Safety issue/margin, I would presume, whereas the cruise ship was trying to set a record and thus probably got whoever was in charge to waive the normal standards.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I assume it didnt go through there by itself as you can guess by the ropes tied to the tow ship that is probably pulling it.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Larger ships have to be towed by tugs.

Yes that was addressed in the comment.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Bruh i actually did skim over it a second time because i expected it to be there, but i still missed it somehow. Thanks for the correction :) But yeah point being the big ass ships cant maneuver precisely enough to be allowed to steer themselves in a canal this narrow.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sorry yeah, that was definitely rude, having a bad morning, figured like you replied to a response to them and just didn’t read the comment… so common these days unfortunately.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

All good, enjoy your day ^^

[–] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

17.6m was probably the maximum allowed width, but it was possible to pass through with bigger ships, but my guess is that insurance companies would not like it very much

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Just gotta push it, push it real good

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

I wonder if this is width at waterline vs. overall width confusion?