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To: mbrfl

No mystery here...or conspiracy...

The ship lost power, and thus steering. When power was regained, the pilot immediately turned rudder hard to port to force the bow of the ship to the left side of the bridge support. When power cut out again, the rudder was hard to port and stuck there. When they got the engine reversed and went hard astern, the torque on the ships propeller and the hard port rudder forced the bow to starboard even more.

And then physics took over...they simply didn’t have enough time to slow down, although they did reduce the ship’s speed from 8 kts to 1.5 kts.


5 posted on 04/07/2024 6:40:03 PM PDT by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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To: rottndog

When power was regained, the pilot immediately turned rudder hard to port to force the bow of the ship to the left side of the bridge support. When power cut out again, the rudder was hard to port and stuck there. When they got the engine reversed and went hard astern, the torque on the ships propeller and the hard port rudder forced the bow to starboard even more.

Your source of information is?


9 posted on 04/07/2024 7:00:04 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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