Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Did someone in DC write this fake news?Rogue wave in the inland passage?? Thinking there would be more risk outside the passage.
Did someone in DC write this fake news?
As much as it is asinine to be using ATBs in our waters and as much as I would like to see this nonsense ended yesterday, this was in open water, not the inside passage, nowhere near Bella Bella and it was not carrying millions of gallons of fuel.
Modern mainstream media has zero credibility
Salty, I won’t argue with you because I have huge respect for you, your knowledge and experience.
Well, I tend to put a little more faith in AIS, CCG and the ATB O/O.Sounds like you have a more accurate info source?
The very point of my comments.SaltyDawg86; said:..the weather report I saw reported wasn't enough to pop that unit apart IMO.
It's called lazy, good enough or doesn't matter. Last year the Nathan E Stewart did run aground near Bella Bella and it was required to have a 2 man watch and they were to be awake. Neither happened. That is official TSB.SaltyDawg86; said:They also have an emergency tow line in the event that happens, not sure why that wasn't used.
I could be wrong on that one but I understood VHF chatter at the time was they were on the tug and needed to be put back on the barge.SaltyDawg86; said:And the 2 who dropped the hook lived on the barge, so they were already onboard.
Did someone in DC write this fake news?
.... this was.... nowhere near Bella Bella and it was not carrying millions of gallons of fuel.
Modern mainstream media has zero credibility
On that nonstop run, Vancouver to AK, no, not at all. It's economics and Salty at #8 pointed out the crew and licensing elements. He could explain it a lot better than I.Is one of the reasons tug and barges are used is tankers cant get into all the places along the passage needing fuel?
Even so, cruise ships run tighter quarters than that ATB.I get it.... just wasnt sure if it was a non stop or local delivery.