Posted on 03/27/2024 3:34:12 AM PDT by Sam77
They dropped the port side anchor when the outage occurred — it drug in the channel mud and silt.
The captain was Ukrainian.
The ship had a previous electrical outage in port.
Tugs were used normally to remove it from berth and get it underway in the channel. Single prop outage and/or damage restart causes turning. It takes miles to stop.
The rudder won’t turn without electrical. He backup steering generators take time to come available. I can only assume most questions come from those not very experienced with power boats.
The bridge was not design-build. Original engineers design was bid by contractors and went over budget. Design was changed and second round of bidding resulted in award.
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