- Jul 16, 2020
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I received this notice from my marina today.
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There was a story on the news that the pressure dropped on the pipeline 12 hours before they decided to shut it off. Then something like 8 more hours before they notified the authorities of the spill. Heads will roll over this one for sure.I haven’t seen much news here in the mid west….. I heard once it might be an anchor the ruptured the pipeline?
They probably aren’t. But a dumbass captain may have not realized it.But, why are cargo ships permitted to anchor in an area with an under water pipeline? That is plain stupid.
And we wonder why there isn’t -100 anti freeze and 5gl Rotella buckets
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Ya I know but visually looked good…..going for effectBlue, not all of those are container ships.
Pre-covid $2,500 -> $22,000+ now, per container. They are trying to stick the ships wherever, some anchored and many starting to just drift. Thanks to AIS, the USCG should be able to find out the at fault vessel...
Ya I know but visually looked good…..going for effect
So the same antics as being used over on the vaccine thread??Ya I know but visually looked good…..going for effect
Now you are getting it…. Now go watch CNN and it will all make senseSo the same antics as being used over on the vaccine thread??
Not surprised newsome was an idiot pre-covid@Carpediem44DB my wife says that trucker change happened pre-covid. I think she's at 100+ containers at anchor now.
There are lots of causes to the back up at the ports (probably enough to fill an entire new thread) but the 1099 issue dates back a few years ago from the CA Supreme Court's decision. The CA legislature did what they do to back the unions with the new restrictive law. The law was tied up in the Federal courts with injunctions the last time I checked. On the ground here (my home marina is adjacent to the Port of LA) the truck traffic is just as busy as ever, clogging the 710 and 110 freeways out of the LB and LA ports. The other causes to the back up include, unions limiting 24/7 hour operations, the lack of commercial warehouse space in SoCal (over 98% capacity last week), the new CARB rules on diesel trucks in CA and the lack of fully automated cranes in the ports (less than 10%) have also contributed to the log jam.Be careful guys, this oil spill notice thread will be dumped in the crapper tank
One reason for the back up at the ports is the new California law brought to you by Newsome and company, The elimination of sub contract or 1099 employment. A lot of the cargo on those ships is carried over the roads by what used to be independent contract truckers. Many have left the state or found other work leaving a big void in the supply chain. This was done right in the middle of the pandemic so on top of the protocols to isolate any covid cases by contact tracing which would put entire shift crews out of service really added to the back up. The virus has been known to spread thru certain communities mainly those of people of color which by and large make up the majority of the port workers.
In any case this issue is expected to take several more months to clear out the back up. I imagine one of those ships out there has my Ray63 radio on it which I ordered in March
Carpe Diem
Hard to keep track of when things get added to the vortex toilet swirl we have going in here on the left coast. I am pretty sure this Assembly bill AB5 went into affect Jan 1 2020 so she is sort of right, the affects have been felt throughout the Pandemic. It made all workers that used to be 1099 contractors, hourly employees subject to all the labor laws. It screwed those who were quite happy to have their own little side gig going and pay thier own taxes. Big brother treated them all like lying thieves that would under report earnings. Left many out of the labor market since many companies were not set up to deal with having multiple W2 employees and pay all of the overhead associated. Now Biden wants to double down on that concept by making banks report account activity in excess of $600! When will this end?@Carpediem44DB my wife says that trucker change happened pre-covid. I think she's at 100+ containers at anchor now.
So the captain sailed to Chicago with his anchor deployed and upon arrival tried to retrieve the anchor and discovered it missing? Doesn't sound quite right. I do remember the event in question but never heard this version.They probably aren’t. But a dumbass captain may have not realized it.
We had an incident here in Lake Michigan a few years ago. The chain lock on a freighter anchor gave way without the knowledge of the crew in the Straits of Mackinac. The anchor drug the bottom and while it missed an oil pipeline (Line 5), it did catch a high voltage line on the lake bed and ripped it to shreds. The freighter didn’t realize until they got to Chicago 300 miles later when they pulled up the anchor chain and the anchor was long gone.