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Zeitghost

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14. So does the pilot

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 17, 2022, 08:06 PM

Apr 2022

This was not an instance where the pilot or captain were unfamiliar with the ship's draft or water depth. The ship made a wrong turn. That's 100% on the local pilot.

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WOW! 'weighed down again by water tanks to ensure safe passage under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge' elleng Apr 2022 #1

I swear Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #2

Same Shipping Company... GB_RN Apr 2022 #3

And just maybe Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #5

They are required to use local pilots Zeitghost Apr 2022 #9

The captain should know Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #10

It's the local pilot's job Zeitghost Apr 2022 #11

What I said. Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #13

So does the pilot Zeitghost Apr 2022 #14

You are 100% correct. This is fully on the Maryland Pilot. toesonthenose Apr 2022 #17

I used to see these enormous container ships whenI was sailing on Tokyo Bay, Martin68 Apr 2022 #4

I know, and those containers are stacked below the deck, too. Warpy Apr 2022 #7

You can travel as a passenger Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #12

That's how I always wanted to travel Warpy Apr 2022 #16

See this is why we need rising sea levels IronLionZion Apr 2022 #6

I can't even grasp how huge these ships are! IcyPeas Apr 2022 #8

IKR? Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #20

Yayy people are gonna get their things!! ColinC Apr 2022 #15

Perfect! OldBaldy1701E Apr 2022 #18

You would think that shipping company could afford a pilot! Emile Apr 2022 #19