Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: New Panama Canal Locks Open (with apparent scaling error)

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    ca
    Posts
    6,962

    Default New Panama Canal Locks Open (with apparent scaling error)

    from The "Panama Daily Construction Report "

    Now fully operational, 3.1 Billion expansion of Panama Canal reveals possible error in blueprint scale conversion. Smaller cargo ship/tugboats than originally specified for in winning construction bid are suspected of somewhat slowing the flow of cargo :

    DSC07479.JPG
    Last edited by properchopper; 06-23-2016 at 12:38 PM.
    2008 NAMBA P-Mono & P-Offshore Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder; '15 P-Cat, P-Ltd Cat 2-Lap
    2009/2010 NAMBA P-Sport Hydro Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder, '13 SCSTA P-Ltd Cat High Points
    '11 NAMBA [P-Ltd] : Mono, Offshore, OPC, Sport Hydro; '06 LSO, '12,'13,'14 P Ltd Cat /Mono

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    On
    Posts
    7,279

    Default

    Cute.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Va
    Posts
    896

    Default

    I was stationed in Panama for a couple of years, and believe it or not I saw the USS Enterprise slide though with only a couple of feet to spare. My goodness, one can only imagine the size of freighters passing through there now.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •