Otis has been under lock and key since we tattle-tailed to his landlord. But the pig is back, baby, and the lawn is still fucked, so I’m hunting for some luau meat. Sharpening the sticks as we speak.
This reminded me of when he claimed to be an expert on helicopters because he rode in them all the time He also had very strong opinions about the mechanisms of catapulting planes into the air off of aircraft carriers, so this is probably correct
space x brand rockets? god people who don’t realize Musk is literally a pump and dump artist are so cringe
When the really big ships come into port via the channel through the bay where I live, the ship captains aren’t even driving. They are pulled in by tug boats.
makes sense. Ships are less responsive at slow speed when there isn’t enough water moving past the rudder to make it more efficient. A lot of times you have to gun it to make the turn which is counter intuitive to most.
Everyone dreams of this kind of leverage going into their annual comp meeting with their bosses to be able to make a case that what they do is worth more money.
In Savannah, Ship captains aren’t allowed to pull into port. The harbor master is brought to them and he brings the ship in
There are also channel captains that are required to be in the wheel house in certain channels and rivers. The captain of the boats can stay at the helm if they choose or the channel captains can take the helm source: dipshit baby daddy of a friend of my wives who is a tugboat captain in new Orleans
That fish tailing leading to the run aground has to be the slowest, most harrowing, “oh fuck, oh fuck” moments.
Yes. A few of them. And manually unload containers with ramps. It'll be a massive project. But they need to take the weight off it before they move it.
You’re referring to bar pilots, not all tug boat captains. They are familiar with the shifting sand bars in a particular port, so they are brought into huge ships to help navigate when a ship is entering port. Bar pilots are highly paid for a variety of factors, including a unique skill set, nepotism, self-created artificial barriers to entry into the field, and (arguably) corruption. Crazy field of work.