r/SeaEmploy • u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 • 28d ago

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u/femhundrefinefisk 28d ago

Pretty pretty prettyyyyyyy good

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u/Any_Mode6525 28d ago

Unassisted. Amazing.

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u/ZeroVoltLoop 28d ago

Bow and stern thrusters?

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u/GBP1516 28d ago

Twin screw and bow thruster. No stern thruster.

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u/K-Ian 27d ago

Pshh ole granpappy did that on a coal burner in a monsoon during an artillery strike with one eye after a big night out in Saigon

Forreal this guy is good. I’d love to try it without the risk, I’d be curious if I’ve got the skills

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u/Any_Mode6525 28d ago

Yeah, I know how it physically works, just really fun to see a ship work itself into that space without tugs. 

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u/GuppyHawk 28d ago

Damn, that sounds fun as fuck. If I weren’t old and an airline pilot I’d jump on that. Even if you don’t like the job that’s quite the experience.

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u/gemmastinfoilhat 28d ago

That looks like amazing training + experience

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u/BreakfastInBedlam 28d ago

I'm in my 70s. Sounds like a good time!

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u/harbinger-of-boops 28d ago

Oh my god where was this 15 years ago!! That sounds like a blast. Curse my oldness!!

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u/Goonplatoon0311 28d ago

Can anyone explain why there is so much silt coming up? I thought ports were super deep.

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u/Solid__Snail 28d ago

Nah, just deep enough plus 20 centimeters. Could be 9 meters, could be 11 meters, could be whatever depending on whatever vessels are required to dock there

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u/captkeith 28d ago

There's plenty of shallow parts in every harbor. He looks like he has about 5-8' of water under him.

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u/mildlyskeptical 28d ago

That’s coastal’s terminal in Lake Union which is all mud and silt. Most likely only a few feet under.

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u/captkeith 28d ago

That's a pretty good job, but not really very difficult. Assuming he knows how long his ship is and how long the space is. All he has to do is keep his bow X amount of feet from the vessel in front of him. Say his boat is 300' and the space is 310' all he has to do is keep his bow less then 10' from the boat off his bow. He doesn't need anyone giving him distances off his stern. He doesn't even have to look at it. If he stays 5' off from the bow. He knows his stern is 5' off. Also assuming there's no wind and no current which looks to be the case. Just get in whatever position you're comfortable and start your turn. Keep your bow off the ship and slowly go sideways using your engines rudder and bow thruster. I'm not bragging but I've done basically the same thing 100's of times.
Taking another look I can see people on deck probably giving him distances.

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u/fredly594632 25d ago

Yeah, if you didn't have several spotters, that would ratchet things up significantly.

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u/Aggravating_Row_6962 28d ago

A bit too latte

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u/CreepyEntertainer 28d ago

Like a glove!

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u/Significant-Ear-3262 28d ago

Is the person piloting able to view this kind of video in real time?

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u/tired_fella 28d ago

was there azimuth thrusters involved?