The Tyranny of the Seas

[TiggerToo]

Many of us, yours truly included, yearn for a day on the water, or more. For pleasure.

This interesting perspective I've sailed the Suez canal on a cargo ship – it's no wonder the Ever Given got stuck | Rose George is a timely reminder that for many the pleasure is rather limited.

 

[mjcoon]

Is that the Tyrrhenian Sea in particular?

 

[Kukri]

Rather disappointing. She could have said something useful about coronavirus and ships crews. But she didn’t.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Is that the Tyrrhenian Sea in particular?

"Tyranny of the Seas" sounds like a Royal Caribbean cruise ship catering to the BDSM community.

 

[penfold]

What a missed opportunity, no exposition about why it's like that; the IMO who set the rules on minimum manning are thoroughly in the pocket of shipowners who want everything as cheap as possible, so minimum manning is in fact dangerous when the crew are working intensively such as in a canal, in short sea conditions or in harbour working cargo. Cheaping out is what brings us FOCs and the slopey-shoulders associated, the same IMO is ultimately responsible for disgraces like the Wakashio and disasters like the Rhosus.