Flagger
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Weimville | [video] Just two feet of clearance
Watch as Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship afloat, goes under the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark.
»www.sn.dk/webtv?video=617
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Zeus
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| said by Flagger  :Watch as Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship afloat, goes under the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark. » www.sn.dk/webtv?video=617Talk about a bit of a pucker factor. And moving along at a pretty good clip.
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sderenne
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Sacramento, CA | "And moving along at a pretty good clip."
The higher speed helps it sit lower in the water giving it more clearance.Telescoping towers,low tide and other factors were made to give enough clearance.
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Smatchimo
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| said by sderenne : "And moving along at a pretty good clip." The higher speed helps it sit lower in the water giving it more clearance.Telescoping towers,low tide and other factors were made to give enough clearance. interesting considering most personal watercraft lift out of the water at higher speeds
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propup
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I read this and remembered seeing a documentary on a QE2 accident where the captain was found at fault for both navigational error and for excessive speed which caused a "squat effect". I had to look it up, b/c my memory is terrible - still pretty interesting stuff. Although not pointed out in the description below they put up a graphic that showed the QE2 in a sort of "bath tub" that was lower by several inches than the surrounding water.
On 7 August 1992, the hull was extensively damaged when she ran aground south of Cuttyhunk Island near Martha's Vineyard, while returning from a five day cruise to Halifax, Nova Scotia along the east coast of the United States and Canada. A combination of her speed, an uncharted shoal and underestimating the increase in the ship's draft due to the so-called squat effect led to the ship's hull scraping rocks on the ocean floor.
The squat effect is the hydrodynamic phenomenon by which a vessel moving quickly through shallow water creates an area of lowered pressure under its bottom that causes the ship to "squat" lower in the water than would otherwise be expected. This is due to a reduction in buoyancy caused by a downward hydrodynamic force created by flow-induced pressures. It is caused by similar forces as lift in aircraft, except that the low pressure area is beneath the hull. It can lead to unexpected groundings and handling difficulties. |
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Ripmaster
join:2006-06-12
Denver, CO
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...this ship only cost $1.5 BILLION to make.
Of course, who on earth would want to cruise on a ship that can hold up to 6,200 people with a theater that only seats 750? Can you imagine finding seating at the restuarants?
I can only imagine getting on and off the ship when it puts in at port. UGH.
WAY too many people for me - and I've been on many cruises.
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Brauckmiller
join:2001-01-21
Shirley, MA | reply to sderenne
Actually, wouldn't the harbor pilot be in command during this operation? |
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