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Originally Posted by Engine Serang
Ha-Ha smarty pants, I have the Ashley Book of Knots on my Kindle.
The deck crew on the MSC Opera can tie double carrick bends until the cows come home, she is still going to hit the quay wall. Buntline indeed.
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I have it on good authority that the reason the "Opera" hit the quay, and the smaller vessel was due solely to a MECHANICAL failure. In watching the video, the deckies did a good job in minimising the damage in an emergency situation.
It was vaguely reminiscent of the B.C. ferry "Queen of Oak Bay" re-arranging a marina in Horseshoe Bay, due to a cotter pin dropping out of a key drive switching element.
I will only admit that the "Titanic" situation had nothing to do with the injuneering department.
