[TXnMA]

"The container ship steered hard to starboard (right) to avoid the warship, but hit the Fitzgerald 10 minutes later at 1:30 a.m., according to a copy of Captain Ronald Advincula's report"

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No speculation, but observation based on data:

"Hard to starboard" = a maximum course change of 12 degrees (70 degrees to 88 degrees...) -- after ten (10) minutes with rudder hard over???

(That's from memory; I think the actual data will look even worse -- back later...)

[TXnMA]

"The container ship steered hard to starboard (right) to avoid the warship, but hit the Fitzgerald 10 minutes later at 1:30 a.m., according to a copy of Captain Ronald Advincula's report"

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TXnMA: "MOOSAKE!!!"*

Here's the AIS data (16:30 Z [UTC] = 1:30 a.m. Local):

For at least seven minutes after his '10 minutes before collision', the ACX Crystal maintained its 70-degree course -- and, then, only diverted 12 degrees. That's "hard to starboard" -- for ten minutes???

If "Captain Ronald Advincula" put such a whopping big lie re his conning of the ACX Crystal in his report, why should anyone believe this?

"...the cargo ship's captain said the ACX Crystal had signalled with flashing lights after the Fitzgerald "suddenly" steamed on to a course to cross its path."

Why, indeed????

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("MOOSAKE"": Intoxicating drink made from milk. -- pronounced, "Moose-Hockey"...)