Yesterday was three years since the El Faro was lost. From Robert Frump “The Captains of Thor — What Really Caused the Loss of the SS El Faro” Available Free Online and as Kindle ebook The Captains of Thor is a very good read, some good insights. The title is perfect fit. I would expect a good…

Wow. Hurricane Michael is now upon us. Hope lessons learned…are really learned…

Well worth it. As soon as I find where I set down the Kindle I’ll do the next chapter.

Loc 249 – “…looked over at the bow section [as the] half-ship… Then [they] swiveled…” Loc 255 – “acknowledged [what] everyone knew…crackups [–] that the…” Loc 255 – “steel [became brittle when cold] and could not be fixed. [And the use of welded rather than riveted construction meant that cracks …

Loc 376 – “cold [s]pring nights…” Loc 384 – “powered by [liquefied?] natural gas…” Loc 400 – “The El Faro…” – strike the “The”? The the lighthouse… Loc 420 – As a non-expert, seems to me you can make a vessel fast using any form of prime mover – recip. steam, steam turbine, diesel, CODAG, diesel…

[image] dbeierl: Loc 667 – “the water tension pulsed one tenth…” – no clue what you’re trying to say here. The ship settled a tenth of an inch? That would give about ten feet difference between empty and loaded draft, seems possible. You’ve got it right. TPI, Tons per Inch Submersion. (or TPC…

Loc 884 – “some [tenets] of the hard sciences” Loc 926 – “What this meant was unclear except that it would cost money. And perhaps affect stability.” I’m sure it was very clear to Tote’s favorite firm of naval architects. And the change in stability that would be – no perhaps-- required would be…

Loc 1123 – “Cr[o]wley said officially” Loc 1140 – “in the same storm. Same type of [ship].” Loc 1165 – “source of weather information was 21 hours [old].” Loc 1165 – “500 miles off[,] placing the [predicted] path” Loc 1165 – second mention of wind shear. Might be nice to define it? First ment…

Loc 1315 – "the same trunks and ducts that were [later] shown to be [heavily rusted and unsound on El Faro’s] sister ship[, El Yunque]. Loc 1315 – "on the original ship – but [the conversion to add container stowage abovedeck brought them two feet closer to the water]. Loc 1315 – "hold three. [Ea…

Re the lashing chains – it wasn’t a single chain. There were chains stretched athwartships between the rows of vehicles, to act as hard points to attach the vehicle lashings to. But compared to real hard points on the deck, there are two disadvantages: first, the geometry is such that very large s…

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