at the beam of the ship

Greek translation: εγκάρσια του πλοίου // πλάγιοι άνεμοι

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English term or phrase:at the beam of the ship
Greek translation:εγκάρσια του πλοίου // πλάγιοι άνεμοι
Entered by: Spyros Salimpas

10:51 Jul 14, 2020
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
English term or phrase: at the beam of the ship
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.
Spyros Salimpas
Local time: 21:16
πλάγιοι άνεμοι
Explanation:
... 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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rokotas
Local time: 21:16
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πλάγιοι άνεμοι


Explanation:
... 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.

rokotas
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 12
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