
Themaritimepilot
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Panama Canal Pilot Shiphandling and Ships.Opinions are my own. Pics/vids taken with/t compromising safety. Own views/ opinions.
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1/x I will try briefly to shed some light on why the Panama Canal was turned over to the Republic of Panama while the "ONE MISSION" departs a waiting mooring station to continue her transit northbound. Panama got its independence from Spain in 1821 and the joined Colombia.
Themaritimepilot4,941,372 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

1/× The Panama Canal was not built primarly for trade. It was built by the U.S.A. to be able to move its navy from Pacific to Atlantic vcv in a short period of time. In fact, what determined the size of the locks was not a commercial ship, but a navy one. In those days not many
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If you can't predict what is going to happen, then watch until the end. You all have a great WEEKEND!
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1/× How 52k tons of wheat and yellow corn, make it from Baton Rouge to Hiroshima via the PANAMA Canal. Container ships can't efficiently carry every single type of cargo. When it comes to grains, minerals, and the like, bulkers are the one that best do the work. TOP FORTUNE
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1/× Built in South Korea, 366m x 48.5m container vessel HMM DRIVE awaits pilot at Cocoli mooring station to continue her northbound transit. From a pilot's perspective, my own actually, this ship is the Ferrari of its class, hard to match by ones built in some other places.
Themaritimepilot25,247 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

1/× The maximum allowable draft in the Panama Canal old locks (Panamax) is 12.04 m. This figure is based on the maximum depth at Pedro Miguel locks. Drafts are read at the upper chamber of Gatun (southbound) and Miraflores upper chamber (northbound). A ship that is "overdraft"
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1/× Let's take the EVER LUCKY (336m × 42m) from the Pacific anchorage to Balboa dock 17. 13.6m draft, and a considerable area exposed to the wind. The channel access to the dock is the same as the channel access to the Panama Canal. The SEALAND LOS ANGELES is coming down from the
Themaritimepilot22,355 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Today we are honored of having the Princess of Asturias, and heiress of the Spanish throne, transiting the Panama Canal aboard the legendary Spanish bergantine JUAN SEBASTIAN EL CANO (1930) as part of her navy training. EL PAÍS #JuanSebastianElCano #España Canal de Panamá
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1/× Container ships have grown in size faster than the facilities to acommodate them. Pilots are handling extremely large ships in comparable tiny spaces. Not much room for errors. If one adds the effect of the elements, (tidal currents, wind, low ukc) things could get wrong.
Themaritimepilot11,536 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce