General statement because some of the comments are referencing the ship's pilot.
The ship was being piloted by a harbor pilot.
Harbor pilots work for the port authority. They specialize in navigating that particular port.
Things can still go wrong, because floating skyscrapers, but it means you can cross off lack of familiarity with the route.
@Graci We have it here, it's like Steak & Shake with better fries.
@Lindy have you tried logging out adn logging back into YT?
@Pitizenlyn yeah, but it wasn't SUPPOSED to move. I don't know if 'falling into the water' counts....
Alas.
fyi: if you see a news brief of something else that refers to the mv Dali striking the FSK Bridge as an "allision" that is actually the correct term.
At sea, a collision is when two moving objects strike each other, and an allision is when a moving object strikes an immovable object, like a bridge or a dock.
And that is the end of your mini info dump for the day. ;)
@OldDeckHand yep, the power going out - twice - plus the mayday calls and tossing the port anchor out to try to stop is def a medical emergency.
not.
@hallmarc he's remote, but he already believes that
@TwiHusband but....Atheists are not Satan-worshippers. They are *atheists*.
Atheists don't believe in God OR gods, or other deities. Satan would be a deity.
The amount of stupid is great.
@elmaxx *GASP*. Don't you know that Dihydrogen monoxide is totally *toxic*??!!??!!eleventy11!!
It causes pneumonia or death when inhaled, bloating, and *wrinkles*!! Also used in nuclear power plants, and deadly to wicked witches!!
Sheesh.
@BrazenlyLiberal don't forget to take your salt
@tgraph52 @JoyfullyDazed Woods in "Contact". I don't think he was actually playing the role.
@DavidSalo yup. me too
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