Gotta get those sex-toys and other chachkies to locked up people in Europe ASAP.Undried Plum wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:00 amI'm surprised they were all going that fast. I'm 30 years out of date, but when I was on a Noggie survey boat making that transition the convoy speed was limited to 9kts.
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Because they stand on the wall and say "nothing's gonna hurt you tonight, not on my watch".
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Come on, the Karl Lagerfeld Bondage Dungeons in Bremerhaven are running low on cheap whips and latex! Have a heart!Dushan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:51 pmGotta get those sex-toys and other chachkies to locked up people in Europe ASAP.Undried Plum wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:00 amI'm surprised they were all going that fast. I'm 30 years out of date, but when I was on a Noggie survey boat making that transition the convoy speed was limited to 9kts.
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Apparently coffee might end up on the shortage list. Imagine the implications of that.
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Reminds me, need a new parasol
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As long as we have cocoa for the SpaceX Starship...........
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Has the Ever Given been moved? or what?
I see that the Daily Fail claims that it has been moved 30m. This is not corroborated by any source that I can find.
The BBC site reports that the vessel has been moved 30°in both directions! Does this mean it has been swung 60°? This seems a lot to me.
I'd have thought that either of these events would have been given much more widespread publicity.
I see that the Daily Fail claims that it has been moved 30m. This is not corroborated by any source that I can find.
The BBC site reports that the vessel has been moved 30°in both directions! Does this mean it has been swung 60°? This seems a lot to me.
I'd have thought that either of these events would have been given much more widespread publicity.
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Ian, pivoted around a centre by 30 deg, ie not 60
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Real bugger when one half pivots by 30 deg, but not the other. Unless they have a hinge in the middle for turning sharp corners, like those bendy buses.
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Good thing if they can rotate the middle bit as presumably that would draw the ends in and make it shorter.
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Researching this problem, it seems likely that the resistance to the tugs could be 33000 tonnes - with the most powerful tug having a pull of 420 tonnes.
Unloading the containers would require a crane with exceptional reach and numerous barges to receive the containers.
Unloading the containers would require a crane with exceptional reach and numerous barges to receive the containers.
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G CPTN, a container crane normally operates from a firm base. Placing one in the canal and lifting a container on the opposite side will risk toppling, remember the Russian crane that fell onto a submarine. It might need a jack up rig for stability.
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How about they built dams ahead and behind the ship, and effectively put the ship into a lock. Then pump water into the 'lock' to float it. Turn the ship as required. Then remove the two dams?
Where's our resident canal expert when you need him?
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That's two dam easy.
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AIUI, the sides of the canal are level with the surrounding desert, so a dam would have to surround the ship in addition to 'front and rear'.
The surrounding terrain is sand and this would be porous.
The surrounding terrain is sand and this would be porous.
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It’s not all bad news, apparently there’s a load of IKEA flat packs stuck in the queue to get through the canal
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As the famous line from "Jaws" says "You need a bigger tug".G-CPTN wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:05 pmResearching this problem, it seems likely that the resistance to the tugs could be 33000 tonnes - with the most powerful tug having a pull of 420 tonnes.
Unloading the containers would require a crane with exceptional reach and numerous barges to receive the containers.
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Must be a few a few Chinooks about that could lift a lot of those containers off the ship as underslung loads (providing, of course, the weight of a container is within the Chinook's limits)
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Chinook maximum lift 10.8 tonnes.
Mi26 can lift 20 tonnes.
A 20ft container can carry 25 tonnes and a 40ft container 29 tonnes.
Mi26 can lift 20 tonnes.
A 20ft container can carry 25 tonnes and a 40ft container 29 tonnes.