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Ahhhhh.....Coast Guard fest is over. It looks like it will be a beautiful weekend. Wayyyyyy less boat traffic. Looking forward to getting things back to normal.
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WHAAAAAT, NO PICTURES? Wassup widat?
View attachment 58776 View attachment 58777 Here is a couple pictures of the Escanaba leaving, they had to back all the way out of the chanel, even the Coast Guard can have a bad day.
Winds were crazy that day, two people drowned at the beach with several others rescued. Sad end to the festival.
Winds were from the south gusting to 25 with waves building to 3-5 feet. One of the things I noticed about the Escanaba is how tall and narrow it is compared to other ships that call on our port. It clearly needed a big tug for docking whereas the others did not use tugs. The pic shows the tug on the south side of the cutter. Suggests the captain did not want to be in the lee of the cutter going out. I'm certainly no expert but I would think the tug would have more control pushing from the north side going out. Maybe the captain was worried about being crushed?Interesting about the ship having to back out of the channel. Was the wind too strong to try to spin it around?
Any time people drown it's a sad day. To have it happen at a festival just seems to make it worse.
Interesting placement of the tug given the winds from the south. Like you, I'd have thought the tug would want to push the ship upwind to keep it off the rocks.The pic shows the tug on the south side of the cutter. Suggests the captain did not want to be in the lee of the cutter going out. I'm certainly no expert but I would think the tug would have more control pushing from the north side going out. Maybe the captain was worried about being crushed?
Maybe someone with Navy or CG real world experience will chime in.Interesting placement of the tug given the winds from the south. Like you, I'd have thought the tug would want to push the ship upwind to keep it off the rocks.
My thoughts exactly.Seems to suggest pushing from the north could have prevented a sticky situation.
14' 6" for the Escanaba.Not sure what a cutter drafts but that channel is 29’ deep minimum
Living here, we tend to avoid the area altogether during festivals and look forward to things quieting down at the end of the tourist season. There are always a few out of towners who seem to spoil things for the vast majority of people who visit. As you point out, late at night tends to be the worst time to be out and about.My wife's family lives in GH - it's a bit of a circus, but CG is their superbowl and a lot of fun. Only criticism is to stay away from Carnival late at night - a big fight broke out Saturday night and they shut it down.
The cutters were fun to tour, as well as the Canadian boat.
Yes. Very cool indeed. I was struck by how tall the boat is compared to its beam when following it from behind. Looked a little tippy to my eye. This pic shows lots of deadrise, so maybe not too bad in heavy seas.Always thought this was a cool picture of the Escanaba.