Post #2350585
2026-02-25 07:04 UTC
Canada has serious ports that are, well, kinda up-north-ish. In order to get ships in to those ports, which include some significant manufacturing and other supplies, one must use a kind of ship called an icebreaker.
Icebreakers are, basically, a big-assed razorblade at the prow, and big-assed engines at the stern.
Being an icebreaker captain is one of the most stressful jobs you can imagine.
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@GeePawHill@mastodon.social 2026-02-25 07:07
You're working in harsh weather. You can't see shit. You have these client ships that are very slow and very large and very expensive. If you even *touch* one of the client ships, that's $3m, minimum, instantly. An icebreaker would go right through an oil tanker, and come out the other side of it with a broken radar antenna, covered in oil. And the icebreaker runs in front of the client breaking ice so it can get where it's going.