Bart⚓️
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Senior Maritime Pilot | Master Mariner - unlimited | Master's degree Nautical Science | Forensic Medicine | Glass blower |
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Sorry @breindelijk.be . Was even geleden
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sorry @breindelijk.be . Was even geleden
Just minding my own business and then... suddenly a wall of containers. MSC Mara, loa 365m/1198ft , 15934 teu capacity (teu = twenty foot equivalent = standard container size)
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Just minding my own business and then... suddenly a wall of containers. MSC Mara, loa 365m/1198ft , 15934 teu capacity (teu = twenty foot equivalent = standard container size)
Time-lapse building a cruise ship
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Time-lapse building a cruise ship
The vessel remains seaworty and is proceeding to the port of Sinop.
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The vessel remains seaworty and is proceeding to the port of Sinop.
Photos show the damage to the vessel
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Photos show the damage to the vessel
The tanker MIDVOLGA-2 was attacked by UAV 80nm from the Turkish Coast.
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The tanker MIDVOLGA-2 was attacked by UAV 80nm from the Turkish Coast.
Annual refresher training on the simulator. Once a year specifically for ULCS (Ultra Large Container Ships) ship handling. Simulator located at Flanders Hydraulics Antwerp. www.waterbouwkundiglaboratorium.be/en
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Annual refresher training on the simulator. Once a year specifically for ULCS (Ultra Large Container Ships) ship handling. Simulator located at Flanders Hydraulics Antwerp. www.waterbouwkundiglaboratorium.be/en
After an 8 month deployment, the voyage is only finished when the first heaving line makes contact with the shore in the home port. (📸 forcesnews)
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
After an 8 month deployment, the voyage is only finished when the first heaving line makes contact with the shore in the home port. (📸 forcesnews)
Statement from Besiktas Shipping with regards to MT Mersin, damaged near the coast of Senegal. www.besiktasshipping.com/statement-ab...
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Statement from Besiktas Shipping with regards to MT Mersin, damaged near the coast of Senegal. www.besiktasshipping.com/statement-ab...
ADHD is eigenlijk A (D of H) D
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
ADHD is eigenlijk A (D of H) D
2/x On older sailing ships, anchor cables ran into the bitts, strong wooden or metal posts on the deck used to secure lines. The part of the anchor cable inside the ship, fastened around these bitts, was called the bitter end.
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
2/x On older sailing ships, anchor cables ran into the bitts, strong wooden or metal posts on the deck used to secure lines. The part of the anchor cable inside the ship, fastened around these bitts, was called the bitter end.
1/x A good question. "Is the anchor chain not attached to the ship?" YES, it is, and it also is the origin of the English expression (also in Dutch) "the bitter end" / "het bittere einde". The end of a chain is secured in the chain locker by a quick release mechanism known as "the bitter end."
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
1/x A good question. "Is the anchor chain not attached to the ship?" YES, it is, and it also is the origin of the English expression (also in Dutch) "the bitter end" / "het bittere einde". The end of a chain is secured in the chain locker by a quick release mechanism known as "the bitter end."
I talked a few times about anchors. This is what happens when the brake on the winch doesn't work
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I talked a few times about anchors. This is what happens when the brake on the winch doesn't work
3rd shadow fleet tanker sinking in 2 days. MT Mersin seen here sinking by the stern near the coast of Senegal. She was en route from the Russian port of Taman (Black Sea) to Dakar (Senegal).
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
3rd shadow fleet tanker sinking in 2 days. MT Mersin seen here sinking by the stern near the coast of Senegal. She was en route from the Russian port of Taman (Black Sea) to Dakar (Senegal).
1/x The owners of the ONE Henry Hudson (LA Port fire) have declared GENERAL AVERAGE www.one-line.com/en/news/upda...
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
1/x The owners of the ONE Henry Hudson (LA Port fire) have declared GENERAL AVERAGE www.one-line.com/en/news/upda...
Is al een oude technologie
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Is al een oude technologie
5/x By harnessing wind power, rotor sails allow the main engines to be throttled back, which can lead to fuel savings of 5–20% or more under favorable wind conditions.
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
5/x By harnessing wind power, rotor sails allow the main engines to be throttled back, which can lead to fuel savings of 5–20% or more under favorable wind conditions.
4/x The rotors can be lowered or tilted to allow the ship to pass under bridges and provide additional operational flexibility.
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
4/x The rotors can be lowered or tilted to allow the ship to pass under bridges and provide additional operational flexibility.
3/x This pressure differential creates a force that pushes the ship forward. The direction and magnitude of this force depend on the speed of the rotor's spin and the direction of the wind.
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
3/x This pressure differential creates a force that pushes the ship forward. The direction and magnitude of this force depend on the speed of the rotor's spin and the direction of the wind.
2/x A spinning cylinder creates a pressure difference as wind flows across it. The wind speeds up on one side of the rotor and slows down on the other, resulting in lower pressure on the fast-moving side and higher pressure on the slow-moving side.
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
2/x A spinning cylinder creates a pressure difference as wind flows across it. The wind speeds up on one side of the rotor and slows down on the other, resulting in lower pressure on the fast-moving side and higher pressure on the slow-moving side.
1/x As people on X were freaking out about a kite assisted ship (WOKE!!), I have another one: The rotor ship or Flettner ship. It uses large, spinning vertical cylinders called Flettner rotors to harness wind power and propel the vessel through the Magnus effect.
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
1/x As people on X were freaking out about a kite assisted ship (WOKE!!), I have another one: The rotor ship or Flettner ship. It uses large, spinning vertical cylinders called Flettner rotors to harness wind power and propel the vessel through the Magnus effect.
Firefighting efforts by Turkish Coastguard on MT Kairos. All 25 crew evacuated safely.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Firefighting efforts by Turkish Coastguard on MT Kairos. All 25 crew evacuated safely.
Ukrainian forces have released video of the operation against the two tankers MT Kairo and MT Virat in the Black Sea.
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ukrainian forces have released video of the operation against the two tankers MT Kairo and MT Virat in the Black Sea.
8/x and oceanographic conditions for safe transport. The sims also allowed pilots and tug master to respond calmly and effectively to unexpected challenges during the actual transports because they practiced on emergency situations.
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
8/x and oceanographic conditions for safe transport. The sims also allowed pilots and tug master to respond calmly and effectively to unexpected challenges during the actual transports because they practiced on emergency situations.