[BITList] U.S. Coast Guard: Anthem of the Seas Azipod Damaged inStorm - gCaptain

[Michael Feltham]

Hugh,

how can you design a ship so high and expect it to maintain a Course with Heavy Seas, Swell and Wind, alright for the Caribbean excluding the Hurricane season.  Give me a smaller ship any day !

Mike
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> On 13 Feb 2016, at 17:00, HUGH <chakdara at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> Why did it sail, indeed.  No weather forecast?  I'm not clear on what the clutches do in that setup.  Motor - gearbox - clutch - propeller?  In which case, the vessel is not suited to making progress in heavy seas.
>  
> Hugh.
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