If you're going to screw up....
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slowsider
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
There's something kinda Banksian about the boat's name... is it a Culture vessel?
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
slowsider wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:32 pm There's something kinda Banksian about the boat's name... is it a Culture vessel?
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
That really should be 'Fewest'...Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:38 pmslowsider wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:32 pm There's something kinda Banksian about the boat's name... is it a Culture vessel?
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If they can't even drive in a straight line I wouldn't be standing under that anchor!Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:38 pmslowsider wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:32 pm There's something kinda Banksian about the boat's name... is it a Culture vessel?
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
When you said Banksian...I read as Banksy...much funnier when you realise it's Iain M.......
On the subject of annchors (not that they would like it where it's parked) there is a method for pulling yourself off (ooer missus!) a bank by towing you anchors aft and hooking them in, then winching them back in.
Didn't work for me on the Haarlemermeer.
On the subject of annchors (not that they would like it where it's parked) there is a method for pulling yourself off (ooer missus!) a bank by towing you anchors aft and hooking them in, then winching them back in.
Didn't work for me on the Haarlemermeer.
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
At that size, those things aren’t as strong as they look when beached. It could conceivably break up if they don’t hurry up.
But I doubt if there is any part of that ship strong enough to drag it off a sandbank, let alone wedged between two points.
They should offload it ASAP. It ain’t goin’ nowhere.
But I doubt if there is any part of that ship strong enough to drag it off a sandbank, let alone wedged between two points.
They should offload it ASAP. It ain’t goin’ nowhere.
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
Well, you're half right. They've got the blunt end* free but the pointy end* is still stuck.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56559904
* Nautical terms for the back end and the front end.
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
I suspect the Hood had a hand in this!
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"Even the lies?"
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
All free and floating under own power. The Suez is open for business again.
Proverbs 17:9
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
the_priest wrote: Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:37 pm All free and floating under own power. The Suez is open for business again.
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Now just a couple of pedalos waiting to get through:
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If you're not sure who to blame...
The ship is Panamanian, the owners are Japanese, the technical managers are German, the charter is Taiwanese, the captain and the crew are Indian and the cargo is from China
The ship is Panamanian, the owners are Japanese, the technical managers are German, the charter is Taiwanese, the captain and the crew are Indian and the cargo is from China
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
China.Trinity765 wrote: Mon Mar 29, 2021 3:41 pm If you're not sure who to blame...
The ship is Panamanian, the owners are Japanese, the technical managers are German, the charter is Taiwanese, the captain and the crew are Indian and the cargo is from China
Everyone blames China.
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And I expect most of the contracts will be subject to English law. In 2 or 3 years time when they all go to court for compensation a QC or two will be getting rich.Trinity765 wrote: Mon Mar 29, 2021 3:41 pm If you're not sure who to blame...
The ship is Panamanian, the owners are Japanese, the technical managers are German, the charter is Taiwanese, the captain and the crew are Indian and the cargo is from China
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Re: If you're going to screw up....
Evergreen are a Chinese company, they'll tell anyone who tries to sue them to fuck off and they'll get away with it.
And as for the comment about it breaking up because it's beached, that's laughable, the containers don't form part of the structural strength of the ship, it can sail empty.
And as for the comment about it breaking up because it's beached, that's laughable, the containers don't form part of the structural strength of the ship, it can sail empty.
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But have you seen the way they flex in big seas?Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:24 pm Evergreen are a Chinese company, they'll tell anyone who tries to sue them to fuck off and they'll get away with it.
And as for the comment about it breaking up because it's beached, that's laughable, the containers don't form part of the structural strength of the ship, it can sail empty.