It’s difficult to explain to people how long it takes one of these tubs of lard to respond to pilot commands.
It takes even longer to try and stop.
It takes a freight train longer to stop than the distance from this ship to the bridge.
You can see in the video the ship made it’s first course adjustment when the power goes out.
No power to adjust the course.
By the time the ship regains power, it’s already doomed.
The second power failure sealed it’s fate.
“It’s difficult to explain to people how long it takes one of these tubs of lard to respond to pilot commands.”
I’ve talked to Mississippi River river pilots and they train all of their lives for the job and know the river at ever point, but there is nothing they can do, except drop anchor if a ship loses power. Even if a ship is powered and a errant barge gets in the channel, there is nothing they can do.