Iran, June 24, 2019

[Urbane Guerrilla]

I knew Gibraltar harbor was big... if you can get a supertanker in there, it's bigger than I thought.

Iran's exhibiting an inflated notion of its power-projection abilities.

Nothing's ever wrong with spanking a tyranny, however constituted. In Iran's case, an oligarchic despotism rather than a representative democracy in fact not just form.

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I knew Gibraltar harbor was big... if you can get a supertanker in there, it's bigger than I thought.

Ports are routinely large enough to handle a supertanker. That is not the problem. Problem is channel depth.

For example, Gibraltar channel may only be 13 meters. Supertankers may need 18 or 22 meters. That supertanker is probably not in port. It is probably sitting where so many sit to unload their cargo - in a nearby anchorage. This tanker is probably sitting in an anchorage in the Bay of Gibraltar which might be deep enough. Otherwise it is sitting the Med just off Gibraltar.