"It looks angry," Maya said, adjusting her hood. The mass of debris trailing from the stern looked like a sea monster thrashing in the currents.
| Action | Effect | |--------|--------| | Transfer ballast forward | Raises aft draft (helps if stern aground) | | Transfer ballast to high side | Reduces ground pressure on low side | | Remove bunkers/cargo | Reduces overall displacement | unblock the ship
The massive ship shuddered. Slowly, groaning in protest, the rudder turned. "It looks angry," Maya said, adjusting her hood
Maya watched as the mountain of debris slowly detached, drifting down into the deep abyss below. Slowly, groaning in protest, the rudder turned
The container ship Odyssey sat dead in the water, anchored at the mouth of the busiest shipping lane in the world. She wasn't broken down; she was stuck. A massive, tangled mess of discarded fishing nets, steel cables, and unknown debris had wrapped itself around her propeller shaft and rudder, creating a "choke" that locked the vessel in place.