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Poor Visibility in Fog, Collision of Ships Inevitable

  • Avoiding collision requires visibility which is hard in the fog, and once was a whole lot harder before pinpoint navigation tools.
  • But what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger and provides good stories… here’s one of them.
  • The fog lifted before sunset, and the many, many large vessels that followed the shipping lanes, across which we had just sailed.

A Scuttle Butt Sailing News report brings out a detailed information about the crossing shipping lances in the fog.

From Chuck Hawley

When I was...

https://mfame.guru/poor-visibility-in-fog-collision-of-ships-inevitable/

France holds off on tighter restrictions – for now… plus more

France holds off on tighter restrictions – for now… plus more

Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Friday, February 26, 2021

France holds off on tighter restrictions – for now

Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned that tighter coronavirus restrictions will follow in 20 departments if there is a further deterioration in the health situation.

Yacht Show to get even more exclusive, and expensive 

The Monaco Yacht Show has reacted to complaints that the quays are too crowded by announcing that ticket prices will...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/26/france-holds-off-on-tighter-restrictions-for-now-plus-more/

LNG Tankers Back Up Outside Channel To Sabine Pass Terminal

The queue for tankers waiting to come into Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal was getting longer as fog kept pilot service suspended along the channel serving the Louisiana facility for the second day in a row Feb. 10, reports Platts.

What Happened

Four unladen LNG tankers were anchored in the Gulf of Mexico near the US coast, while two tankers remained moored at the terminal, according to cFlow, S&P Global Platts trade flow software.

What Notice Says

Across all vessel types, 10 were...

https://mfame.guru/lng-tankers-back-up-outside-channel-to-sabine-pass-terminal/

The most dangerous interstates for truckers: No. 3 — I-75

Tanker heading down I-75 in eastern Tennessee.

Busy roads with many types of drivers can increase the odds for accidents, especially for truckers in bad weather. Certain interstate highways are particularly dangerous based on accident rates in recent years. This is the third of five articles counting down the most dangerous interstates.

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), large trucks were involved in 1,137 fatal accidents on interstates in 2018, the most recent year for which statistics are available; 451...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-most-dangerous-interstates-for-truckers-no-3-i-75

Weather wordsmithing for truckers

Tractor-trailers heading down highway with storm cloud on the horizon.

Some weather terms are misunderstood or mistakenly interchanged. For professional truckers, this breakdown should clear up any confusion.

Fog vs. mist

Mist happens when tiny, microscopic water droplets hang around in the air. We see mist when warm, damp air is suddenly cooled. Fog looks similar but is thicker. The other difference between the two is how far drivers can see in them.


(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Generally, meteorologists report it as fog if visibility is below 3,300 feet —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/weather-wordsmithing-for-truckers

Truck drivers’ favorite weather movies of all time

Trucker selecting a movie to watch online inside her truck.

Truck drivers need downtime just like the rest of us, even when they’re on the road. Watching a movie can be an entertaining way to pass the time, especially if it centers around weather. In a FreightWaves Twitter survey, this is how drivers ranked four of the most well-known weather-themed films of all time.

‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (2004)

In our survey, this movie treceived top billing with 57.1% of the vote.

When it comes to weather-related disaster movies, some people say Roland Emmerich is...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truck-drivers-favorite-weather-movies-of-all-time

Truckers rank the most dangerous weather conditions

Crew placing "Road Closed" sign along a snowy road.

Truck drivers experience a range of extreme weather across the United States. This is especially true for long-haul drivers who travel through several states on each trip. It’s not unusual for them to drive straight through a Rocky Mountain blizzard right into dry, windy plains on the same day. Bad weather for truckers can cause delays, major accidents, serious injuries or even death.

In a social media survey, FreightWaves asked truckers which hazardous weather type they thought was the worst to...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truckers-rank-the-most-dangerous-weather-conditions

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