Why Loading 30,000 Tons of Grain on a Ship Is Very Risky

Loading massive amounts of grain onto a cargo ship the size of Algoma Equinox is a dangerous balancing act. Taking on too little means loss of revenue, while too much can put the vessel at serious risk of capsizing.

From: MIGHTY SHIPS: Algoma Equinox

[ersikillian]

They didn't even mention the greatest danger in loading grain, grain dust is EXPLOSIVE!

[FatGuyInaTruck]

I just want documentaries without all this added fake drama bullshit.

[robertzeurunkl]

The real hero here is the guy who has to inventory and count the number of grains loaded.

[haroldreardon]

Yep, again a very over dramatized simple process of loading a ship. Everybody knows way before hand how low the ship can set in the water, this didn't come through the newspaper to them today as a surprise. every one knows they have to load evenly, they knew this 14 years ago when they started. Embarrassing to try to even get the guy to talk on camera as IF he is frightened by the entire scenario. HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING.

[rocketraccoon]

Isn't grain dust explosive as well? (No smoking in the vicinity?)

[taf]

I wonder how long will it be until 1st Mate Kirk is promoted to Captain.

[foodmore]

i thought it was gonna be about a fire hazard with all those fine grains.... i was wrong

[BrassLock]

Has this channel been hacked? A click-bait title with unsubstantiated content wouldn't keep viewers watching in the old days of high quality media. Almost wish I still had a TV.

[fransvoogt]

Loading ships this size causes a lot of bending stress to the hull. That's why the C/O has to be very carefull when drawing up his loading sequence plan. Obviously the ship should not be overloaded, but in principle most of the holds will be full so shifting of the cargo (the main risk with grain-Solas 74) will not occur or to a limited extent. The vessel's stability will be ok. The actual loading operations of this ship will be an issue as I noticed the cargo cannot be properly trimmed due to the fact that there's no loading spout, only a vertical pipe.

[chriscoppersmith]

Loader has in-grained knowledge on how to load.

[babyhighspeed]

The narrator is blowing his lid while the first mate is simply "meh".... casually strolling around, whistling, thinking about life and all of it's complexities...

He is more stressed about ANYTHING other than the grain loading.

[ondatasboy]

I wanted an explosion from the dust and an ignition source

[ddingus]

I had the privilege to sail great lakes one entire summer on MV Burns Harbor.(now named American Spirit)...anyway...in a little town in upper Michigan is a channel cut thru rock..called the rock cut., (barbeau Michigan). all downbound ships must pass thru here. ALL ships load according to the daily depth of the rock call coastgaurd while loading as a matter of fact...mvburns harbour has great lakes record for total weight thru went thru with bottom clearance of...00.25 inch..
no lie...no bullshit...a freaking quarter of inch...that's why in late fall, early winter if you see ship covered in ice going down bound and crew trying to sledge hammer ice off...there getting ready to go thru the rock cut..if you enjoy ship watching..go to barbeau Michigan...ask for directions to rock cut...or better yet, drive half mile passed neebish island ferry dock...park in church lot..walk across Street, thru 100yards of woods and the rock cut...
sturgeon bay Wisconsin has a channel similar...fyi

[thomasb]

I work in a 7 million bushel grain elevator this is nothing.. We load barges, ships, 100 car trains, trucks all day long .. Don't get me wrong what we do is very dangerous and this place is like working on a giant mound of dynamite.. But common sense goes a long way you have to evenly distribute the grain

[AncientTruthSeeker]

I wonder how much that amount of grain costs.

[EezeeEmporium]

We've chartered a ship that can carry 20k tons. "Oh yeah but we want to load 30k tons, guess that'll add up to massive losses"

[cfcbhoy]

Why the fuck is this in my recommendations

[bluemio]

But how do they get it back out? O.O Giant vaccums?

[apachez]

in medieval times how much could 30, 000 tons of grain feed in the event of a siege anyone know how long could they last out?

[theboarder]

"I watch the big floaty number very risky"