by Door Ciunty Gerry » January 18, 2018, 6:32 am
When the Cort arrived, the tug William Gaynor spent a lot of time breaking up ice immediately around the Cort prior to its passage through the new bridge, and the Cort itself made several back and forth movements before passage. Someone asked why all of this happened, and couldn't the Cort break ice for itself. I offered a wild guess answer. Having seen the Cort come up the canal, pushing tons of ice aside, I wondered if all of that action had to do with protecting the bridge from damage that could result from the Cort pushing masses of ice aside and against the bridge foundations. So, how far off was I?
When the Cort arrived, the tug William Gaynor spent a lot of time breaking up ice immediately around the Cort prior to its passage through the new bridge, and the Cort itself made several back and forth movements before passage. Someone asked why all of this happened, and couldn't the Cort break ice for itself. I offered a wild guess answer. Having seen the Cort come up the canal, pushing tons of ice aside, I wondered if all of that action had to do with protecting the bridge from damage that could result from the Cort pushing masses of ice aside and against the bridge foundations. So, how far off was I?