Вот. решил рассказать. Пароход этот в порты ПРАКТИЧЕСКИ не заходит. за редким исключением. Погрузка и выгрузка в основном производятся на другие, более мелкие суда, либо на SPM - Single Point Mooring. Что это такое? Дабы долго не объяснять (лучше один раз увидеть), выкладываю видео, снятое в LOOP - это терминал примерно в 100 милях к югу от устья Миссисипи. Берегов не видно...
Sometimes friends ask me (not seafarers, of course), how the VLCC ship enters the ports if her draft is 22 meters.
Yes, VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier with deadweight 300,000 MT) almost never call into the port alongside. with a few exceptions only. Loading and unloading are mainly doing with other, smaller ships, or the SPM - Single Point Mooring. What is it? In order to explain, I posted the video, shot in the LOOP (Louisiana Offshore) - terminal is about 100 miles South off the mouth of the Mississippi. And you can not see the coast line from there ...
Yes, VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier with deadweight 300,000 MT) almost never call into the port alongside. with a few exceptions only. Loading and unloading are mainly doing with other, smaller ships, or the SPM - Single Point Mooring. What is it? In order to explain, I posted the video, shot in the LOOP (Louisiana Offshore) - terminal is about 100 miles South off the mouth of the Mississippi. And you can not see the coast line from there ...
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