Subdeacon Joe
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I found this:
"UPDATE ON THE FSK BRIDGE CASUALTY
I understand that not everyone has a maritime background so I‘m writing this for better understanding
A couple days ago when I posted some initial thoughts on the FSK Bridge allision, I said:
“The thing that catches my attention the most is the sharp starboard turn into the bridge support. Older single screw (propeller) ships tend to turn when attempting to reverse.
I was sure the MV DALI would have a multi-engine/prop given the size of the vessel. I was wrong.
After digging closer into details of the vessel, I was surprised to see that a vessel this size does in fact have a single engine / SINGLE SCREW. The MV DALI has a single 55,600 HP engine.
Given that, the first part of my description the other day seems to apply. A vessel with a single prop will take the stern to port (left), and push the bow starboard (right).
As we’ve seen in the video, when the black smoke came out during an attempt to backdown, we saw the bow make a fast turn to starboard.
The vessel was moving about 8 or 9 knots when they attempted to backdown. With a single screw in reverse, they lose rudder control and with the bow being pushed starboard, they had no maneuvering capability and forward movement in the wrong place and time.
There are some other things I’m looking into now. Apparently, they had power issues in port before departing. Given that, they SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT THE PIER until fully checked out.
In 2020, the International Maritime Organization published IMO 2020 regulations requiring lower sulphur fuels for environmental reasons. I’m looking into the fuel issue now.
Given the effects of the single screw, the location and forward motion, we know HOW it hit the bridge. The investigation will dig into the precipitating factors at the beginning of a sad chain of events to find the initial WHY.
In a maritime investigation, it’s important to identify the first causal factor and follow it out. Many times, after the precipitating factor, additional casualties, environmental or human factors can determine the final outcome."
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5 hours ago, watab kid said:
0730 in the morning
As opposed to 0730 in the evening.
(Yes, I'm being a jerk)
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1 hour ago, Ozark Huckleberry said:
Maybe in California. In Florida, local authority has most control.
No:
8 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:In California alcohol can be sold between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. That's uniform throughout the State.
I didn't mention Sunday in connection with California.
The Florida site I looked at made it seem that hours of sales could vary by county but sales were banned on Sunday throughout the state.
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1 minute ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
He didn't get elected. The other side cheated.
There are more elected offices than POTUS.
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I wonder if people are really that foolish
Just look at who gets elected.
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In California alcohol can be sold between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. That's uniform throughout the State.
Florida is between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. But that may vary by county. And you can't buy on Sunday.
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3 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:
Shipwreck casserole
I didn’t make this but thought the name alone made it saloon worthy.
- Ground beef: Start with a pound of lean ground beef. You can also use ground turkey.
- Macaroni and cheese mix: Stir a package of macaroni and cheese mix into the ground meat.
- Canned tomatoes: You’ll need a can of diced tomatoes.
- Milk: A cup of milk helps create a rich and creamy sauce.
- Frozen vegetables: A combination of frozen peas and frozen corn adds color and flavor.
- Salt: Seasoned salt enhances the overall flavor of the easy dish.
- Cheese: Shredded Cheddar cheese helps bring the whole thing together.
- Cook the beef until brown and crumbly.
- Stir in the mix, tomatoes, milk, and frozen vegetables.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer until the pasta is tender.
- Season and add the cheese.
I take it that this is a stovetop Casserole since it doesn't mention baking.
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3 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
80 million that they know of ???
A few years ago both Pew Research and Gallup released survey results that estimated that about 43% of all households in the US had at least one firearm. Extrapolating from US Census numbers that means around 134,000,000 people have ready access to firearms. Also, about 40% of those households had at least one firearm that wasn't in a safe or other secured place.
This, in my opinion, shows how rare accidental/negligent shootings are, and what a tiny portion of 1% of gun owners, much less the overall population, misuse firearms in the commission of crimes.
