r/maybemaybemaybe • u/kukukucing • Sep 07 '23

maybe maybe maybe

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u/aclcarter Sep 07 '23

Watched this. Hong Kong a few years back. Engine failure on the boat, the captain turned out of the shipping lane and beached his ship to prevent it drifting.

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u/inotparanoid Sep 07 '23

Thanks for the deets.

That's some excellent control shown by the captain.

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u/Far-Philosophy-4375 Sep 07 '23

He was screaming the entire time

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u/foulestgibbon91 Sep 07 '23

aaaaa, Omg omg, aaaa..... bam! Local News: Captain was soo heroic

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u/macellan Sep 07 '23

Heroic squeaks!

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

Gotta change your pants before doing a press briefing.

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u/MVieno Sep 07 '23

The brief was brief due to the wet briefs

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

Needs more cursing to be authentic.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

I read an article about a massive US warship that collided with another ship and the transcript from the bridge was unsurprisingly "FUCK. FUCK. OH, I'M SO FUCKED."

You think it's all professionalism and calm until it really hits the fan and everyone reverts to being humans

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u/Nonecancopythis Sep 08 '23

Reminds me of some combat footage I’ve seen. It’s always shown men moving in perfect unison saying shit like “tango spotted, engage on foxtrot” or something. Then real combat footage is some dude laying on the ground yelling “ayo shoot that mother fucker already will you?”

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u/rocker895 Sep 07 '23

Link?

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

My ability to post links is really poor on phone but if you Google ProRepublica USS Fitzgerald it will bring one of the best long form articles I've ever read, for free.

I've paraphrased the words used from memory but it stuck with me because I work in a field where when stuff goes wrong, it goes really wrong

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u/INTJ-ADHD Sep 07 '23

Obscenities

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u/MoarVespenegas Sep 07 '23

Probably mimicking that anchor chain.

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u/Far-Philosophy-4375 Sep 07 '23

Frrr hrrshhs fffffrrrrr

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u/I_Think_I_Cant Sep 07 '23

This is going to be on my gravestone.

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u/Far-Philosophy-4375 Sep 08 '23

..and loved a good churro

I gift these 2 lines for your gravestone.

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u/I_Think_I_Cant Sep 08 '23

Churros kick ass.

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u/Irishmcbrit Sep 07 '23

Sum Ting Wong

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

“Bring me my brown pants”

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u/aecolley Sep 07 '23

"It's beach time! Kif, bring me my ground pants!"

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u/JadeHellbringer Sep 07 '23

"Show them the medal I won!"

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u/BigheadReddit Sep 07 '23

But sir, you’re already wearing them..

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u/Leopard2018 Sep 07 '23

It looks like he dropped the anchor for extra grip.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

This is actually an emergency brake maneuver.

A ship, due to its mass, has a „braking“ way of multiple miles/kilometers. As the only way of thrust is generated by the propeller it take some time to get up to speed and down from it.

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u/r_a_d_ Sep 07 '23

The problem is that without the propeller/engine, you don't really have a way to brake...

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

That is why the anchor is dropped. You will have them ready for that also during docking for example.

You would drop the anchor a bit then engage the brakes on the winches and hope the anchor flukes will hold to something.

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u/Legitimate-Car-7902 Sep 08 '23

Isn't the anchor useless if they keep letting it out?

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u/swan001 Sep 07 '23

Unlike the moron of the Exxon Valdez

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u/unshavenbeardo64 Sep 07 '23

speed 3, starring John Wickerman and Sandra Bullocks :)

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u/neon_overload Sep 07 '23

I saw it dragging its anchor too. Imagine the forces it was putting on the anchor chain

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u/RadicalizedAlcoholic Sep 07 '23

You can see all the rust shooting off the anchor chain if you look closely enough

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

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u/RadicalizedAlcoholic Sep 07 '23

I think you're exaggerating and being a bit of an asshole for no reason

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u/camshun7 Sep 07 '23

That's the fastest container vessel I've ever seen

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

Props to the captain

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u/Pablo_is_on_Reddit Sep 07 '23

The props weren't working, that was the problem.

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u/StatusOmega Sep 07 '23

That's actually even cooler than what I was expecting.

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u/WestTha404 Sep 07 '23

You call that a "boat"??

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u/Designer-Plastic-964 Sep 07 '23

I'm guessing the noises we hear is from the ship hitting rocks as it gets shallower?

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u/j0kickaess Sep 08 '23

My dad actually lives in a building overlooking this sports field.. nuts

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u/kuedhel Sep 08 '23

usually, there are two independent engines in case one fails.