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mn9driver

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3. They have only one main engine. If it quits, they're adrift.

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Sun Apr 10, 2022, 05:14 PM

Apr 2022

They are diesels, about 40 feet high and 80 feet long. The engine alone weighs about 2000 tons. They run at about 100 rpm and don’t break down very often.

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Higher winds forecast today and tomorrow Auggie Apr 2022 #1

Just curious Rebl2 Apr 2022 #2

They have only one main engine. If it quits, they're adrift. mn9driver Apr 2022 #3

It's under tow and, well, the wind and a tailing sea is totally helping Brother Buzz Apr 2022 #4

Slipped under the Golden Gate Bridge with a four tug escort at 5:54pm Brother Buzz Apr 2022 #5