Incredible Ship. For hauling our Pachis???

[slotter]

The ship is named Emma Maersk.

The command bridge is higher than a 10 store building and has 11 rigs that can operate simultaneously.

Additional info:

Country of origin - Denmark Length - 1,302 ft Width - 207 ft Net cargo - 123,200 tons Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP) Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft 3 container)

Crew - 13 people First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006 Construction cost - US $145,000,000+ Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.

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[RaymondV]

Its astonishing that it only needs 13 crewmembers to sail it

That would be a lot of Pachis
What is it? 100 machines per 20ft container?

1.5 million machines

[luckydog]

around 500 machines for a 40 ft container

[Sid]

Its astonishing that it only needs 13 crewmembers to sail it

Most new vessels are fully automated, the only time they need crew is for the maneuvers while docking and tying up to the dock.. having said this most modern seafarers couldn't sail their way out of a bathtub if any of this electronic stuff went on the blink etc.

They'd be completely lost without it...

check out the specs on wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_M%C3%A6rsk

[01PyTypeR#1140]

That ship could bring all the Pachislos I'll ever need and two dozen King Kongs to the new world.

[azlew]

around 500 machines for a 40 ft container

I bet CF gets 534 in a container

[drcrippen324]

Most new vessels are fully automated, the only time they need crew is for the maneuvers while docking and tying up to the dock.. having said this most modern seafarers couldn't sail their way out of a bathtub if any of this electronic stuff went on the blink etc.

They'd be completely lost without it...

check out the specs on wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_M%C3%A6rsk

From a documentry i saw on them building and operating these ships the captain that sails it dosent even dock / park it there is a captian that is sailed in close to the port on one of teh three rota tugs they use to dock them he is transfered on to the ship to take over and dock it along with the 3 rota tugs

[luckydog]

here's what happens when A docking captain transfered on board screws up

http://www.sptimes.com/News/050700/T...dent_cre.shtml

[KennithX]

Most major harbors and rivers have special pilots licensed for their waters. They usually don't do much but are required. An ocean going foreign freighter will have several captains in charge of the ship as it passes from open sea to a harbor or river .
The good ones earn their $$ the bad ones earn theirs also but end up costing more in the end.

[sparks911]

Actually they are called: Harbour Pilots!

A harbour pilot guides ships through the narrow, shallow and dangerous coastal waters between a harbour and the open sea.

A highly coveted and potentially dangerous position, a pilot is a master mariner with many years of experience in the harbor that they are licensed to operate in.

Most harbors require vessels of a certain size to take on a pilot, at which point the pilot effectively controls the movements of that ship. Legally the master remains in command of the ship. The pilot is an adviser only.

Normally the pilot joins an incoming ship at sea via pilot boat and climbs a swaying rope ladder sometimes up 40 feet to the deck of the largest container and tanker ships. With outgoing vessels, a pilot boat returns the pilot to land after the ship has successfully negotiated coastal waters.

Pilots specifically use the pilotage techniques relying on nearby visual reference points and local knowledge of tides, swells, currents, depths and shoals that might not be readily identifiable on the nautical charts without first hand experience in the harbor in question.

Due to their size and mass, most large ships are very difficult to maneuver; the stopping distance of a supertanker is typically measured in miles and even a slight error in judgement can cause millions of dollars in damage.

This is something that is done in Duluth every time a salty comes from the outside anchorage, or in fact, moves anywhere in the harbor.