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Location: Charlottesville Va
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It makes no difference who is operating the ship if the powerplant fails at low speed. No rudder steerage below a specific minimum speed, you steer with prop differential or tugs below that design speed. So if the powerplant is disabled below say 5 knots or whatever, you're adrift. And at even 3-4 knots a container ship goes a LONG way with just residual drift and packs a lot of energy if it hits something.
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Greg Lepore
85 Targa
05 Ducati 749s (wrecked, stupidly)
2000 K1200rs (gone, due to above)
05 ST3s (unfinished business)
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