SteveR wrote:
It hasn't been mentioned, and of course it's an extra expense, but a tugboat escorting each ship through would also take care of the problem. They're not inexpensive and you'd need two, so one would be available while the other was down for repairs.
I did mention that, and there were a couple tugs that apparently got the ship from the pier and headed in the generally correct direction, but then left. I think they should have escorted those types of ships (any large ship) past that bridge.