Never seen a diesel start after a trip eh? Can’t mash the throttle if the propulsion diesel is down. That was an attempt to restart it. They were too late.
Lose power in port during maintenance.
Realign electric plant to get the lights on.
Get underway in a lineup that won’t support underway load.
Leave pier and start turning on more stuff, especially steering.
Overload diesel generator.
Lose power
Shut breaker without knowing why it tripped or dumping load.
Trip breaker again.
All the while propulsion diesel is dead.
Hit bridge.
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Spend any time on big ships and this excerpt hits home. When this happened I said the multiple power losses in close succession were absolutely the most believable thing I’ve seen. Because I’ve seen it.
Less people bought in to 6’ than were forced if you wanted/needed to go out
With regard to the arrows at grocery stores. Some of y’all never shopped at a military commissary in the 80s and it shows. It’s actually a lot more efficient IF people follow the arrows.