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The STS Risk After “All Fast”
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“All fast” is one of those phrases that sounds reassuring at sea.
The ships are alongside. The lines are passed. The fenders are working. The cargo hose is connected. It feels like the difficult part is over.
But in similar-size VLCC STS, that is not always true.
The system keeps changing through the transfer. One vessel is rising. The other is settling. Freeboard changes. Windage changes.…