smerchly Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 A container ship got stuck in mud at the Suez Canal yesterday . It's amazing how mammoth these ships are ....too large for our canals . This one is 224,000 tons and is 500 meters long ! .....probably carrying enough cargo to fill 1000 Walmarts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 With large ships there is very little steerage control in strong winds. On the open sea, best option is to put your bow into the wind and ride it out. Not possible in a seaway. That is why the Welland canal has frequent shutdowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 minute ago, bigugli said: That is why the Welland canal has frequent shutdowns. I have seen some ships blown against a bank on the canal . Their brakes are a little slow as well , they have been known to take out bridges . I suppose their anchors don't help in canal waters . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 9 hours ago, smerchly said: I have seen some ships blown against a bank on the canal . Their brakes are a little slow as well , they have been known to take out bridges . I suppose their anchors don't help in canal waters . Even riding at anchor with cable run out, a vessel still moves/swings with wind and current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, bigugli said: Even riding at anchor with cable run out, a vessel still moves/swings with wind and current. I'll have to tell them having another anchor at the stern works well for me Bruce ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snags Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 10:21 PM, smerchly said: I have seen some ships blown against a bank on the canal . Their brakes are a little slow as well , they have been known to take out bridges . I suppose their anchors don't help in canal waters . There are certain areas they can't drop anchor in the canal due to cables or gas lines running under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, Snags said: There are certain areas they can't drop anchor in the canal due to cables or gas lines running under it. There are signs posted where the cables run , same thing at Quinte at the north end of Long Reach where hydro cables run on the bottom ....sign says " Do not anchor" . (especially a chain anchor line) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 When I was on board HMCS Assiniboine we were blown against the side of the Kiel Canal in Germany, I lost my cap there as well. LOL............................Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Wow. That’s a crazy story. Glad you can tell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Ship is still stuck there , crazy !! They are saying over $10 B. in goods is being blocked . It's another 20,000 km longer to go around the tip of Africa . Our stores will soon have bare shelves ..... ...... wonder if those ships are burning fuel while anchored ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 They will be burning some fuel to keep their AC power generators running. The main engines will be shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 I have to wonder if there is an anchor point on the opposite shore that the ships anchor could be secured to and the ships anchor recovery system could help pull it off the bank???..................Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
мормышка Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Its keeps on happening 🤪 (I'll just say that this is joke ahead of time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 3 hours ago, boogaloo said: I have to wonder if there is an anchor point on the opposite shore that the ships anchor could be secured to and the ships anchor recovery system could help pull it off the bank???..................Daniel Actually the other end is sitting against the other bank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 11:44 AM, boogaloo said: When I was on board HMCS Assiniboine we were blown against the side of the Kiel Canal in Germany, I lost my cap there as well. LOL............................Daniel That's going back a good while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, bigugli said: That's going back a good while back. 1969 was an exciting time. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 43 minutes ago, boogaloo said: 1969 was an exciting time. LOL We were driving north on a fishing trip listening to the first moon landing in 69 And the biggest outdoor music festival took place in Woodstock in 69 . Smerch was a 26 year old pup ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 10 hours ago, boogaloo said: 1969 was an exciting time. LOL 69 was the last Christmas I saw the Bonnie. My uncle was a matelot lifer with her. One of the tallest fellows in the fleet. "Lofty", Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 9:34 PM, smerchly said: Ship is still stuck there , crazy !! They are saying over $10 B. in goods is being blocked . It's another 20,000 km longer to go around the tip of Africa . Our stores will soon have bare shelves ..... ...... wonder if those ships are burning fuel while anchored ? Most of our Chinese made stuff comes across the Pacific to the west coast, the Chinese junk for Europe would come that route. The European Dollaramas are in big trouble 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 China would naturally use the easiest route to get the goods here . That's a lot of trucking to get the goods here from the west coast ( also by trains & planes )..... When the ships do the Suez route , they could go to Halifax , etc to supply the east coast ? We are dependent on China whether we like it or not & they have the bucks to invest here . This article from Dec.2019 shows how much we are involved with China as the East coast wants to do much more business and travelling via air travel . I was hoping the "west" would show China we are not happy with them and start trading with other countries more . This thing called climate change is a farce to me when we could eliminate all this shipping of goods half way around the planet because it's "cheaper" . The amount of fuel burned doesn't matter it seems....... ...this is just a drop in the $$$ bucket ..... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/travel-tourism-china-airline-nova-scotia-1.5385525 1 hour ago, dave524 said: The European Dollaramas are in big trouble We would also be in big trouble if we stopped buying from China ....Dollarama , Walmart and "Canadian" Tire , etc etc etc...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 2 hours ago, bigugli said: 69 was the last Christmas I saw the Bonnie. My uncle was a matelot lifer with her. One of the tallest fellows in the fleet. "Lofty", The Bonnie was moored right under the Angus MacDonald bridge, one night I had a bit of an argument with another Matelot on the AM bridge and was worried I might end up as "ships company" on the Bonnie. It was quite a drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 5 hours ago, boogaloo said: The Bonnie was moored right under the Angus MacDonald bridge, one night I had a bit of an argument with another Matelot on the AM bridge and was worried I might end up as "ships company" on the Bonnie. It was quite a drop. The fleet was a sight to see all lit up at Christmas. We had the highest house on the opposing shore, so we always had a perfect view of the harbour once the fog rolled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, bigugli said: The fleet was a sight to see all lit up at Christmas. We had the highest house on the opposing shore, so we always had a perfect view of the harbour once the fog rolled out. So you lived in Dartmouth?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 30 minutes ago, boogaloo said: So you lived in Dartmouth?? I only lived in Dartmouth, and Oyster Pond, a month or so at a time when Bonnie, and my uncle, was home. There were more than a couple navy families on Dustan and the street below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, bigugli said: I only lived in Dartmouth, and Oyster Pond, a month or so at a time when Bonnie, and my uncle, was home. There were more than a couple navy families on Dustan and the street below. I have some fond memories of Dartmouth and the Eastern Passage. Wonderful friendly people there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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