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| 2014-10-01 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Didn't look like the Columbo Express had a lot of clearance to starboard. Was there perhaps a sandbar or other obstruction? Another problem with high speed in shallow waters is that the venturi effect also occurs between the hull and the bottom, or the sides of a canal. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-01 13:48 |
| #8 A man will forget many things, but he will never forget a Venturi. ~ Barbara Bush |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-01 13:00 |
| #7 Didn't look like the Columbo Express had a lot of clearance to starboard. Was there perhaps a sandbar or other obstruction? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2014-10-01 12:57 |
| #6 Looks to me like Columbo Express was attempting to overtake and pass the Maersk Tanjong but then got too close to the shore and was forced to either turn or run aground. Maybe his turn was accelerated by the suck but it looks like it could have been avoided if he had just slowed down. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-10-01 12:09 |
| #5 My Ex-GF used to give great Venturi ;-) |
| Posted by: Herman Thud6100 2014-10-01 11:12 |
| #4 creating a 'suck' between them Known as the Venturi Effect. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-01 09:56 |
| #3 For a safe proof of concept you can try at home, simply bring your knees up to your chest in the bath. Notice how the boats begin moving towards one another. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-01 07:56 |
| #2 Ship handling in a close channel is tricky, nothing like maneuvering in open water. The hull displaces water and, guess what, you're in a canal. The water surface flow speed between two ships in a shallow channel is almost 2X of what the ships themselves are moving, creating a 'suck' between them. John McPhee's "Uncommon Carriers" has an interesting chapter in it about a lake in Switzerland of all places, where they use 10 meter scale ships to teach senior ship masters handling under controlled conditions. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-10-01 07:51 |
| #1 Nothing sez O foo like a rudder jammed hard port during a starboard pass in a canal. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-10-01 00:14 |