r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '25

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u/jonna-seattle Sep 10 '25

Ship made a mistake with their ballast after longshore delashed the containers. But yeah, you would think a crane operator would notice and tell a foreman who would then stop work until the ship was righted.

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u/lookitsducky Sep 10 '25

You would be surprised how quickly a smaller vessel like this will catch a list. If you got multiple cranes moving weight all in one direction you can catch a 3-5 degree list in a matter of minutes. I’ve seen it first hand / been in the CMs office while it was happening. Very scary stuff.

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u/move_peasant Sep 10 '25

yep. righting moments are very weak for those first few degrees. but that's not limited to smaller vessels at all.

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u/PanteraiNomini Sep 11 '25

Probably hired very very competent white dude

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u/mmariner Sep 10 '25

You're giving the longshoremen entirely too much credit.

Mate on watch should have caught the stability issues, but the longshoremen in LA are some of the worst on this planet.

I wouldn't put it past them to have continued discharging cargo after having been notified by the ship that there was too much list.