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2/x Ships operate in seawater, a highly corrosive electrolyte (conductor) that accelerates rusting of steel hulls through electrochemical corrosion. It's like an unwanted battery effect. Different parts of a ship’s metal structure have slightly different electrical potentials.
2/x Let's start with an image we are familiar with: the traditional rudder like we see on photos from Titanic era ships. Titanic's rudder was massive at 78ft (23.7m) tall and weighing 101 tons. But it is what we call an UNBALANCED rudder. 
2/x The ship will receive a cargo plan, stowage plan or bay-plan with all the positions of the containers. Stowage plans are like blueprints for designing the placement of containers. Without proper stowage plans, ships risk instability, cargo losses, and delays 
2/x The flag of a ship refers to its flag state: the country whose flag it flies and which exercises jurisdiction over it under international law (UNCLOS). This determines regulatory oversight, safety standards, and crew conditions. 
2/x These Rules apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels. BUT... each country still can make special rules for harbors, rivers, lakes or inland waterways connected with the high seas.
2/x They publish the ISO 6346 Freight containers — Coding, identification and marking Standard. So what is this BIC code? 
2/x Cornelius van Bijnkershoek, the Dutch jurist who formalized the cannon shot rule in his 1702 book "De Dominio Maris" based this on the principle that: A state’s sovereignty over the sea extends only as far as it can effectively control and defend it. 
2/x Originally launched in Germany in 2002 as a container ship named Maersk Waterford, she was later converted into a livestock carrier in 2015 and finally renamed Gulf Livestock 1 in 2019. 
2/x Dali was propelled by a single, slow-speed, 55,626-hp (41,480-kW) diesel engine. The engine was directly connected to a single, right-turning propeller. The engine was also fitted with alarms and automatic shutdown features to prevent damage to the ... 
2/x The NSR will be used by 2 types of traffic: Destination shipping and transit. The former, for example, entails oil extraction in the Barents Sea. Ships will load there and then transport the cargo via the NSR to Asia.
2/x While his achievement ranks as one of the key milestones in the exploration of the Arctic, the discovery of a passage for commercial shipping, the original motive for finding the NWP, was still out of reach.
2/x Sewol was a 146m Ro-Pax ferry, originally built in Japan (1994) and later modified in South Korea. Her refit added cabins and cargo capacity but raised her center of gravity dangerously. Stability tests were not properly enforced post-modification. 
2/x Looking at all the flags on the vessel, the status of this vessel will be regarded as "ship without nationality" as per UNCLOS 92 par. 2 
2/x Salvage law governs the rights and compensation when a ship, its cargo, or the marine environment is saved from danger at sea. It’s a voluntary, successful rescue that rewards effort but does not transfer ownership of what is saved. (you don't own the ship you salvage) 
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2/x The vessel’s six mooring lines were let go about 2016. About 2019, the 2,800-hp twin screw tugboat Charles D. McAllister assisted the Cuauhtémoc off the pier. The docking pilot gave astern commands to the captain on the conning deck, which were acknowledged by the captain,
2/x It provides new details of the crew's attempts to respond to a leaking container of nitric acid, and the Russian master's growing frustration with the lack of a solution. Here is the link to the podcast bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
2/x Then we have the celestial bodies. For our example, I am going to use the sun and simulate a calculation, without using a calculator. For the flat earthers among my followers: please stop now, because you are about to get triggered.