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Cruising around LA Harbor and visiting the Fuel Dock (March 2021)
13 March 2021 · 9 min · 484 views · LA Harbor
What this video covers
Mark departs San Pedro, Los Angeles Harbor, on March 13, 2021, intending to transit toward Long Beach and Island White.Watch While navigating near Angels Gate, he monitors the 600-foot Liberian-flagged cargo ship Jackson Bay, which maintains a speed of 9.6 knots and a close point of approach of 67 meters.1:00 After reviewing a small craft advisory forecasting patchy dense fog and 10-to-20-knot southwest winds, he decides to cancel the planned trip to Newport.3:22 He stops at a fuel dock to take on 34.4 gallons of diesel, bringing the total fuel capacity to approximately 95 gallons.7:46 During the harbor transit, he observes local pilot boats maneuvering to board inbound commercial vessels and passes the SS Lane Victory and the battleship USS Iowa, both of which serve as museum ships in the harbor.8:06 The National Data Buoy Center website remains offline, preventing access to real-time NOAA instrument data for wind, wave, and current conditions.4:04
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