{"podcast":{"title":"DeepDraft Conversations","slug":"deepdraft-conversations-7680204","podcast_index_feed_id":7680204,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e895f80/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thedeepdraft.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45288512/45288512-1769837964736-4be8858149673.jpg","author":"The DeepDraft","episode_count":57,"summary":"DeepDraft Conversations explores ship operations, seamanship, maritime risk, and the systems that govern modern shipping. Grounded in real bridge experience and professional practice, these episodes are intended for Masters, officers, operators, and serious observers of the maritime domain.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T22:17:41.537752+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepdraft-conversations-7680204"},"episode":{"title":"Hormuznacles: The Barnacle Problem Waiting Behind Hormuz","slug":"hormuznacles-the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz","published_at":"2026-06-09T03:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepdraft-conversations-7680204/hormuznacles-the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepdraft-conversations-7680204","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-deepdraft/episodes/Hormuznacles-The-Barnacle-Problem-Waiting-Behind-Hormuz-e3khfpg","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e895f80/podcast/play/121208048/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-9%2F5d1697ce-2852-c82b-25cb-b311e27edd7d.m4a","summary":"Ships delayed around Hormuz may start moving again, but their underwater condition may not match the clean-hull assumptions still sitting in the paperwork. In this DeepDraft technical briefing, Capt. Raghu Sharma looks at what prolonged warm-water anchorage can do to hull resistance, propeller response, sea chest condition, cooling-water margin, fuel burn, and charter-party evidence before vessels return to normal trading. This is not a claim that ships will suddenly become helpless. It is a practical maritime warning: after weeks of idling in Gulf waters, underwater condition has to be checked, recorded, and treated as part of the vessel’s operational readiness. Read on - https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/06/08/the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz/","meta_description":"Ships delayed around Hormuz may start moving again, but their underwater condition may not match the clean-hull assumptions still sitting in the paperwork…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1406,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deepdraft-conversations-7680204/episodes/hormuznacles-the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepdraft-conversations-7680204/hormuznacles-the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}