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THREE IS<br />
THE MAGIC<br />
NUMBER<br />
What is 400 minus 397 metres? Easy, right? It also means that, length-wise,<br />
the 397-metre, MV Solitaire and its crane had a manoeuvring margin of<br />
less than one per cent (0.75) in the Noordersluis locks of IJmuiden (400<br />
metres). These figures are illustrated by this photo, taken on 29 February<br />
when the pipe-laying vessel was on its way to Amsterdam for large-scale<br />
maintenance at the USA Terminal/Dutch Offshore Base. The largest vessel<br />
to ever pass the locks, it is a record that is unlikely to be broken.<br />
26 <strong>AMSTERDAM</strong> SEAPORTS 2016
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