Bow Thruster : Why The Dali Didn't Use It | Chief MAKOi

A lot of viewers in the comments section pointed out the possibility of using the bow thruster during the Dali incident in Baltimore. Could it have altered the ship and prevented it from hitting the Francis Scott Key Bridge?

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[Bob]

Chief, you do not know what a pleasure it is to have some knowledge reviewing the key bridge/Dali tragedy. Keep up the great work!!!!

[antonjohndell]

it's always good to listen to someone that Knows first hand, what he is talking about! Thank you Chief.

[yungathart]

Love your insightful explanations. Fair winds and following seas, Chief!

[ToddTalksTech]

thank you Chief for your knowledge and the patience to clearly teach us the fact on ship operations. We don't realize how much of our modern life relies on the steady operation of these ships!

[denis-emilegiasson]

You are a good teacher who gives me the impression of being someone who knows something about seamanship. Merci Chef!

[timgillison]

The thing that is really nice about these videos, quite apart from the fact that you clearly know what you are talking about, is the fact that you don't play the part of a smart arse, heaping blame on the crew and saying how you could have done it better. Quite the opposite, you explain the difficulties they face and explain their predicament very fairly and sensibly. Very refreshing :-)

[rancelynch]

Rance here…once again a very good explanation of the very thing that I was thinking…Thanks Chief

[wdwerker]

I have been waiting for you to address this because all the other maritime channels go off the deep end and get to technical and confusing when I was looking for a basic explanation.

[richardgiles]

I always prefer to listen to your views on matters like this 👍👏

[james]

Thanks for that Chief... I was wondering why they didn't use the bow thruster, since it showed available under the use able power bus... But this makes sense that the speed was not conducive to being usable..

[garyanderson]

Thank you again for the technical information presented.

[steveabad]

Thank you for the explanation of this incident. I enjoy watching your videos. 😊

[rnzoli]

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- soldiers don't watch war movies
- pilots don't watch airplane crash movies
- seafarers don't watch movies with lots of shipping in it.

[CHRIS-xmdo]

As usual a very clear explanation of the events, for us non seafarers. Keep them coming Chief.

[DB-thats-me]

I love the idea of the captain contacting the ER to regain power.
What the F**K (and I’ve seen this) do you think the CE is doing???
I once had a master ask me if I was trying to extinguish an engine room fire. Whilst I was trying to extinguish the same. 😳
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[keystonedriving]

Some years ago I had a friend who was Chief Engineer on a refrigerated ship. They had bow thrusters as they had to load in some 'interesting' ports. He made the point that the thrusters consume a lot of power, so when they were in use the fridge had to be turned off.

In any case, the bow thruster will have to be working pretty hard to have much effect on something the size of a 30 or 40 storey office block. Inertia is always going to win here.

[mikemckain]

Great explanation of why the thruster wasn't used. Really like your channel

[ronhall]

Many thanks for explaining in simple language and illustrations for the general public. Your level of knowledge is truly appreciated.

[BSPIVEY]

Another great episode Chief. Keep them coming.

[katesback]

Thank you Chief. I love all your videos!