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Thread #172610   Message #4179208
Posted By: leeneia
15-Aug-23 - 12:11 AM
Thread Name: BS: the Queen Mary goes walkabout
Subject: BS: the Queen Mary goes walkabout
For some reason, I like follow the news about superyachts, and recently I learned that the ocean liner Queen Mary II broke her moorings at Cittivechia and tried to attack a smart-aleck superyacht which had been moored nearby and had been turning up its nose at her. Read about it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jytg_HA_64c

The captain declared that a sudden wind of 60 knots (69 mph)caused the accident, but surely ships encounter winds like that from time to time. Well, she was moored in Italy.

It took three tugboats to round her up, and think what an exciting story the tugboat captains had for the family when they got home for dinner. I must say, it's amazing to think of the power those tugboats must command, because they look so tiny next to the QM II.

No one was injured. What a blessing!