I haven't heard this mentioned but in hindsight tug boats should have been
accompanying ships beyond the Key Bridge.
Posted: 03/28/2024 at 11:21 AM ET
Thread Replies (13)
I haven't heard this mentioned but in hindsight tug boats should have been
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-- IB4TECH
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:21 AM ET
IB4TECH
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03/28/24 11:21 AM ET
I was very surprised they AREN'T tugged out past the bridge into open->
-- HOKIERIT
Mar 28, 2024 at 07:06 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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03/28/24 07:06 PM ET
I expect that a tug requirement will be one of the things that ...
-- Hokie in CT
Mar 28, 2024 at 06:14 PM ET
Hokie in CT
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03/28/24 06:14 PM ET
Also read that there should have been bumpers on the bridge pilings
-- Vienna_Hokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 03:28 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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03/28/24 03:28 PM ET
pylons to guard the bridge pylons**
-- HokieDan95
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:20 PM ET
HokieDan95
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03/28/24 12:20 PM ET
apparently not uncommon there for tugs to pull away once the ships get in
-- BRVT
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:29 AM ET
BRVT
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03/28/24 11:29 AM ET
which is why they have harbor pilots
-- Vienna_Hokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 02:54 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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03/28/24 02:54 PM ET
i spent a summer working tug life, it takes an interesting breed
-- BRVT
Mar 28, 2024 at 03:01 PM ET
BRVT
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03/28/24 03:01 PM ET
Evidently this bridge was designed to handle hazardous loads that would be
-- Tuckahokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:28 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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03/28/24 11:28 AM ET
If you look at the pics, there is one on each side of each piling
-- Vienna_Hokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 03:37 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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03/28/24 03:37 PM ET
I think it would probably take too many bollards to stop a ship that size
-- Synaesthesia
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:58 AM ET
Synaesthesia
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03/28/24 11:58 AM ET
200 million tons. That's a lot of bollards**
-- MAHokie69
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM ET
MAHokie69
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03/28/24 12:54 PM ET