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Watch this jet catamaran dock at the Serifos port. The stern passes centimeters from the dock and the crew don't loose their cool! Taken place a few days back, but as I read in the comments, this captain always does that! Holy smokes...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_Fdx30y9E&feature=share

That ain't his first rodeo!!!

Piece of cake. LOL

I wonder if they have ever hit.

If they did, the following would happen:
First, the captain would suddenly become unemployed
Second, they might lose the summer season because they would have to dry dock for some time
Three, the insurance might argue about due diligence and refrain from paying
I assume they do this only in calm weather! In other words, not very often.

Damn good or damn lucky...maybe both.

I'd like to see from another angle...I'm thinking there might be a bit of overhang off the stern making the dock look even closer than it was. In any case for a ship/ferry that size, that is way closer than I'd be comfortable...as a captain, mate or passenger.

The Staten Island Ferry doesn't come in at half that speed and the pier has wood pilings in a V- shape to direct them in if off a bit...and they come in straight...and they have pod drives. I know what a ferry feels like when it touches the pilings when it comes in, its a heck of a jolt and you better be holding on to something if standing...which everyone does when it comes in, they have to be the first to disembark...I can't imagine what it would be like if that ferry made contact with a cement pier.

We have a couple of Ferry Captains in the club, I have to show them this clip for a little ribbing.

Carl,

this one, and every other captain in this country, for about 30 centuries now, has been doing the same thing.
Only recently did we build ports in cement, the old ones were, and still are some, in marble.
25% of global shipping belongs to this countries’ citizens today. Thats why I cant show off on the pier at all...because I might meet the offspring of some older legend...damn it!