Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

at the beam of the ship

Greek translation:

εγκάρσια του πλοίου // πλάγιοι άνεμοι

Added to glossary by Spyros Salimpas
Jul 14, 2020 10:51
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English term

at the beam of the ship

English to Greek Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime
This Master and the crew of this ship made all their best to avoid/minimize the
above accident and its effects but the event has to be considered as due to a force majeure
cause, considering the very bad weather conditions present which suddenly got
further worse at the time of accident, due to stormy winds up to 50 knots at beam of the
ship.
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πλάγιοι άνεμοι

... λόγω πλαγίων ανέμων έως 50 κόμβων...
The beam of a ship is the 'breadth' of the ship. In this instance it is deducted that the wind was blowing on the beam, i.e. on the side.
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