no traffic stops and no tugs, so everyone BUT the Dali get a fair go at wrecking another bridge 
Also there would have been car wrecks with people trying to take photos of the ship while driving.
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It’s called “knee jerk reaction”, or “closing the stable door after the horse has bolted”
Is there a more reactive industry we can collectivly think of besides our own? This story plays out time and time again and we knee jerk into even more stifling regulations that could almost always have been prevented.
BTW, for anyone in the area, Dali is currently berthed over at VIG terminal in Norfolk if anyone has a boat and a morbid curiosity.
Not quite sure DY
We sure are reactive.
But name any industry that is proactive 
I sure as hell will share your thoughts on badly thought out retrospective regulations
Mr YS
I think you are a low hours GA aircraft pilot.
Scrabbling around trying to scratch a living flying aircraft.
That was me 35 years ago until I decided that the right seat of a heavy jet was not coming my way anytime within my acceptable timeframe. After accumulating many many multi engine hours in turbo props ( never did get to drive a jet) I decided that continuing my marine career was best.
I have seen the best and the worst in both industries, please don’t try to kid me, you may get away with others, but not me.
The airlines are riddled with faults and if you know anything about pilot training there is a looming crisis that may only be resolved by removing the warm bodies from the front of the plane.
So please butt out of our discussion about professional mariners.
Please
@Salvatore_Mercoglian has posted a new must watch video about this:
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Nice video brief.
It is not a cargo hook but a turnbuckle most probably from the lashing turnbuckles stock.
More to follow.
Cheers
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Have another issue here.
Note: it is not criticism or smear campaign but my opinion. I repeat OPINION !!!
- transcript extract : 7:54
…I’m not sure how fast the wind down is from a propeller speeding at about 60 revolutions per minute down to zero goes on here at that point the…
8:05
60 was M/V Dali full maneuvering revolutions. She was at the moment of black out at much less. Somewhere btw dsah and sah so surely it was much less then 60 revs.
- transcript extract :
10:03
… you have lost full control of maneuverability of the ship going on .The pilot would have had greater control of the ship including the ability to slow down ,They’re not slowing down.
Let me be clear there’s no way they’re putting
this ship full reverse in less than four minutes it it’s not happening.
I mean ,I’ve talked to enough Chief Engineers who work on ships the size of Dally. That is a very tough process to go from maneuvering bell ahead to start bringing that ship going astern especially when…
10:35
Well. I am not sure . It is important to distinguish first, the difference btw maneuvering conditions <= then 60 revs and full sea speed conditions > then 60 revs when the load up program starts.
Therefore i would ask them(Ch engineers) again regarading the a/m difference and may be they change their mind.
If not then it would be a good idea to eyeball below:
SOURCE: ABS Vessel_Maneuverability_Guide_ed-Feb 2017
If I had to wait more then 4 minutes for M/E reversal fm sah/dsah to full astern, while coming to berth then i would surely jump ship even in USA asking may be for… technical asylum.
May be it would be good idea to advise those Chengs to walk upstairs ( if lift has no power) and egzamine in depth on the bridge the “wheelhouse poster” or read Solas chapter regarding machinery ops. or some other books on the topic.
I do not want to be rude but may be they should also read M/E instruction manual/operations delivered by the shipyard.
I am speechless.
More to come.
Pending : bow thruster ops und anchor ops und progressive flooding combined with voyage planning fm C.Henry via Cape of Good Hope via Sunda Strait to Ningbo with risk assesment on shipping green seas on the damaged bow.
Where the hell is Alias “Steamer” ??? He should have his field day here.
Cheers
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Waiting impatiently for the next items.
Spo
I watched the video … and yes quite a bit of statements that are not so correct.
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The saying goes that the devil is in the details.
One should not go too much in the details not to meet the devil.
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Just now. 080/17.8 kts
Thought she would have some restriction re speed like Ever Given.
So who is betting she will go via:
a). Sunda str
b). Malacca
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M/V Dali passing Mauritius
Looks no crew is complaining about Wi-Fi coverage.
I am betting on Sunda Strait as an entry point to South China sea
Interesting that this vessel can undertake a 14,000 nm voyage with uninterrupted low voltage…………
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I was going to ask similar question seeing her go through Malacca in such heavy traffic . But looks like bridge collision and long stay in USA fixed all her problems. Looking for some pictures of bulbous bow area damages but can not find anything. Expected some speed restrictions from Class . So the whole thing boils down to mysterious cable of unknown origin and a turnbuckle and vibration.
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Posted by Bugge on Aug 20.
It would appear that she is heading directly for the Sunda Strait as you suggested. I have noted her transit speeds as high as 16 knots although she is currently making good 9.3. No doubt her speed is adjusted to suit sea state. No anchors and significant forward damage…….ClassNK must have placed numerous notations/conditions on her.
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