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Toys that Train Captains at Port Revel Lake
An amusement park like setup near Grenoble hosts Esso training at Port Revel where captains pilot scaled models to learn ship handling. The nine acre lake recreates Suez Canal and harbor features with 1/25 scale ships, electric drives simulate real time, and drills include wind drift and tides to improve navigation skills.
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Port Revel
Sis
Grenoble
France
Esso
Joe Johnston
Suez Canal
Staten Island
Cape Horn
Suez
Brinley Bater
Societe Grenablaise d'Etudes Et d’Application Hydrauliques
Sogreah