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Originally Posted by TRE Cup
you don't leave ships tied up to docks when there are storm surges; its a recipe for destruction as the ship slams into the dock. You put out to sea
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Sure, for larger modern ships, this makes sense. Our destroyer would leave port (Norfolk, VA) to ride out hurricanes at sea. I can't tell you how bad that sucked to ride out the storm at sea. But not for a 180 foot wooden ship with sails as the primary means of propulsion. The risk to lives is so much greater, IMO.