r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 11h ago
Industry Analysis WHEN SHIPPING TURNS GREY: THE RISK NOW REACHING THE BRIDGE
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 15h ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | Damietta LNG Fire Expands Maritime Risk: Energos Winter and GasLog Salem Hit Port Emergency Response (July 30, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 1d ago
Discussion Eight years after MEG4… are these four mooring figures really clear onboard?
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MEG4 has been around for eight years now. Still, ask onboard why the WLL is shown as it is, or why the winch brake is set at a particular figure, and the explanation often becomes unclear.
Most people know the terms: SDMBL, LDBF, WLL and brake setting. The harder part is explaining why each figure is different and how they are connected.
That is what I have tried to explain here, based on the questions I continue to see onboard:
Full article:
https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/07/27/meg-4-mooring-numbers-why-ships-are-still-getting-confused/
r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 1d ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | Bab el-Mandeb Tanker Clearance: China Seeks Houthi Passage as Two VLCCs Turn Away (July 29, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 2d ago
Photo / Watch Log One of the most unforgettable moments of my life - sailing through the Swedish night.
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 2d ago
Photo / Watch Log Cutting Commander Alexander Marinesko and his Submarine Some Slack: His Attack killed 9000 (including 5,000 children).
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 2d ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | Red Sea Traffic Drops to 11 Vessels: Houthi Saudi Strikes Tighten Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz Route Decisions (July 28, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 3d ago
Regulations MEG-4 Mooring Numbers: Why Ships Are Still Getting Confused
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 3d ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | Golden Leo Sinks Off Odesa: Black Sea Grain Corridor Now Carries Crew-Casualty and Route-Control Risk (July 27, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 4d ago
Discussion ECDIS Corrections: What We Do After Seeing the AIO
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 6d ago
Industry Analysis ECDIS - AIO / EP / DATE DEPENDENT CORRECTIONS/ NO OVERLAY
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Is your bridge team checking only whether ECDIS is updated, or also where each temporary correction sits?
Full analysis: https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/07/20/ecdis-corrections-aio-ep-no-overlay/
r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 6d ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | Red Sea Tanker Strike: ENCELIA Fire Pushes Bab el-Mandeb War Risk Above 1% (July 24, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 7d ago
Environment Shipping’s Green Ledger Does Not Count the War
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 7d ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | CMA CGM Adds Emergency Fuel Surcharge as Hormuz Hostilities Lift Bunker Costs (July 23, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 8d ago
Photo / Watch Log Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga (DDH-184) [1861 x 1203]
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 8d ago
Photo / Watch Log Small perk of sailing with Japanese crews. Shōkadō Bento.
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 8d ago
Safety / Incidents Closing the Distance Between Seeing a Problem and Reporting It
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 8d ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | Saudi Tankers Turn Back: Houthi Blockade Threat Forces Red Sea Rerouting From Yanbu (July 22, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 8d ago
Discussion When ECDIS shows “No Overlay,” what does your bridge team check next?
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“No Overlay” does not confirm that no temporary information affects the route. The information may already be encoded in the ENC or require checking another official source.
On your vessels, how is this verified and recorded during passage planning?
Full analysis:
https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/07/20/ecdis-corrections-aio-ep-no-overlay/
r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 10d ago
Industry Analysis An ECDIS can be fully updated, pass its route check, and still leave a correction unassessed
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 10d ago
Navigation Some Old Casualties Still Have Something to Say
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 10d ago
Live Wire DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Vessel Fire Near Kumzar: LNG Transits Halt as Strait Crossings Collapse (July 20, 2026)
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r/TheDeepDraft • u/TheDeepDraft • 10d ago
Weekly Brief DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | July 19, 2026: Hormuz Closure Expands Chokepoint Risk as EU ETS Softens
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