The Scourge of the American Petroleum Tankers That Prowl the British Columbia Coast - by INGMAR LEE (U.S. ATBs)

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I wonder about a collision, presumably most of the energy would be absorbed by the barge but it would be bad news if sufficient energy transmitted back through the pins to tweak them bad enough to cause more damage in that area.

Right, where-as I’d expect a non-ATB to just react backwards from the barge, like a Newton’s cradle.