When I joined my first US Navy ship in 1977 at Long Beach we were immediately adjacent to the Long Beach Navy Shipyard which had a dry dock that could host a carrier or battleship. There were numerous old yards along the back channel of the port and the dismantled remains of a yard in San Pedro. Visited the area in late 2023 and it’s all gone and converted to container yards. Only the Navy mole with Military Sealift Command pier and fuel dock looks familiar. PS - Herman the German (US Navy designation YD-171), a large floating crane, was my favorite shipyard watercraft. Still in use in Panama Canal Zone.
Just in time manufacturing was the beginning of a rapid decline in the supply side of manufacturing. Before the implementation of this there were tax breaks for warehousing of standby parts supplies. With the implementation of Just in Time sees the beginning of nationwide shortages of goods to our major detriment.
i believe what Sal has pointed out endlessly is the need for building ships commercial and navy . he keeps going back to the maritime history of when we had to have ships for the military and commercial entities. why is it I get it and I am just a listened and interested in our ship building capabilities. Maybe being a Navy wife in the mid 60's going on all the bases but mainly Pearl Harbor and seeing the big ships, small ships support ships and the men that served on them was amazing to experience. Yes seeing it up close means a lot
Ms Fengler of course the average person has clue what goes on in shipping. The average person doesn’t care. It’s infrastructure like how does electricity get to my house or how does sewage leave my house. How are roads built? Most people don’t even know how their car or phone works. The ironic thing is there is more and easier access to this information now than there ever has been.
My 3 years in the USN ended in 1964 with the ship I served aboard in drydock in the now repurposed Long Beach shipyard. That ship was the U.S.S. Mahan DLG-11(DDG-42 later ) whose motto was Seapower, of course. This discussion has reminded me that very little has changed in policy since that time. Power projection in service to shipping had us in Hong Kong four times, and when we berthed in Sasebo Japan, they were building commercial vessels that dwarfed our cruiser sized destroyer in the inner harbor. Even then I realized we were protecting far more foreign built vessels than U.S. made.
The FBI I suspect will find the Dali had power generation issues while in the Baltimore port before exiting the port that night. My two cents is, if the Dali had started the engine not with IMO 2020 greener leaner mandated fuel but bunker fuel, which is fuel that is easier to burn and keep burning, when the power went out the bunker fuel may have kept burning longer or been easier to relight. Could the IMO regulations be at blame for the frequent commercial ships exiting ports from a dead stop to on way and losing power since 2020? Due to the dalliances of the Dali or things that go bump in the Baltimore night, traffic mornings and afternoons will be delayed by stop and go traffic going thru both Baltimore tunnels, BY AN HOUR OR MORE, every work day and probably for the next 5 to 10 years. Just think of all the tons of smog and air pollution from all these vehicles and trucks idling waiting in stop and go traffic for the next 10 years. Talk about penny wise but pound foolish. Even if the IMO green regulations assisted in knocking this Key Baltimore bridge over, would the UN, who mandated these green IMO regulations be sued, of course not, they have no money and they instituted these IMO green lean new regulations to “Save the planet”. ⛽️🚙💨🚛💨💨👃😩 Enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing.
No. The switch between fuels is the peoblem. Its more likely that ships that switch to off-shore fuel before they are off-shore see issues like this one, only that in a port or channel it becomes really dangerous. And guess what, thats illegal for this very reason - but because nobody can monitor them, they do it. Sal spoke to this much more likely scenario recently, when another ship had a propulsion failure upon leaving port.
If the feckless ineffective bureau is involved you can guarantee it’s to push a political agenda in an election year. They are the most abhorrent and corrupt organization with zero credibility.
Carry a big stick, but also take care of one another. People don't exist who just inherently 'want to cause trouble'. 100% of the time, there is some systemic or econonic benefit that comes from having chaos over order. At the scale of evolution humans have reached, it's downright disappointing that we cannot take care of one another to the extent that our fighting over resources becomes irrelevant and no longer needed. And, once everyone has everything and we find that there really are people who want to just cause trouble for the sake of it: we're intelligent and adaptable enough that we could give every vice we've discovered in ourselves a legal and safe outlet.
As a teenager in 1974 I signed up for DOD auctions, and I would get bid solicitations for the purchase of used ships, including submarines. They would always come with the following caveat: Hull is towable, but this does not constitute a guarantee.
I realize this is Iowa's channel, but if you're in Philly and on Olympia, there is no need to go to LA to see an Iowa class. Walk towards her bow on the weatherdeck and turn your head to the left! And there you'll see BB-62 (once she gets back from drydock anyways)
I had a friend on the internet. He was a fantastic welder. He taught welding in trade/Jr College and Supplied welders to shipping and oil services - try welding at 500 feet! Electric!! - Complex. He taught as long as I knew him and never ran out of a job. >>>>>> The trades - welding, metal working, assembly, inventory, heavy equipment all lacking.
Our Country has lost the ability to produce our own needs. When we go to war with (fill in the blank here), they will be our source for basic supplies; nuts, botlts, electronics, steel, software, etc. We've have outsourced all our necessities. Think they will be willing to sell our needs when we are at war with them?
I met a man; accompanied by his wife travelling on the bus some weeks ago; clearly a Veteran, I could tell ny his hat jacket a ChiefPettyOfficer and my privelage too shake his hand, thank him with a 'GoNavy' which gave them both a chuckle... {\} ⚓❣
Interesting way to look at life. Do you think there is a place that doesn’t have the same issue. Are they offering Asylum, hotels, benefits and spending cash? I’m there if it doesn’t require $1 million dollars of green money to move there (Australia) let me know friend. I’m with you.
@@thereissomecoolstuff I genuinely have no idea what you're talking about or trying to ask with this. A few programs in the US are testing UBI and cash payments? Pretty sure many places in Europe offer asylum for war and political dissidents.... Uh... Really, what are you talking about? I was referring to a quote from the video proclaiming that Americans are uneducated about shipping. Our ignorance is a pretty American type of ignorance. Not sure if you guys have the same malfunction down under: yours is something different.
@@Atmatan I thought you were making a general statement about ignorant Americans. Not just shipping knowledge. If you knew of a place that didn’t have ignorant people I would like to know about it. Just a miscommunication.
I am always interested in the use and expressions used in language. Hmmm...the Suez was offended, and the Dali was arrested. No awe and humor about an arrested ship. 😮
