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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
Seriously...was the captain asleep at the helm? It's not like a car going down the road @60 mph and rums off the onto the shoulder. That thing is slow, huge...
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I did a tour as an Air Boss on an Amphib, which had a huge "sail area" like the container ships.
I qualified as Officer of the Deck, Underway and had my own watch section.
You are correct, the ship, while huge, is slow...it is all about navigation and, oddly, staying ahead of the ship, especially in confined areas with wind and any sea state. Channels are clearly market and depths are known on charts. The route buoys are also very visible.
The only time I made a mistake was bring the ship into the pier in Bahrain. The transit is fairly difficult but everything was going well until we got in close to our assigned spot on the pier. I lost the bubble: strong winds and my relative inexperience caused me to get way behind the evolution, so much so the XO took the deck.
Much to my relief, btw. XO was great and so was the CO.
But the Evergreen's crew should be so much better - it will be interesting to follow.