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Old 03-27-2021, 5:01pm   #19
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Originally Posted by VatorMan View Post
Enough to know that ballast and weight distribution is paramount. Once a ship like that starts to lean too much, it’s done for. The canal will be blocked until they cut it apart.
They have nothing there tall enough to unload the cargo anyway. The gantries required to unload these big carriers are enormous. Can't just get a rental crane and do the job.

They need to dig it out and wait for a huge tide. I would think they could defuel, but messing with ballast with a load that tall would be crazy, unless they had way too much ballast to begin with.
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