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PJMcK

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1. It's not a boat!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 04:07 AM

Mar 2024

It’s a ship!

A container ship is huge and has a tremendous mass. If it was fully loaded it would be even more massive.

Ships like this take up to ten miles to stop from their cruising speed. They are very difficult to control.

What’s the difference between a boat and a ship? A merchant marine once told me it’s simple: you can put a boat on a ship but not the other way.

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It's not a boat! PJMcK Mar 2024 #1

RIGHT, PJ!!! elleng Mar 2024 #2