What's more, it has the ring of truth. I consider this the current most likely explanation.
Only another ship driver can fully appreciate just how fast things can go to hell on the bridge of a ship, even if you do nothing wrong.
SpyNavy
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
L.P., Reed, thanks! I really appreciate your feedback and informed observations on this subject.
While I have some training in power mechanics, electronics, and electrical equipment repair I certainly had no power plant engineering at your level and no fleet experience. It does not take much to see how cascading mechanical (or computer) failures could explain what happened.
(If this involved something like compromised crew member or computer system that is a different matter and will take a little time to figure out.)