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by duxup 2870 days ago
On a big freight ship like that do they usually operate at the shorter notice levels if they're not doing anything? That wouldn't seem to save a great deal.

I saw an old documentary following a big cargo ship who was anchored with others waiting to get in to the suez.

Another ship broke free of its anchor and was having trouble starting their engines and were drifting toward the ship in the documentary.

The captain was doing the math on how quickly they could start their engines to try to get out of the way and it would have to be an emergency start that they thought might result in damage.... particularly upsetting as this was their first voyage on a new ship, new engines... they didn't want to start them.