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  • Re: The Canal Blockage

    From George Black@21:1/5 to Douglas Eagleson on Thu Oct 14 07:53:49 2021
    On 3/04/21 3:20 am, Douglas Eagleson wrote:
    Does anybody know why the huge container ship
    got stuck?

    I looked at the aerial photo of the situation. That
    is one big ship. Given the scenario my first question
    is, is a pilot required for the traverse?
    Yes
    It looks like the ship is threading a needle. I don't know
    anything about such ships. But is it as simple as
    going to slowly?

    I think a pilot is required here in the DC area for the
    trip up the Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore. Here
    there are no channel sand boundaries, just
    a few buoys.

    Anyways,
    Does going to slow possibly cause a confused steerage?

    Do the cannel sides provide a centering force
    meaning the sides cause a friction like force?
    Faster mean more centering force. Is this required?


    There are thousands of ships traversing the Canal every year.
    And I almost guarantee that this isnt the first canal blockage nor will
    it be the last.
    And in spite of Master Mariners and pilots skills the canal is to narrow
    for this generation of container ships

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