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2 hours ago, watab kid said:
looks very nice , i know nothing of how to opperate that but it looks nicely made
I can't work them either. But it's butter smooth and fits her hand almost as if made for her.
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One service we did use for a while was "Imperfect Produce." Fruit and vegetables that didn't meet supermarket standards for looks, or were excess. Also odd cuts of fish or meat that were intended for restaurants but didn't meet the standards for weight or shape, packaged goods that were excess or on which the labels had been changed and the company wouldn't sell to stores. Pretty good prices - off cuts of smoked salmon at about $2/lb, other fish at $4 or 5/lb, produce at about 2/3 or 1/2 supermarket price. It was good for about a year and a half, then we started getting a lot of "product not in stock" upon delivery, or something like "three shallots" ending up being 3 about the size of a hazelnut. When we had three in a row where half the stuff that had been available when I ordered not show up because it was out of stock, and the delivery charge ended up doubling the cost of goods, we stopped.
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We looked at them, looked at the ingredients, the recipe cards, and the price per meal. Less than eating out, but about 3 times the cost of doing it from scratch. Even if you were to buy the containers of vegetables that are allready cut up you would be way ahead. The only things to recommend them are the convenience for someone who is unable to hold a knife, and the ability to try "exotic" dishes without having to buy lots of ingredients that you may never use again .
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2 hours ago, Alpo said:
And that's how he went from traffic control, to outer space.
He just got a taste for flying.
I didn't think he was that old.
Wait....
Chips was, what, mid70s? And TNG was late 80s? I'm getting old.
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10 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:
I wonder if they trained the guns to starboard when she rolled to port?
My guess is that she was on a heading that kept the storm on her port beam. Or maybe port quarter.
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16 hours ago, Alpo said:
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4 hours ago, Ozark Huckleberry said:
Is what I think I'm seeing -- what I'm seeing?
Is the starboard gunwale actually submerged?
DAY-umm!
Yep. I did a copy and paste of it in another forum and it pasted as "may show an image of a submarine."
Class and type
Cleveland-class light cruiser
Displacement
Standard: 11,744 long tons (11,932 t)
Full load: 14,131 long tons (14,358 t)
Length
610 ft 1 in (185.95 m)
Beam
66 ft 4 in (20.22 m)
Draft
24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Installed power
4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Propulsion
4 × steam turbines
4 × screw propellers
Speed
32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range
11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement
1,285 officers and enlisted
Armament
12 × 6 in (152 mm) Mark 16 guns
12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
24 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
21 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
Armor
Belt: 3.5–5 in (89–127 mm)
Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
Barbettes: 6 in (152 mm)
Turrets: 6 in (152 mm)
Conning Tower: 5 in (127 mm)
Aircraft carried
4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities
2 × stern catapults
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Her test piece and the hook.
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t may look hilarious, but this is actually the grandfather of all AFVs that have ever been created. The Motor Scout is a very humble machine, but for its day it was on the cutting edge.
Its designer, merged two brand new pieces of technology; the automobile, and the machinegun, in a forward thinking vehicle that provided mobile and high speed firepower.
F.R. Simms' Motor War Car. Built in 1902, it was one of the first armored cars. That doesn't mean it was any less deadly though: at the front, the armor plating was shaped like and upside-down boat hull, which was meant to help the vehicle push through crowds. The top rim of the armor plate was fitted with rollers to make it hard to climb on, and – the most terrifying of all – the lower rim could be sharpened and electrified, to shock or cut anyone stood near the vehicle.
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USS Santa Fe (CL-60) rolling about 35 degrees to starboard as she rides out a typhoon encountered in the South China Sea, probably on 18-19 December 1944.Note that her forward 6"47 gun turret is trained to one side to avoid shipping water through its gun ports.
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Padres 6-4 over the Giants. Pretty good game.
Red Sox v. Mariners coming up in about an hour and a half.
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50 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:
Thanks for the PM telling me the link was wrong.
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restaurants with a liquor license
in SASS Wire Saloon
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That brings to mind